This document provides guidance on cleaning and maintaining washrooms. It outlines the importance of personal protective equipment, hand hygiene, and cleaning from clean to dirty areas to prevent cross-contamination. The steps for cleaning toilets, washbasins, and replenishing supplies are described. Personal hygiene and proper waste disposal are also covered. The goal is to eliminate bacteria in washrooms and prevent the spread of illnesses.

1. 7139 Practical cleaning Skills
Clean and Maintain Washrooms

2. Outcomes...
 Know why its important to keep clean and hygienic in the
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workplace
Know the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
within the industry
Know how to prevent and control contamination and
cross-infection
Link these standards to washroom cleaning
Demonstrate the correct methods for cleaning and
maintaining washrooms
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3. Presentation, clothing and hygiene
 Appropriate and clean
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clothing
Personal hygiene
Appropriate PPE for the
role or task
Presentation
Accessories and Jewellery
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4. Cleaning Operative
 Appropriate
PPE?
 Tabard
 Gloves
 Apron
 Full toe shoe
 Goggles
 Uniform
 Dust mask
 Standard of
 PPE always worn
appearance/hygiene?  Minimal jewellery
 Clean
 Hair tied back
 Tidy appearance
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5. Hand hygiene
 How clean are your hands?
 Correct techniques
 Prior to starting tasks
 before wearing PPE
 Changing tasks
 Before eating
 After using bathroom
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6. Hand hygiene exercise
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7. Clean and maintain washrooms
 The toilets and washrooms in your workplace are an
area where you will encounter a high level of
bacteria. The warm, moist conditions found here are
ideal for bacteria to multiply.
Campylobacter
Salmonella
E-Coli
Clostridium
perfringens
Clostridium difficile
MRSA
Pseudomonas
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8. Bacterial Growth
 After six hours in a warm moist environment it is possible
for one single bacterium to multiply to become 26,214
bacteria. Each single bacterium will also continue to grow
at this rate!
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9. Preparation
 Before attempting to clean a sanitary area you must
prepare the area using:
 Warning signs / Barriers
 Verbal warnings
 Special Procedures for entering/leaving the area
 Protective clothing
 Ventilation of the area
 Use colour coded equipment
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10. Cleaning washroom areas
 Another important part of cleaning in these areas is
the order in which you clean sanitary items.
Remember we usually clean from “Clean to Dirty”
 This can help cut down on the transmission of
harmful germs from one surface to another.
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11. Clean to dirty?
Look at the picture below and decide what the best order to clean
this area is.
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12. Clean to dirty?
Look at the picture below and decide what the
best order to clean this area is.
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13. Toilet cleaning
 You will need the following equipment –
 1 toilet brush
 Colour coded cloths (designated for toilet and urinal
cleaning only)
 Toilet cleaning agent and neutral detergent
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14. Toilet Cleaning
Method:
 Ventilate area
 Close toilet lid and flush
 Use toilet brush to push back water and reveal normal water line
 Apply toilet cleaner to bowl making sure you get right under the rim, agitate with
toilet brush and leave the brush in the bowl
 Leave to stand for a few minutes
 Proceed to damp wipe the outside surface of WC (Remember clean to dirty!)
 Scrub inside the WC bowl with toilet brush paying attention to water line and under
rim, remove all stains
 Flush toilet again, this time allowing flush water to rinse brush, Clean toilet brush
holder (Yes! It really does need cleaning!) replace brush in holder
 Dry and buff other surfaces with disposable towels, close lid.
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15. Cleaning washbasins
 You will need the following equipment
 Colour coded cloths
 (Colour coded bucket)
 Nylon pad/toothbrush/bottlebrush
 Neutral detergent solution or
 Hard surface cleaner/solution
 Warning signs
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16. Cleaning Washbasins
Method
 Ventilate area
 Rinse bath/basin to remove loose dust, hair and debris
 Damp wipe basin, surrounds, fixtures and fittings using colour-coded cloth,
wrung out in neutral detergent solution or directly with hard surface
cleaner (remember clean to dirty!)
 Pay special attention to tide mark area (use nylon pad if necessary)
 Remove soil from plughole/overflow
 Pay attention to overflow and tap area, use nylon pad/toothbrush if
necessary
 Rinse
 Dry and buff taps
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17. Replenishing supplies
 Filling soap dispensers to manufacturer’s instructions
 Filling paper towel dispensers
 Empty litter bins
 Providing new bin liners
 Replace toilet rolls (leaving sufficient to cover the day)
 Replace sanitary bags
As always follow manufacturer’s instructions when
replenishing consumable items, especially soaps.
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18. Waste Disposal
Remember – all waste must be removed and disposed of
properly. Special or hazardous waste much be dealt with
according to instructions. If in doubt, ask!
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19. Personal hygiene
 Clean and store your cleaning equipment and materials
safely and appropriately
 Clean and store your PPE or dispose of it
 Wash your hands thoroughly using soap and water
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20. Toilet facts!
50% of men and 25% of women still
don’t wash their hands after using
the toilet!
Salmonella,
One third of all infectious diseases
could be eliminated by proper
hand washing
After 6 hours in the right
conditions 1 bacterium can
multiply to become 26212
bacteria!
E-Coli and Campylobacter
can survive in toilets for
up to eight days
Washing your hands after
using the toilet can reduce
the bacteria on them by up
to 80%
The average tea towel or
dishcloth holds more
bacteria than the toilet in
your home
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