Constant Improvement

This is an excerpt from an ISHN blog post.

What are you doing to be the best at what you do? Take a few moments and try the following exercise, which is a great process to improve areas in which you are already proficient.

What Activities Improve Safety The Most?

First, ask yourself what activities do you do that improve the safety of others in your area of responsibility. Really give this some time. Think of all the activities you do each day, week, month or year. Ask yourself which of these activities have the biggest impact on safety or have the potential to have the greater impact.

Write down all the activities you do that fit the criteria listed above. Take that list and do your best to prioritize it. Once you have done this, ask yourself which of these you do the best. The ones you are most competent in and feel comfortable doing. Now, look to see how you can become better in those areas.

The full article is available on the ISHN website.

The Life of a Window Cleaner

This article was originally posted in Blogger News.

According to those who did it, window cleaners have “adventurous jobs.” Others would call it dangerous. These people hang out over the sides of buildings on wooden platforms and safety ropes, keeping clean the numerous windows found on everything from skyscrapers to low-rise office buildings and shops. The people who undertake this task must not only have to know how to clean windows well but be up to the challenge of getting to these windows.

Window cleaners are in high demand. This is because architects keep trying to outdo each other by creating complex and admired buildings, making window cleaning a more difficult and more needed job. There are also risks involved in the job. About five to 10 window cleaners die each year in the United States. Despite this, window cleaners don’t worry much about falling or getting killed on the job. They take necessary safety precautions. Plus they are protected by the International Window Cleaning Association, a non-profit trade association that works to maintain the safety and quality of window washers among all kinds of window washing jobs.

Despite the risks, window washers generally enjoy their jobs. They like the freedom of not having a boss looking over them throughout the day. They enjoy the adventure of hanging from large heights. They also like the pay. Window cleaners can make between $10 to $12 to start. This can increase to $25 for more experienced workers, making it an ideal profession for young people and immigrants. In saying this, their services are expensive. A 25-story building can cost $100,000 a year for two or three cleanings. Smaller buildings cost about $4,000. Because of this, window washers must maintain a professional attitude in their work. At the end of each work day, they line up their gear like firefighters, organized and prepared for the next day of wherever a window may need washed.

Sky Pro Mini Provides Affordable Automated Window Washer

The Sky Pro Mini is an automated machine designed to clean windows and buildings up to 25 stories tall, while using less than two liters of water per minute. Weighing in at 47 kg, this lightweight, compact and easy-to-use unit fits in the back of a small truck or pull behind trailer to simplify transportation between buildings.

Using a reliable, variable speed Cordem winch motor, the Sky Pro Mini can clean anywhere from 2,000 to as many as 4,450 square meters in an average workday. Plus, Sky Pro's new finger brush technology ensures that windows, frames and smooth surfaces are cleaned thoroughly.

The system is available in two distinct models to clean flat and irregular building facades. Sky Pro can be conveniently purchased in a ready-to-use MINISYSTEM, which includes the cleaning unit, variable speed winch motor, roof outrigger, remote brush on/off controller, water hoses, tether cable, two lithium batteries to power the finger brush and a quick-charge battery charger. Sky Pro Mini starts at $22,985 and offers additional add-on features to meet individual application requirements.

Learn more about the Sky Pro Mini and see how it works or at the following link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJmYdHtlFA0.

Sky Pro® Window Cleaning System for Mid-Height Buildings

The Sky Pro® Window Cleaning System marks a technological breakthrough in automated window and building washing equipment. The brand new model, the Sky Pro Mini, is a smaller version of the Sky Pro Window Cleaning System. It is portable and ideal for cleaning windows on mid-height buildings. A two-person operation can safely, quickly and profitably clean not only windows, but an entire building. It is much safer and easier to use than manual window cleaning equipment.

The Sky Pro Mini weighs just over 100 lbs. and is made of lightweight aluminum so it will not rust or corrode. It folds down for easy transport and fits easily into the back of a pickup truck. It has removable transport wheels for easy and fast maneuvering. The unit is easy to set up and ready to work in minutes.

The Sky Pro Mini’s 40-inch, self-cleaning, quick-change brush cleans all surfaces gently and effectively. The brush uses finger foam technology that keeps grit and dirt from becoming embedded in the brush. The dual-motor design maintains brush torque and speed to assure an even cleaning motion. The unit cleans an entire building at a variable speed up to 30 linear feet per minute, translating to 25,000 square feet per day. It uses less than half a gallon of de-ionized or reverse osmosis water per minute and leaves a spot-free clean without chemicals.

Learn more about the Sky Pro Mini here.