About Housekeeping
Housekeeping looks at the daily work of keeping buildings clean and the people who do it. Practical pieces cover occupied room cleaning and sources of dust at Taj Bangalore, the cleaning regimen at Infiniti Mall in Malad, green hotel maintenance at ITC Grand Chola in Chennai, a ten-point strategy for IT facilities, unclogging drains, preventive maintenance before the monsoon and the causes of slips, trips and falls.
Healthcare and public sites appear too, with housekeeping in hospitals, toilets and washrooms on Indian Railways, the Statue of Unity and cleaning for gyms, spas and other wellness businesses. Several articles look at the profession itself: why students choose or avoid housekeeping as a specialisation, three women who built careers on it, Fransiska Barla's rise to supervising hospital staff in Ranchi, automation at The Park, the IPHA and International Housekeeping Week.
The section is written for executive housekeepers, facility managers, hotel management students and trainers.
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- ‘Whether a guest room is occupied or not, it needs daily cleaning’ Taj Bangalore's executive housekeeper on dust, common areas and daily room cleaning
- Infiniti Mall-Malad Stringent Schedules & Sustainable Strategies The cleaning schedules and systems used at Infiniti Mall in Malad
- 10 Point Strategy for Housekeeping in an IT Facility A ten-point housekeeping strategy for IT facilities and data centres
- Slips, Trips and Falls The physical, social and environmental causes of slips, trips and falls, and how to prevent them
- Preventive Maintenance & Monsoon Management How offices can prepare for flooding and water logging before the monsoon
- Housekeeping in Healthcare Why every hospital area, from the OPD to the operation theatre, must stay infection-free
- Is Housekeeping a Career Option? Why hotel management students are passing over housekeeping as a career
- Good Housekeeping Making a Difference with Automation The Park's housekeeping director on automation, its advantages and its challenges
Questions readers ask
Does an occupied hotel room need daily cleaning?
Yes. Taj Bangalore's executive housekeeper says a guest room needs daily cleaning whether it is occupied or not, and names construction, renovation and maintenance work as sources of dust. Read the article
What causes slips, trips and falls?
Experts identify three general causes of floor-related accidents: physical, social and environmental. Because these are hard to eliminate, cleaning managers are urged to stress prevention. Read the article
When is International Housekeeping Week?
It is traditionally celebrated during the second week of September and has been observed since 1981 to honour housekeeping professionals. Read the article
Who is responsible for cleaning drains in hotels and hospitals?
At commercial premises such as hospitals, hotels and industries, cleaning drains comes under the housekeeping department. Hair and silt choke drains if they are not unclogged periodically. Read the article