Green Seal's GS-42 standard requires cleaning employees who are not in their first year of employment to receive 24 hours of continuing training annually.

Green Seal's GS-42 standard requires building-specific cleaning plans to be reviewed at least twice a year, with a full plan review at least once a year.

Green Seal's GS-42 standard for commercial and institutional cleaning services requires all newly hired cleaning personnel to receive at least 12 hours of training upon hiring.

Green Seal's GS-42 standard requires vacuum bags or canisters to be inspected at least every two hours and emptied when half full or when a bag sensor indicates.

Green Seal's GS-42 standard requires plastic trash liners to contain a minimum of 10% post-consumer recycled content or have a thickness of less than 0.7 mils.

GBAC STAR facility accreditation, administered by ISSA's Global Biorisk Advisory Council, requires facilities to demonstrate compliance with 20 program elements covering standard operating procedures, risk assessment, PPE, and emergency preparedness.

Taiwan's 綠建築標章 (EEWH Green Building Label) evaluation covers nine indicators (九大指標) — greening quantity, site water retention, water resources, daily energy conservation, CO2 reduction, waste reduction, sewage/garbage improvement (the original seven), plus biodiversity and indoor environment (added 2003) — and grades results into five tiers: 合格級 (Qualified), 銅級 (Bronze), 銀級 (Silver), 黃金級 (Gold), and 鑽石級 (Diamond), per the 2007 grading system.

Green Seal's GS-42 standard mandates a quarterly maintenance program to inspect and maintain all cleaning equipment.