Utah's 2026 drought: build a water check into dispatch
The state activated drought coordination but did not write one statewide rule for exterior cleaners. The useful response is a job-address check, a water plan, and precise customer language.
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OSHA refreshed its heat program. What should an exterior-cleaning crew document?
The 2026 national emphasis program changes inspection targeting and program evaluation. A short, shift-level heat record makes the contractor's controls visible before anyone is in distress.
Before the trigger: a Utah wash-water plan for every commercial job
A recovery vacuum is not the plan by itself. Trace the drains, identify the soil, choose controls, confirm disposal, and keep the approval with the job record.
Scope sheets that protect margin: make every wash quote comparable
A single total hides surface condition, method, protection, runoff, access, and exclusions. Put those variables in one reusable scope before the customer compares price.
Pressure, power, and soft washing are not a work order. Write the method.
A service label does not fully specify a job. A professional work order records the material-specific pressure, flow, heat, chemistry, dwell, agitation, rinse, protection, and recovery decisions.
A Utah spring start-up checklist for rigs, crews, and routes
The first full week of work is the wrong time to discover freeze damage, stale chemistry, missing PPE, an expired document, or a route whose drainage plan no longer matches the site.