GBAC STAR Accredited Lucas Oil Stadium to Host College Football Championship
ROSEMONT, Ill.—Jan. 6, 2022—The 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship will take place at Indianapolis’ Lucas Oil Stadium, a GBAC STAR™ accredited facility, on Monday. GBAC STAR Facility Accreditation from the Global Biorisk Advisory Council™ (GBAC), a Division of ISSA, ensures that facilities of all sizes meet the highest standards of cleaning, disinfection, and infectious disease prevention. The Alabama Crimson Tide will play the Georgia Bulldogs before an audience of 67,000 in Indianapolis.
“To maintain health and safety amid the Omicron variant’s spread and changing government guidance on COVID-19, venues need a consistent outbreak prevention, response, and recovery strategy in place,” said GBAC Executive Director Patricia Olinger. “GBAC STAR accreditation has prepared Lucas Oil Stadium to host thousands of fans while ensuring that proper infection prevention protocols are followed across the venue.”
Achieving GBAC STAR accreditation indicates that a facility is prepared to prevent, respond to, and recover from outbreaks of infectious diseases such as COVID-19. Accredited organizations adhere to 20 program elements, including standard operating procedures, training and worker health programs, cleaning and disinfection chemicals, sustainability, and continuous improvement.
Lucas Oil Stadium is one of several major stadiums to achieve GBAC STAR, including Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. and Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. The stadium also joins other Indianapolis facilities in committing to a higher standard of cleanliness. The Indiana Convention Center and several Hyatt properties in the Indiana state capital are also GBAC STAR accredited.
“The public continues to reassess the safety of attending in-person events as the COVID-19 pandemic prevails into 2022,” said ISSA Executive Director John Barrett. “Facilities can assure event attendees and employees about their health and safety with formal, third-party validation from GBAC.”
Learn more and apply for GBAC STAR Accreditation at gbac.org/star.
About GBAC, a Division of ISSA
Composed of international leaders in the field of microbial-pathogenic threat analysis, mitigation, response and recovery, the Global Biorisk Advisory Council (GBAC), a Division of ISSA, provides training, guidance, accreditation, certification, crisis management assistance and leadership to government, commercial and private entities looking to mitigate, quickly address and/or recover from biological threats and real-time crises. The organization’s services include biorisk management program assessment and training, Forensic Restoration® response and remediation, the GBAC STAR™ facility and service accreditation programs, training and certification of individuals and consulting for building owners and facility managers. For more information, visit www.gbac.org.
About ISSA
With more than 10,500 members—including distributors, manufacturers, manufacturer representatives, wholesalers, building service contractors, in-house service providers, residential cleaners and associated service members—ISSA is the world’s leading trade association for the cleaning industry. The association is committed to changing the way the world views cleaning by providing its members with the business tools they need to promote cleaning as an investment in human health, the environment and an improved bottom line. Headquartered in Rosemont, Ill., USA, the association has regional offices in Mainz, Germany; Whitby, Canada; Parramatta, Australia; Seoul, South Korea; and Shanghai, China. For more information about ISSA, visit www.issa.com or call 800-225-4772 (North America) or 847-982-0800.
For more information, contact ISSA Director of Communications Jill Nuppenau at [email protected]; phone, 847-982-0800 Ext. 1367.
