b'EDITORS LETTERLesley A. GoddinIt is health that is real wealth, and not pieces of gold or silver.Mahatma GandhiWelcome to the August GREENtributetocleanersettings,espe-issue, where we focus on the sus- cially in the pandemic era.tainability, eco-friendly andespe- This issue offers a second techni-ciallynowpro-healthissuesincalarticleforyourconsideration our industry. Joseph Mattice of On The Level Tothatend,NTCATechnicalFlooringinGreenville,S.C.has DirectorMarkHeinleinexplorespenned an article about the travails thecurrentstateofOSHAsofusinghybridshowersystems. Respirable AirborneSilicaregula- You may be tempted to concoct a tion, and how to adhere to the reg- Franken-shower,butitcouldturn ulationandsafeguardyourlungsout to be more of a monster than from irreversible silicosis. you bargained for. BillGriese,TCNADirectorofIn our Training & Education sec-StandardsDevelopmentandtion, we explore a learning oppor-SustainabilityInitiatives,hascon- tunity you may not know about on tributed a story that examines theFacebook:one-to-onementoring. role ceramic tile floors, walls, andNTCAmemberBradDennyof countertops play in green buildingNichols Tile & Terrazzo in Joelton, and health initiatives. He discussesTenn.,whoisamentorinboth howdisinfectantsplayintothe picture,aswellastheaddition ofantiviraltestingtothesuite ofservicesofferedbyTCNAs ProductPerformanceTesting Laboratory.InourA&DCorner,we talkaboutdemandsfrom the marketplace for products like ceramic tile and quartz surfacingmaterialsthatsup-port easy sanitization and con-12TileLetter | August 2020'