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CRE FM - IT

time by going digital, and gives supposed to be used undiluted;
us real-time data about the state if diluted, the glass won’t be
of cleaning. properly cleaned.
We also need personnel who
Work area cleaning can multitask. A housekeeping
All desks and chairs are person should ideally also know
sanitised before work starts how to paint a wall, tighten the
every morning. All employees screw of a chair and perform
other minor tasks.
have been given laptops of their
own; no desktops need to be
sanitised anymore. Food services
Wet mopping of the floor Many IT sector employees
needs to be done three or more live alone, or away from their
times a day. During the work families. We make sure that
day, this can be done when every employee gets breakfast as
employees from a particular soon as he or she reaches work.
area go to lunch. The pantry area has water
coolers, coffee machines and
Common area consumables for the latter;
cleaning spills need to be cleaned up
immediately. The kitchen sink
Cleaning the reception area for empty cups also needs to be
is critical to make a good first emptied often.
impression. The reception
and corridors are cleaned daily Waste management
using wet mops and dry mops; The main streams of waste
auto scrubbers are deployed are garden waste, food waste,
once a week. washroom waste and e-waste.
An on-site organic waste
What qualities would converter processes the first two
you expect in a categories; authorised vendors
housekeeping service and recyclers are contracted to
take away and dispose of the
provider? rest as per rules.

They need to have properly
trained ground staff and Vendor selection
knowledgeable housekeeping We have the same vendor for
supervisors. All members FM across India; this simplifies
of their team should know invoicing, coordination and
what chemical to use, where, compliance with labour laws.
and how. For example, The same level of service is
glass cleaning chemicals are expected at every location.

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