Hygiene Protocols: Matching Procedures to Challenges
Hygiene Protocols: Matching Procedures to Challenges In their day-to-day roles, cleaners are asked to undertake a variety of processes and procedures in order to keep the facilities they tend safe. Cleaning, disinfection and hand washing all have a role to play in safeguarding wellbeing, but are not necessarily the answer to each and every hygiene […]
How to Keep Your Commercial Kitchen Hygienic When Preparing Food
How to Keep Your Commercial Kitchen Hygienic When Preparing Food A recent study reveals 85% of customers consider cleanliness equal to food quality. And the FSA’s November report for 2019 indicated 31% of consumers consider the hygiene rating of a restaurant when deciding where to eat. Being clean and hygienic is good for business. To […]
Understanding a Safety Data Sheet: A Guide
Information is power and – when it comes to mitigating the risk of exposure to potentially toxic substances – power is protection. A Safety Data Sheet (SDS) plays a key part in ensuring that those handling and using hazardous materials have all the information they need to protect themselves and those around them. With this […]
Floor Cleaning: Things to Remember
How to Clean Floors Bearing the brunt of heavy footfall day after day, the floor of a facility can quickly begin to show signs of wear and tear. In addition to offering up a negative first impression to visitors, poorly tended floors can prove to be an expensive problem to rectify. Proper floor cleaning not […]
Cotton Versus Microfibre: Pros and Cons
Cotton Versus Microfibre: Pros and Cons A cloth is a cloth – except when it’s not. As any professional cleaner knows, different fabrics and different fibres have their own distinct physical properties. Cotton and microfibre are widely used throughout the cleaning industry, with the latter material becoming increasingly popular in recent years. These fabrics rightly […]
Cleaning: What Is It?
Cleaning: What Is It? As a process, cleaning is undertaken by hygiene professionals on a daily basis. From space to space and surface to surface, they are relied upon to safeguard hygiene standards within a facility or a site. While it is often bandied about, cleaning – as a term – is both vague and […]
Choosing a Disinfectant: A Guide
Choosing a Disinfectant The right product plays a vital part in any disinfection routine. While many disinfectants offer protection against a host of harmful pathogens, not all are formulated to be effective against every kind of microorganism. For a professional cleaner, it is worth understanding which disinfectant will offer the best results against any given […]
Avoiding Cross-Contamination: Everything You Need to Know
Avoiding Cross-Contamination Preventing the risk of cross-contamination is the ultimate goal of any solid cleaning routine. When harmful pathogens spread unchecked from surface to surface, it compromises the health and wellbeing of all who use a particular space or facility. There are, however, strategies that should be utilised in order to prevent the hazard of […]
UVC in the Spotlight
UVC in the spotlight for workplace disinfection Ultraviolet C (UVC) disinfection isn’t new, but it was barely a blip on the radar before COVID-19. Now there’s a renewed interest in using both new and old technologies to help stop the spread of the virus in commercial environments. What is UVC? UVC lamps, also known as germicidal lamps, […]
The Two-Stage Cleaning Process: Immediate prevention and Long-Term Protection
The two-stage cleaning process: Immediate prevention, long-term protection As businesses and organisations across all sectors work to adapt their operations against the backdrop of a global pandemic, the two-stage cleaning process remains as important as ever. When followed properly, this procedure can mitigate the risks of cross-contamination from a range of harmful microorganisms and viruses, including Covid-19. […]
