The Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau (LRCVB) has received a Global Biorisk Advisory Council® (GBAC) STAR™ accreditation for its cleaning, disinfection and infectious disease prevention work for the Statehouse Convention Center.
LRCVB worked alongside GBAC, a division of the worldwide cleaning industry association ISSA, to implement the disinfection protocols. These procotols included purcashing Environemtnal Protection Agency-approved cleaning supplies; purchase of electrostatic sprayers, foggers and non-contact temperature detection sensors; increased touch point cleaning; bloodborne pathogen and infectious materials training; infectious disease prevention program; and more.
In total, there were 20 core elements required for the accreditation.
“The GBAC STAR™ program is the highest seal of approval when it comes to safe and clean environments,” LRCVB president and CEO Gretchen Hall said in a statement. “Our event and operations staff has worked hard to earn this certification to instill confidence among constituents that appropriate measures are being taken daily to control the risks associated with outbreaks and potential exposures in event facilities like Little Rock’s Statehouse Convention Center,” Hall stressed. The convention center is the LRCVB’s largest managed events venue, and the first to be certified. Another LRCVB-managed facility, Robinson Center is also in the certification process.
Each monthly, a LRCVB safety committee conducts monthly audits and inspections of the site.
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