AWC Magazine - Issue 112

ISSUE TEASER:

The International Facility Management Association (IFMA) announced the election results for their 2005-2006 Executive Committee leadership in this issue of the American Window Cleaner magazine. Teena L. Shouse, CFM, General Manager of Employee Services for Sprint, will serve as the association's chair for 2005-2006.

Write Right Enterprises' Drue Ann Hargis-Ramirez focuses on transportation safety. Ramirez stresses that you are ultimately responsible for the actions of your employees when they are on the clock and on the road whether they're driving in a company truck or their own vehicle. She gives a safety checklist and an update on codes and regulations.

96-year window cleaning distributor J. Racenstein hosts their Window Cleaner's Expo. Approximately 140 window cleaners from California and Nevada gathered in Los Angeles to discuss everything window cleaning. A profile of famous Ettore Steccone is given detailing his life from birth to death.

ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS:

• Why you should prepare your business for disaster in the wake of Hurricane Katrina
• How to find quality employees
• ANSI/IWCA gives their committee report
• What to do with D1 tanks and how long they last