About Cleaning
The Cleaning section deals with the daily work of housekeeping and sanitation teams and the machines, chemicals and methods they use. It is organised into Housekeeping, Sanitation, Washroom Hygiene, Pest Management and HVAC, so you can go straight to the area you look after.
Practical pieces explain which vacuum cleaners and floor scrubbers suit large offices, how to remove oil and grease from shopfloors, which machines clean each area of an airport and what safety measures facade cleaners need when working at height. Others look at fogging for mosquito control, ergonomics for housekeeping staff, total quality management in hotels, and security and fire risk in hospitality.
Alongside the guides are product launches for cleaning chemicals, disinfectants and machines, case studies such as the rejuvenation of a Bengaluru lake, and interviews with the people who run cleaning product and facility services companies. The section is written for facility managers, housekeeping heads, hotel and hospital operations teams and procurement staff.
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- Office Cleaning: Equipment & Strategies for Facility Managers Which vacuum cleaners, floor scrubbers and cleaning strategies suit large office buildings
- Oil & Grease Removal from Oily Shopfloors Removing oil and grease from epoxy, vinyl and polyurethane shopfloors, with dilution ratios
- Airport Cleaning Which Machine to Use Where A trainer's guide to the machines used in each area of an airport
- Safety measures for High rise façade cleaning Safety measures for crews cleaning the facades of high-rise buildings at height
- Clearing the air about fogging What fogging is and how India relies on it for mosquito control
- Safety, Security and Housekeeping Security hazards and fire risks that hotel housekeeping teams need to plan for
- Case Study: Successful Rejuvenation of a Bengaluru lake Case study: an on-site sewage treatment plant that helped rejuvenate a Bengaluru lake
- Cleanliness & Hygiene in Schools:Raising Questions Why school cleanliness and hygiene still fall short despite available machines and services
Questions readers ask
How do you clean an oily industrial floor?
Use an industrial degreasing floor cleaner. One covered here removes oil and grease from epoxy, vinyl and polyurethane floors and is diluted 50 to 80 times with water, depending on the condition of the floor. Read the article
What is fogging used for?
Fogging has been India's mainstay for mosquito control, a pressing concern because malaria and dengue are both mosquito-borne diseases. Read the article
What cleaning equipment does a large office building need?
Effective office cleaning depends on having the right equipment, from high-powered vacuum cleaners for large carpeted areas to specialised floor scrubbers. Read the article
What are the keys to Total Quality Management in a hotel?
Communication, coordination and co-operation between a hotel's departments are the three keys to TQM, which also means aligning the organisation's goals at every level. Read the article