The more traffic a facility receives, the more the number of visit to the restrooms, and the more the need to maintain these. Quality of products installed, odour, lack of ventilation and appearance – paper towels left on the floor, leaking soap dispensers, etc. – leave facility managers spending a great deal of effort on restroom maintenance. But, the right chemicals and procedure of cleaning with precaution can give the desired results.
Housekeeping plays an important role in the recovery of any organisation from a crisis situation caused by disasters at the minimum possible time
Three aspects to be kept in mind while venturing into contract cleaning are safety, compliance to statutory requirements and above all getting your staff adequately trained.
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Mumbai based MiracleanTM Tools (P) Ltd, manufacturer of cleaning equipment/tools and speciality chemicals has recently set up a 1000 sq.ft. training centre in Mumbai. It has tied up with American…
A one day seminar on ‘Infrastructure Management’ organised by CII with CB Richard Ellis as knowledge partner was held on July1 at Hotel Taj Mahal, New Delhi. Prominent speakers from…
Rains bring in relative increase in humidity, water stagnation, rise in infectious diseases and a certain amount of sultriness causing lethargy. Muddy footprints at the doorsteps, wet clothes leaving a trail of water droplets on the floor and uncleaned washrooms act as dampeners even before one’s day starts in the office. Preventive and Protective measures scheduled by the housekeeping before and during rains respectively, in various sectors and complexes play an important role in simplifying maintenance.
If getting wet in the rains and yet appearing presentable is challenging to us, as much as it is for the housekeeping professionals to keep the premises clean and dry during the monsoon. No doubt, rains call for regular and timely maintenance (mending cracks and leakages) to ensure cleanliness and hygiene, but at the same time, getting the preventive maintenance schedule in place could go a long way in combating the monsoon blues. Clean India Journal spoke to some of the housekeeping and facility management companies to understand the monsoon management strategy.
Drain cleaning is often neglected especially in food handling function
Choosing cleaning equipment such as scrubber-driers is nowadays heavily influenced by factors that deal with preservation of natural resources and limiting environmental impact. Facility maintenance and cleaning professionals are in a unique position to make a large impact on efforts made by business to adopt sustainable practices
Threats to buildings will continue to exist. How best we can safe guard the assets and occupants from these threats will depend on how well we are prepared.