For many years people judged the cleanliness of a space based on a visual assessment. But just because something looks clean doesn't mean it is clean, which is why the green cleaning movement has revolutionized the cleaning industry. Touch points like door handles, elevator buttons, fax machine buttons and telephone handsets normally cleaned at most once per week, are now getting disinfected daily in order to protect building occupants from germs and bacteria.
Many cleaning companies used to use a simple all-purpose cleaner with a fresh scent to clean restrooms years ago. The restrooms might have "looked" clean, but we all know now, that in order to clean for health we should sanitize or disinfect surfaces to prevent the spread of germs. Although no disinfectant is totally "environmentally friendly", there are more choices being made available that are less harmful to the environment.
If it smells clean it must be clean. This is a misconception many of our clients have. It is our job as building service contractors to educate our clients on the fact that environmentally safe products do not have a scent.
Cross contamination is now being taken seriously in all areas of cleaning. Cleaners who used to use one cleaning rag to clean the restroom are now using color-coded microfiber cloths, so as not to cross-contaminate surfaces.
It is your job to help your clients understand the importance of cleaning for health vs cleaning for appearance. Inform them of the benefits to the building occupants - a healthier workplace leads to less absenteeism and more productive employees. And a cleaning company that uses less harmful chemicals will not cause problems for building employees with chemical sensitivities.
And finally, in order to implement your "cleaning for health" program, employees must understand its importance to the health of the clients and also to their own health. Implement a "best practices" approach to training, so they understand the methods required to protect themselves and building occupants. Copyright (c) The Janitorial Store. All Rights Reserved |
Our green carpet cleaning system uses pads driven by an oscillating machine to pick up the Carpet dirt. Our chemicals are safe and non-toxic. They leave no sticky dirt attracting residue to cause quick re-soiling. The oscillating action of the pads on the carpet enable us to make once flat carpets stand up as they should. When we are finished, we actually vacuum again, leaving deep cleaned carpets.
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