Outbreak Cleaning Equipment
Cleaners will need to use specified equipment in an outbreak.
Color-Coded Equipment
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solation rooms, transmissible disease areas, and infectious areas with yellow equipment only. This includes mops, buckets, cleaning cloths, and microfibre cleaning equipment.
All necessary equipment for standard and transmission-based precautions must be available on the cleaning trolley.
Personal protective equipment must always be worn during cleaning as per outbreak cleaning PPE.
Storage
All cleaning equipment and cleaning trolleys must be maintained in a clean and safe working condition
All equipment must be stored in a designated cleaning equipment storage area
All equipment used is to be cleaned daily and after use
Speak-up
Ensure to speak up with your manager if you have any concerns or questions about:
Cleaning stock
Alcohol-based hand rub/sanitiser and hand wash availability
Appropriate cleaning equipment
PPE stock
Disposal of waste