The document emphasizes the significance of proper mopping and infection control practices to prevent the spread of infections. It outlines the use of color-coded cleaning systems and standard protocols, such as regular cleaning and changing of equipment, to minimize the risk of germs. Additionally, it highlights the importance of cleaning high-contact surfaces frequently and maintaining practical cleaning procedures.

2. INFECTION CONTROL
SERVICES
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD
HEALTH, KARACHI

3. THE IMPORTANCE OF PROPER
MOPPING FOR INFECTION
CONTROL
BY ABID ABBASI
MEMBER INFECTION CONTROL
TEAM

4.  Infection control refers to prevention
and control of infections and
infectious diseases, which involves a
wide range of procedures.
 One such most important procedure
is PROPER MOPPING

5. COLOR CODED SYSTEMS
Risk of spreading germs can be
reduced by color coded cleaning
cloths, mops and buckets.
Red – bathrooms and toilets
Blue – general use
Green – food and beverage
Yellow - clinical - infectious

6.  Using dirty cleaning equipment in
particular dirty cleaning cloths, mops
and buckets can spread infection from
one room to another.
 This maybe reduced by following
certain standard protocols.

7.  Changing cleaning cloths and washing
them at the end of each shift.
 Rinsing and changing mops and
bucket water regularly.
 Washing hands and changing gloves
 Reporting any breakdown in
procedures.
 Following color coded systems

8. CLEANING YOUR CLEANING
EQUIPMENT
 Washing cleaning equipment can
cause splatter and aerosols may
occur
 Keep water tap on low pressure to
reduce splatter
 Any re-usable equipment should be
thoroughly cleaned before re-use

9.  Spray bottles should also never be
used which may also cause aerosols
 Flip top caps should be used and
cleaning agent should be applied to
cleaning cloth, not cleaning surface

10.  Dust, soil and microbes on surfaces
may all transmit infections
 Cleaning practices are based on risk
levels
 Areas with higher risk of infection are
cleaned more regularly with greater
detail

11.  All high contact surfaces like door
handles, bathroom taps and phones
should be cleaned more frequently
with particular attention to toilet
seats, flush handles, wash basin taps
and soap dispensers

12.  Cleaning procedures need to be practical
and made of easy to clean material
 A hard floor is easy to clean than a carpet.
A vacuum cleaner with HEPA filter is better
than sweeping with an ordinary broom
 Dust mop hard floors using an electrostatic
dry mop followed by damp mopping with
warm water and neutral floor detergent
 Mops and buckets should be cleaned and
changed regularly
 Checklists should be used to record
completed cleaning routines

13.  All excess water should be removed
to ensure all surfaces dry quickly
 Wet surfaces grow germs quicker
 Some areas may need disinfection

14. INFECTION CONTROL IS IMPORTANT
BECAUSE PREVENTION IS ALWAYS
BETTER THAN CURE.
THANK YOU