Four Cleaning Videos from the Astral Hygiene Archive

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What were cleaning teams asking in 2021 as workplaces reopened? These four recordings from the Astral Hygiene archive show how the questions ranged from shared kitchens to cleaning product claims and fogging equipment.

About this archive. The videos reflect the products and guidance discussed in 2021. The written companion articles give the context for each recording.

Shared workplace kitchen hygiene

The return-to-work series looks at hygiene in shared workplace kitchens.

Read the shared kitchen companion article.

Choosing a fogging machine

This recording captures the questions Astral was asking about equipment selection in 2021.

Read the fogging machine selection companion article.

Cleaning myths and product claims

Anna Armstrong discusses the product claims that were circulating at the time.

Read the cleaning myths companion article.

What’s in your fog?

This discussion looks back at questions about the products used in fogging equipment.

Read the fogging chemicals companion article.

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