Elements and Performance Criteria
- Assess hard floor to be cleaned.
- Floor type and condition are assessed, soil type is identified, job requirements are reviewed, and issues are clarified.
- Work site hazards are assessed and risks controlled according to company, legislative, and health and safety requirements.
- Cleaning methods for hard floor surface are selected according to company requirements.
- Equipment is selected according to job requirements, checked for serviceability, and faults are rectified or reported before starting work.
- Cleaning chemicals are selected and prepared according to task requirements.
- Personal protective equipment (PPE) is selected and used according to manufacturer specifications, and health and safety and company requirements.
- Signs and barricades are selected and installed according to health and safety, and company requirements.
- Tasks are sequenced to ensure maximum efficiency for completing cleaning requirements.
- Pre-existing damage is identified and reported according to company requirements.
- Clean hard floor surface.
- Furniture and fittings are removed to allow cleaning tasks to be performed.
- Hard floor surface is cleaned using equipment, chemicals and cleaning techniques according to manufacturer specifications and legislative, health and safety, and company requirements.
- Treated area is compared with surrounding surface to determine need for further action according to company requirements.
- Tidy work site.
- Collected soil and waste are disposed of according to client and company specifications, and legislative, environmental, and health and safety requirements.
- Furniture and fittings are returned to original position according to job requirements.
- Signs and barricades are removed according to health and safety, and company requirements.
- Clean and safety check equipment, and store equipment and chemicals.