Throughout an infectious disease pandemic, businesses faced heightened challenges in keeping their businesses open and operating and their employees and customers safe. One positive impact of the global pandemic is the awareness and focus on proper workplace cleaning and disinfection practices. A good proceso de desinfección should be a core part of your janitorial and commercial cleaning processes every day.
Consider these three foundational elements for commercial cleaning and janitorial service operations when disinfecting your workplace:
Planning, Process, and Procedures: To properly execute a program, you start with a plan, define the process, and create detailed procedures. Every plan begins with a thorough facility evaluation. During the assessment, identify, map, and consider all activities and requirements for each space, specifically noting surface types (hard surfaces, floors, fabrics, etc.), and activities (food prep, foot traffic, etc.). Be sure to document anything requiring specific processes or leading to a higher risk of contamination or the spread of germs, bacteria, or dirt. Your plan should then spell out the procedures and processes in detail. Every procedure should identify how to execute a cleaning or disinfection task, and when it should take place (i.e., hourly, daily, weekly, or urgent response).
Productos: Hay muchos productos que se utilizan en las operaciones de limpieza comercial y servicios de conserjería para desinfectar su lugar de trabajo. Los productos suelen estar diseñados para tareas específicas o tipos de superficies. Debe asegurarse de que todos los productos que compre estén aprobados por la EPA y diseñados para el trabajo previsto. Asegúrese de leer todas las instrucciones y precauciones para entender si necesita usar EPP y si el producto requiere una limpieza previa antes de la aplicación o si se requieren tiempos de contacto específicos para garantizar que el producto funcione correctamente.
Las personas: La aplicación de los procesos, procedimientos y productos adecuados es esencial, pero el éxito se reduce a formar y apoyar adecuadamente a las personas que van a desinfectar. El equipo adecuado hará que sus esfuerzos por alcanzar los objetivos de su programa de desinfección sean decisivos.
If you have a large space with a variety of surfaces and multiple uses, your best option might be to seek support from a professional. You’ll want to find an experienced and proven expert that covers all CDC recommendations, uses EPA-registered chemicals, and follows best practices in managing, training, and supporting their staff. Marsden’s disinfection services can help you design a program that meets your needs and helps to keep your facility safe.
