Phil Ackland Interviews

[mbryan]

Thats exactly right, and certification definitely proves that the guy knows more than the average cleaner in regards to NFPA 96. If you look at the NFPA 96 codes very carefully, you will see how much a cleaner that knows these codes can not only educate the customer, but help limit the restaurant's and their own liability.

There is much more to it then just blowing some chemical in there and rinsing it out, cleaners need to take responsibility for their customer's systems, and insist that their systems are up to NFPA 96 standards.

 

[Phil Ackland]

Back from the Louisiana and Texas seminars.

In both cases -- the number two guy in the State Fire Marshall's offices attended the seminars. In both cases they approached me on the subject of certification that I was preaching.

Again in both cases, I face the audience and asked them point blank if the values of having exhaust cleaners commit to the simple values of accepting the responsibilities of "removing the entire fuel load" and reporting if they could not and why in writing.

All agreed they were reasonable and balanced expectations. With governments and politics, a person never knows were reason and logic will go, but I think we made a good step forward.

We have one-day seminars scheduled for Chicago (May 21st in Mundelein (north of Chicago) and the 22nd of May in Plainfield (south of Chicago)

Then Wisconsin IAAI convention the 4th of June in Stevens Point

Several others are in various stages of development

If any of you would like to support one of these seminars in your area, let me know. The first thing you need to do is locate a Fire Training Hall that will fit around 40 to 50+ people. (We give 3 free seats to the Host Fire Hall). Anyway let me know.

One other point -- I try to say "cleaned" as little as possible. It is "removing the combustible fuel" or various similar statements.

 

[RMedbery]

I try to say "cleaned" as little as possible. It is "removing the combustible fuel" or various similar statements.

Phil, you and I may disagree on some issues but I like that statement...................alot............10% on the way.

 

[Phil Ackland]

Tuesday April 8th seminar

Next Seminar -- Tuesday April 8th 11am EDT. 8am PDT (that's in the morning)

Subject: Sales
Specific Subject: Customer Sales - How to...
Guest Speaker -- Rory Wilson and Special Guests
We will be covering the first part of the Customer Sales Chapter from Phil Ackland's Sales and Marketing Supplement.

Any questions email me at packland@shaw.ca If you have any ideas or want to participate on the teleseminars on some subject let us know.

LOGGING IN
For those who will be logging into the teleconference as a host (OR Interviewee), please follow these instructions.

Dial the access number - 712-421-6719 then enter 946647#

By the way -- A number of the advances we are making with the web pages and automating things are starting to work (not all) But we are moving forward. We have the new 4th edition of the Cleaning and Certification manual ready to go on Special Pre Printing Sale. We will talk more about that on Tuesday.

We are looking for "Tips and Tricks" for the new manual. If you have some that you would like to share let me know. You will get mentioned in the manual as a Contributor.

 

[mbryan]

Are you gonna tape this one?

 

[Phil Ackland]

TELESEMINAR

 

[Phil Ackland]

TELESEMINAR ON PA CERTIFICATION AND COMPANY QUALIFICATIONS

We will be having a phone conversation with Rory Wilson tomorrow (Tuesday morning -- See previous tread for contact info)

But watch for the next version of the Phil Ackland Company Qualifications and Certification Protocol. I would like to get you input on Thursday. I will post the time and details BUT FIRST watch for the changes. They will eitehr be posted here our we will send you a link.

Stay tuned. (Hopefully we will have this up by tomorrow's call time and can announce it then) Still looking for continued input.

 

[mbryan]

Can you record these for the guys that miss it? Also are you going to have a page on your site where the seminars can be downloaded? Thanks.

 

[Ron Musgraves]

Nice PDF Phil

Ron called me today, to discuss my post. I explained that I expected the conversation to be more relevant to KEC. I just want to see some information linking arson to kitchen exhaust fires. Post a link...

Bring something to the table, like this article linking the importance of ducumentation to KEC...
http://www.philacklandcleaning.com/docs/article05.pdf
...then you'll get people's attention.