Office Cleaning colour coding

June 3, 2010 - PRLog -- Every office cleaning company must dealing with colour-coding procedures.  That means that certain cleaning tools and processes by consistent colour schemes.

The reason of colour coding procedures is to prevent and minimize cross-infection and cross-contamination in home and workplace.
 
The colours used must remain consistent for their tasks, and the fewer colours used, the better, but just four or five colours are best, and although there’s no universal standard, the colour designations or guidelines usually are as follows:

  •  Red –– most often used in high-sanitary (high risk for the spread of infection) applications or in restroom cleaning, such as with toilets and urinals

  •  Yellow –– for sinks, counters and washroom surfaces; also used for specialty cleaning (counters, mirrors), gym areas and metal works

  •  Blue ––in lower-risk areas of a building, such as desktops, ledges, window cleaning and high and low dusting

  •  Green ––used in food-processing and food-serving areas, as well as bar areas


By means of the colour-coding system, a cleaning worker knows that red signifies “high risk,” and would act appropriately by using red cleaning tools. In another situation, green tools may signify use in kitchen areas only, or blue would tell the worker to use these tools in low-risk areas.


Colour schemes

All cleaning staff members must be taught these colour rules and the tasks should be colour coded including:

  •  Protective gloves
  •  Buckets
  •  Mops
  •  Cloths
  •  Floor pads
  •  Brushes
  •  Trash liners

Additionally, the British Institute of Cleaning Science suggests building service contractors and other facility service providers follow these “golden rules” to use colour-coding successfully to prevent infection:

 1. Always clean starting from the cleanest, least contaminated areas to the dirtiest

 2. Keep color-coding part of an ongoing employee education and training program

 3. Develop a color-coding system that’s simple to use, easy to learn and clearly understood by all cleaning workers

 4. Monitor the color-coding system on an ongoing basis to make sure it remains effective and is used properly

If you have any question or need advice please contact:

Scotia Clean Teck Ltd
Unit 1 West Gorgie Industrial Park
Hutchison Road
EH14 1UT Edinburgh
http://www.scotiacleanteck.co.uk
enquiries@scotiacleanteck.co.uk
Phone: 0131 443 4455

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