The Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI, home of the NHL’s Detroit Red Wings and the NBA’s Detroit Pistons, is among the latest facilities to achieve GBAC STAR Facility Accreditation.
Patricia Olinger, Executive Director of GBAC, a Division of ISSA, said: “The goal of GBAC STAR accreditation is twofold. First and foremost, it helps protect frontline employees and cleaning staff from biological risks. It also gives the public confidence to enter these accredited facilities knowing that they understand how best to clean, disinfect, and prevent infectious disease outbreaks.”
GBAC STAR teaches the proper protocols, correct disinfection techniques, and cleaning best practices for biohazard situations like the novel coronavirus. The accreditation is valid for one year, at which point facilities undergo a reaccreditation process to showcase their ongoing commitment to maintaining safe and clean spaces. To date, more than 1100 facilities around the world have achieved GBAC STAR accreditation and an additional 2700 are currently pursuing the designation.
Other locations to receive accreditation include: Discovery Gateway Children’s Museum and the Red Butte Garden and Arboretum in Salt Lake City, UT; Will Rogers Memorial Center and the Fort Worth Convention Center in Fort Worth, TX; Riverside Theater in Milwaukee, WI; Avatar Hotel in Santa Clara, CA; The Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City, UT; and multiple Hyatt properties across the world, including Osaka, Japan, Stockholm, Sweden and Moscow, Russia.
ISSA Executive Director, John Barrett, added: “As the novel coronavirus pandemic demonstrates, infectious disease can spiral out of control when we’re ill prepared. With GBAC STAR accreditation, we’re giving facilities the tools to prepare for, respond to, and recover from outbreaks so they can protect their customers and employees, even during times of uncertainty.”
