Technical notes and real cases from more than 30 years of independent cleaning and hygiene consultancy.
11 articles
What is Scale? As the rain falls (which it often does in the UK) water dissolves carbon dioxide turning the water slightly acidic. This acidic water then percolates…
Read more: Water Scale: What is it? What is its effects?Another facility, based in London, under went a complete new build of their cold storage of package food produce, ready to be shipped out to the customer. This…
Read more: Subzero food storage facilityOur independence from any manufacturer and supplier and any other company within the cleaning industry is one of our central tenets – we believe it is the only way…
Read more: Independent Auditing of Cleaning StandardsThe provision of cleaning services is a vital part, either directly or indirectly, of any commercial or public enterprise, particularly as it can have a direct…
Read more: BS EN 13549 (2001) – Cleaning Quality Measurement and AuditingThis next case involved a food production company who had outsourced the periodic deep clean process to an external experienced cleaning contractor. The requirement…
Read more: Surface Damage Due to Cleaning?There were two almost identical cases completely independent of each other that involved disputes between the contracting organisation and the cleaning contractors.…
Read more: Disputes with External Cleaning ContractorsWe were instructed to investigate the cause of a pupil slipping on a main corridor in a large school. Although the incident thankfully didn’t result in serious…
Read more: Lack of Cleaning the Cause of Slip Incidents?We were instructed by a prominent private school in London to ascertain the nature of complaints from suspected poor cleaning standards. It was also suspected the…
Read more: Internal Disputes Between Staff and ManagementThis article starts with a true story about a tragic incident on a wet floor that resulted in severe head injuries and chronic mobility disabilities. This is a…
Read more: Hidden Contributory Factors in Slip IncidencesWhat is needed in a cleaning system? A complete cleaning system is a combination of many different parts that must work together seamlessly to meet the three most…
Read more: Why you should consider cleaning as a factor in personal liability claimsSlips and trips in the workplace are the most common cause of injuries, often requiring extended periods off work and repeated visits to a hospital. 90% of these…
Read more: Preventing Slips and Trips in the WorkplaceHave an idea?
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