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A Lesson in Chemistry
A Clean Floor = A Safe School
BY KYLE STRAIT

Having worked in school maintenance for more than 26 years, Bill Bauman, director of buildings and grounds for the Oswego Public School District in Oswego, IL, has seen his share of accidents. And while accidents will happen—especially in such a busy and frenetic setting as a school— some accidents can easily be prevented.

Wet, slippery or sticky floors are one of the primary causes of accidents—whether in a school, an office complex, a hospital, or a retail facility. Throughout Bauman’s maintenance career, floor safety and cleanliness have been his two biggest concerns.

“I’ve always wanted to have clean floors that are also safe, but for much of my career it seemed the two didn’t go hand-in-hand,” he said. “Then I learned about an automated foam scrubbing system that claimed it could actually make my schools’ floors cleaner

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