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Professional Cleaning to avoid Cross Contamination
Being innovative in the Professional Commercial Cleaning Industry can be the difference between success and failure so any new idea that can help in the quality of cleaning or
streamline services can be extremely helpful. In light of this, color coding in the cleaning industry has begun to see a new resurgence in popularity. This is primarily because of illnesses caused by cross contamination and because the language barrier in the janitorial industry continues to grow wider. Color coding cleaning helps avoid cross contamination because it makes it much easier for workers to identify which products should be used in which areas of any given facility.
If a facility is an environment where cross contamination might pose a health or safety risk to the public or if there is an issue of a cleaning staff where speaking the language can be problematic, than it becomes more critical that a professional cleaning or janitorial business adopt color coded procedures. This system would be important in healthcare, food service and educational facilities as well as other commercial properties, hospitals and many others.
The idea with color coding is that cloths, mops and brushes are assigned a different color, each representing a specific use. By clearly establishing which colors are to be used for what application, workers are less likely to cross contaminate. You can also delineate which color should be used for a specific area in a facility.
Although color coding has been around for many years, it is becoming more prevalent in its use in recent years to stop spreading germs in medical office cleaning. There is not yet a standard in the industry for how to use various colors, however there are some commonly accepted norms. Blue is used for general purpose cleaning in low risk areas and green is used in general food preparation and processing such as serving and bar areas. Red is primarily used in high risk areas including toilets, urinals and floors and yellow and orange are for back of the house cleaning and black or gray are for front of house cleaning.
It is true that the colors being used are become more routine in the medical cleaning industry and the colors blue, green, red and yellow are the most commonly used. Color coded microfiber cloths are becoming very prevalent and experts say these cloths are becoming standard replacing cotton and other materials. Microfiber has the ability to clean surfaces and get even microscopic size materials on surfaces.
All the new use of colors coding and using microfiber cloths is just making the commercial
cleaning and medical cleaning industry more efficient and more able to prevent cross contamination which is an ongoing problem for public health and safety.
At Gator Cleaning solutions we understand the critical nature of medical cleaning services and surface disinfection. it is critical in assisting in the prevention of HAI’s. At Gator Cleaning Solutions our medical cleaning program is based on the best practices identified by organizations such as the Center for Disease Control (CDC), American Society for Healthcare Environmental Services (ASHES) and Association for Professionals in Infection Prevention (APIC).
Call Gator Cleaning Solutions for a custom medical cleaning quote and let us help you to keep your medical office clean and healthy!
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