Marlene Linders is the president and CEO of Philders Group
International, Inc., environmental consultants for infectious diseases. The
company authors/trains/educates infectious disease policy and protocol that
becomes a part of their client’s safety program. Linders is a Registered Nurse
and an architect. She holds a Master’s degree in Science. She is also a
national speaker on infectious diseases, a Distinguished Lecturer for ASHRAE
and the Executive Director for The Linders Health Institute. Visit the company
at www.phildersgroup.net and www.thelindershealthinstitute.com.
Since Hurricane Sandy pummeled New York City in 2012, new and more stringent emergency management programs and compliance requirements have been implemented for healthcare systems. With the new mandates, plus the advent of COVID-19, cross contamination prevention and disinfection is more critical than it has ever been in the medical arena.
With the advent of exotic pathogenic threats making headlines worldwide, the bugs and superbugs that are really impacting public spaces in the USA are not so exotic.
In today’s cloudy economy,
one area that is flourishing is healthcare, especially as it relates to
cleaning maintenance and restoration. Building occupants face threats from
numerous biological contaminants that occur in indoor environments.