HOUSEKEEPING FEATURE

Effective workplace housekeeping

The Grand Regent outlines handy tips for efficient maintenance

By Our Correspondent The Grand Regent prides itself on its efficiency and high service standards. Here are some practical tips on how to achieve and maintain the workplace with good housekeeping. 7 Steps of Housekeeping Cleaning Process: Go beyond what’s expected. At The Grand Regent, the standard of cleaning follows seven steps when approaching any room for cleaning. These tactics often involve tackling particular objects first before proceeding to the next steps. The following is a description of each step and why it is important to follow consecutively. 1. Dispose of trash: • Garbage bags and liners are emptied and thrown away. • Following this, the inner part of the bin must be washed and thoroughly sanitized. • Finally, replace the bin liner with a new bag. 2. Dust at a higher level first: • Dust anything above shoulder level while working in either a clockwise or counter clockwise motion. • This also makes the damp mopping process much more manageable, like sweeping a floor of the debris before mopping. 3. Damp wipe: • Use a damp cloth mixed with a neutral disinfectant to all high-touch surfaces except for glass surfaces. • Common hi-touch surfaces in offices include light switches, phones, doorknobs, and desks. This is an extremely important step due to the threat of bacteria concentrated on these surfaces. 4. Restock items and products: • After cleaning the high-touch surfaces, the next step requires remediation of some sort. Especially in the case of bathrooms, products like toilet paper, paper towels, soaps, which aid in everyday cleanliness, must be restocked for two purposes:

One function is that if publicly available cleaning items are available, it will help reduce the spread of bacterium and other contagions.

The second, of course, is to maintain social standards.

The Grand Regent team behind flawless housekeeping standards

5. Clean or dust-mop the floor level: • With all the shoulder level and high surfaces cleaned, move to the lower areas, including the floor. • This step involves using a dust or a ‘dry’ mop to collect floor dust to make the next step easier. • Bulky items and obstructing objects must be navigated around; no corner must be left with uncollected dirt, which is also a health hazard. 6. Inspect the overall area for any missed steps: • Before proceeding to the last stage, it is crucial to walk around the premises and inspect the site for additional cleaning or anything broken/ out of the ordinary. • It is not required of a janitor or commercial cleaner to repair any damaged items. • However, damages must be reported to the concerned department. • Finding damages early on in this step also does not interfere with the wet mopping process, which may cause extra cleaning time if dirt is tracked across the floor. 7. Damp-mop any wet floor surface: • The final step to cleaning a room includes the wet mopping process, which adds a delicate finish to the floor which can easily be disrupted. • A cleaning bucket is filled with a neutral or diluted cleaner. • Mop around the edges of the premises as best as possible, then pursue the centre by poking toward the middle in an eight-sided star shape to minimize the chances of stepping on the wet floor. • Once this is complete, the floor must be left to air dry. Finally, add a ‘Wet Floor’ sign, or else someone may be injured. These simple yet comprehensive tips from The Grand Regent ensure efficient housekeeping and good maintenance practices.

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