Glossary of Industry Terms

As we discuss our work with clients and colleagues, it’s essential to understand the terms specific to our industry. Below are some common words and phrases at Servicon. If you encounter unfamiliar terminology, please ask us for clarification.

• Adenosine Triphosphate Testing - AFP Testing
• Aerospace Facility Maintenance
• Ambulatory Care Centers
• Antibacterial
• Aseptic
• Bacteria
• Behavioral Health Center
• Biohazard Cleanup
• Biomedical Technologies
• Biotechnology
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Change Management
• Clean Room Cleaning
• Clean Room Filtration
• Cleaning
• Cleaning Industry Management Standards
• Cleaning Validation
• Cleanroom
• Cleanroom Classification
• Commercial Building
• Commercial Cleaning Services
• Complex Areas
• Contamination
• Contamination Control Cleaning
• Controlled Contamination Services
• Covid Cleaning Services
• COVID-19
• Critical Areas
• Cross-Contamination
• Current Good Manufacturing Practices
• Custodial Technicians
• Data Centers
• Day Porter
• Decontamination
• Deep Cleaning
• Disinfect
• Dwell Time
• Electrostatic Sprayer
• Emerging Pathogens
• Empathy Training
• Environmental and Social Governance
• Environmental Protection Agency
• Environmental Services
• EVS Technician
• EVS Technician - Role
• EVS Technician - Sustainability
• EVS Technician - Technology and Automation
• EVS Technician - Training and Education
• Facility Maintenance Company
• Facility Maintenance Services
• Facility Maintenance Technician
• Floor Care Company
• Floor Care Technician
• Fomite
• GDP Cleaning Validation
• Germs
• GMP Certified
• GMP Cleaning
• GMP Cleaning Validation
• GMP Technician
• Good Manufacturing Practices
• Gown Rooms
• Green Cleaning
• Handwashing
• Hazard Communication Standard
• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
• Healthcare Housekeeping Services
• Healthcare-Associated Infection
• High Efficiency Particulate Air
• Hospital Cleaning Services
• Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems
• Hospital Environmental Services
• Hospital Infection Control
• Housekeeping Services
• Hydrogen Peroxide Fogging
• Hypochlorous Acid
• Indoor Air Quality Testing
• Infection Prevention and Control
• Infection Prevention Risk Assessment
• Infectious Disease
• ISO 7
• ISO 8
• ISO Classifications
• ISO Cleanroom Standards
• Janitor
• Janitorial Services Companies
• Laboratories
• LEED Certification
• Life Sciences
• Medical OEM Cleaning
• Microbial Contaminants
• Microorganism (Microbe)
• Mpox
• Multi-Tenant
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration
• Pandemic
• Particle and Sterile Cleaning
• Pathogens
• Patient Room
• Pharmaceutical Facilities
• Regulatory Compliance
• Respiratory Syncytial Virus
• Safety Data Sheet
• Sanitize
• SARS-CoV-2
• Sluice Room
• Standard Operating Procedures
• Sterilize
• Superbug
• Sustainability
• Total Facility Maintenance
• Ultra Low Particulate Air (ULPA)
• Urgent Care Centers
• Virus
• World Health Organization