If you snooze, you lose! Besides attending the best opportunity for industry education and networking, if you don't register for IMPACT by September 1, you could miss your chance to win a ticket and a 2-night stay to The Clean Show in 2022!
 If you need even MORE reasons to join us, the fun in Greenville, S.C., doesn't end with IMPACT 2021! Make plans to extend your stay and attend the Hog & Barrel Festival November 5-7. This three-day festival celebrates all things bourbon, barbecue and bacon!
And Greenville itself, just on a normal day, is pretty awesome, as you can see by all the accolades the city has earned.
But none of that compares with being able to connect with others in the industry to brainstorm, learn and find answers to issues we all face. If you are unable to travel to Greenville to join us in-person, no worries! You can register for a virtual-only pass and watch all the presentations November 9-12, with live Q&As with speakers, sponsors and ALM staff.
Don't miss the 2021 IMPACT Conference, register today!
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There are just a few spots left in the upcoming Laundry Processing & Operations session of the Laundry & Linen College, September 20-24, in Kentucky. Gain skills you can IMMEDIATELY implement in your facility!
This session will be held in-person, September 20-24. We are continuing to monitor COVID-19 guidance and travel restrictions and, if the situation changes, we'll make a determination by September 1.
Learn more at ALMnet.org/LaundryLinenCollege.
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At the virtual ALM Annual Member Meeting last week, ALM members heard updates from Executive Director Linda Fairbanks, including the results of this year's Board elections. Kathy Harris, RLLD, CLLM, laundry manager of Sea Island Laundry, was re-elected to her Director seat, and will be joined by Rocco Romeo, CEO of Ottawa Regional Hospital Linen Services. Both will serve until July 2024. Congratulations! And thank you to all who joined us for the ALM Annual Member Meeting.
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As announced in previous issues of Vital Threads, LaundryMarks has been upgraded to make it even easier to enter your data! If you have any questions about the update, or just about LaundryMarks in general, please join us for a virtual discussion on Thursday, September 9, at 2 p.m. ET. There's no cost to participate, so save your seat today!
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Have you read your new issue of fresh? If not, you're missing some great articles!
If you aren't receiving your copy of fresh, either digitally or print, please contact info@almnet.org to ensure your mailing information is correct. There's no cost to subscribe!
All past issues are available at ALMnet.org/freshMagazine.
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The closing of laundry processing facilities has put some healthcare facilities in a crisis to find service providers. Could entering into a cooperative laundry model agreement be the solution? Our next webinar, Creating a Cooperative Laundry, presented by Ed McCauley, will help to answer your questions. The webinar will be Thursday, August 26, at 2 p.m. ET.
Don't forget, just as always for ALM webinars, you may have an unlimited number of participants in one location for one low price, and they ALL receive education credit for attending! Register now!
Thank you to Christeyns Laundry Technology for sponsoring this webinar.
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Like in many workplace environments, increased focus on overheating during summer months is important in a laundry. When the human body is unable to maintain a normal temperature, heat illnesses can occur and may even result in death. It is also important to consider that hot work environments may exist indoors as well as outdoors.
OSHA recognized July's anniversary of a worker's death due to hyperthermia on their site and urges employers to keep all workers safe.
OSHA's fact sheet provides information to employers on measures they should take to prevent worker illnesses and death caused by heat stress.
OSHA also has numerous other heat safety tools and information available at no cost for employers and workers, including a heat safety app for Android and iPhone devices at www.osha.gov/heat.
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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced that it will publish a notice in the Federal Register to extend the comment period for the COVID-19 healthcare emergency temporary standard (ETS) to August 20, 2021.
OSHA is extending the comment period by 30 days to allow stakeholders additional time to review the ETS and collect information and data necessary for comment.
Comments can be submitted electronically for Docket No. OSHA-2020-0004 via the Federal eRulemaking Portal at www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for making electronic submissions.
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Many healthcare laundries are finding themselves in need of more staff, given the increased demands on hospitals. If you are a laundry with available positions, please post job details in the ALM Career Center! The ALM Career Center allows anyone to search available openings or résumés and subscribe to updates, and ALM members may submit openings and upload their résumés for free.
The ALM Career Center is available under Resources, Career Center.
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Former MIP President and CEO David Arditi passed away at the end of July. Our condolences to all who knew David.
To celebrate David's life, donations can be made to The Prion Alliance at http://www.prionalliance.org/donate/ or by check to Prion Alliance, PO Box 391953, Cambridge, MA 02139.
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Healthcare Linen Services Group (St. Charles, IL) is proud to receive the “Top 50 Healthcare Companies” award from the International Forum for Advancements in Healthcare (IFAH). This prestigious award was announced during IFAH Vegas Conference on June 23–25, 2021.
“We are honored to be recognized as one of the top 50 healthcare services companies by the foundation this year. Every day our essential team members deliver mission-critical products and services without fail and their deeds often can go unnoticed — this award is for them,” stated Joseph LaPorta, President and CEO of HLSG.
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Linen King, a leading provider of healthcare laundry services in the south and central United States, recently announced changes to its senior leadership team.
Chris Corcoran, current chief operating officer for Linen King, will succeed Leonard McCullough as chief executive officer, effective immediately. Leonard will remain with the company in the role of executive in residence, providing continued support to the senior leadership team and the board of directors.
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After 48 years in linen services, Don Kotek is looking forward to enjoying a life of retirement. Don, most recently SWWI Linen Services Supervisor at Mayo Clinic Health System, Franciscan Healthcare on the La Crosse (WI) Campus, has been an advocate of laundry and linen services throughout his career.
Vicky Vessey of Textile Care Services notes that Don is the last of the "founding fathers" that initiated the ALM Upper Mississippi Valley Chapter and one of the most steadfast laundry leaders we have had in our industry, in addition to being a pleasure to work with over the years.
Co-worker and colleague Cindy Molko recalls that Don was always the first one to arrive at all the meetings and colleagues always enjoyed his welcoming smile and great stories. She adds that she will miss those things and truly appreciated his support and guidance when she became involved in the industry.
Congratulations on the retirement, Don!
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Thermopatch proudly announces the addition of Austin Franzen as regional sales manager for the Western states. Austin will be responsible for account management and new business development of Thermopatch’s extensive line of textile labeling equipment and supplies, as well as Deco-Print, Thermopatch’s s line for branding and textile decorating. He will report to John Paleczny, manager of sales and marketing.
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2021 is a special year for TQI LLC, or Tecni-Quip, as they are celebrating their 60th year in business as a family-owned and managed company.
Founders Charles and Jane Clement served their country during World War II; Charles as an Army captain and Jane employed as a Civil Service Secretary for the War Department. They met while deployed in the Panama Canal Zone in 1944 and were soon married. In 1950, as so many G.I.s did, they moved to the Los Angeles area where Jane worked as an executive secretary to a Fortune 500 company and Charles (with the help of the G.I. Bill) pursued his degree in aeronautical engineering.
In 1961, not satisfied with designing aircraft and working for large companies, Jane and Charles became entrepreneurs and founded Tecni-Quip, in a borrowed garage filled with tools, a drafting board and many dreams. Within a few years, they were designing and building linen carts for local Los Angeles-area hospitals. Soon, Charles was traveling with carts in tow up and down the West Coast while Jane maintained the office and staff.
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