We believe our success is deeply rooted in a stable workforce and a small, strong upper management team with a direct hands-on approach. Constant communication, thinking outside of the box, and going beyond what is expected of us is how we work every day. New employees come to us by current employees. We hire on referral basis only. As a result, our retention rate is among the highest in the industry because we concentrate on the needs and skills of our staff. We encourage all of our employees to be better at what they do. And we reward those who do so by moving forward with us. We have and will always promote from within.

We believe employee safety starts with a strong training program. All employees receive immediate training in general janitorial procedures, equipment, chemical usage and safety procedures. However, no two work sites are alike. Site specific training is also done allowing our supervisors to show our new employees all the specialized services needed to succeed in their new work environment.

Our training program is contains six segments: basic industry training, site specific training, green cleaning, advanced industry training, supervisory skills and management development.

We have developed and implemented the following written plans to ensure compliance with applicable environmental and safety laws and OSHA regulations:

Chemical Hygiene and Safety Plan: Details the proper labeling, handling and storage of chemical containers including the maintenance of Material Safety Data Sheets. Designed to document compliance with OSHA mandated employee training and to demonstrate a history of compliance with all aspects of OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard through quarterly updates.

Exposure Control Plan: Designed to document compliance with OSHA blood born pathogen training and to demonstrate a history of compliance with all aspects of OSHA Standards.

Written Safety Plan: Designed with the help of Sandstrand’s compensation insurance companies to ensure employee and customer safety, fire prevention, electrical safety, use of personal protective equipment and company safety polices.

In our quest to be better, at Sandstrand our training process never ends. As new equipment, technology and supplies come on to the market, our staff is required to stay current in all phases of commercial cleaning. Through partnerships with our suppliers Waxie Sanitary Systems and Johnson-Diversey, our employees have at least 8 hours of continued training and education on an annual basis to stay up to date on correct procedures for safety, tools, techniques and pertinent environmental standards.

Management and supervisors receive at least 16 hours of training and education on an annual basis.

Our training locations include in-house, at vendor training centers locally and regionally, industry association seminars, manufacture locations and educational institutions.

Many technological advances are used in the commercial cleaning industry today. From the use of microfiber implementations to dilution control systems and state of the art filtration systems, we embrace all improvements that furthers our ability to clean better and faster than ever before.

There is also the ability to use automated reporting to assist in commercial janitorial work. When our customers want to use automated reporting, we use Clean-Telligent or, if desired, comply with a customer’s specific in-house system.

However, we believe strong communication is imperative in today’s competitive business environment. Our success has come from our ability to build relationships with our customers by listening – and responding. Can a software replace that? We do not believe so. We will not 100% automate a process that is inherently human.

We invite our customers to call or email us – anytime. The line of communication between our customers to our janitorial staff to principal owners is very, very short. While automated reporting has brought our industry much convenience, we have found there is nothing like talking though an issue at our conference table to ensure we all understand what needs to be done to address and resolve it. And that’s how we do business.

At Sandstrand we’ve built something special; a janitorial company that is dedicated to providing better service for our customers and better lives for our employees. Looking for something better? Contact us and be sure to let us know who referred you.