ALM is uniting the textile care industry with reliable resources for COVID-19. Visit our COVID-19 page for links to textile-focused recommendations and more.
Interim Guidance for Healthcare Personnel Home Washing Personal Uniform/Scrub Apparel
Available research shows COVID-19 only lives on fabrics for a short period of time, but, out of an abundance of caution, ALM has chosen to compile instructions to best ensure the home wash process is effective for washing personal apparel after being in a setting possibly exposing the wearer to the virus.
Interim Guidance for Hotels Lodging Persons Potentially Exposed to COVID-19
To help hotel laundries that are not familiar with procedures for large quantities of possibly exposed textiles, ALM has compiled interim guidance to assist the industry, including a free training video about Universal Precautions.
Why the CDC Recommends Cloth Face Masks
Effective April 3, 2020, the CDC updated the recommendation about use of face masks for the general public, especially in areas of significant community-based transmission.
Your Questions Answered
Clips of the COVID-19 industry town hall held last month are available on our Vimeo site, which addressed questions we received about COVID-19 and textiles. If you have industry questions, please visit the ALM Member Forum.
ALM Annual Member Meeting and Online Member Voting
Reminder that the ALM Annual Member Meeting will be held virtually on Thursday, May 14. Connection details will be announced at a later date. Online member voting has been extended to Tuesday, May 12. You must be signed into ALM's website to vote.
Job Postings
Are you in need of more workers to fill the demands COVID-19 has brought on? Contact us with the job available, as well as the name, email, and phone number of the contact, and we will be happy to share the information on our social media channels and website, regardless of ALM membership status.
ALM Staff Working Remotely
To be a part of the solution rather than the problem, ALM staff have been working remotely since March 13. While the phones are forwarded, multiple calls received simultaneously may not roll as expected, so please feel free to email staff members as needed. Also, currently no FedEx or UPS shipments will be accepted at ALM offices, as there is no one there to receive them. If you must ship something to ALM, please use USPS.