Elements and Performance Criteria
- Plan and prepare.
- Ceiling surface area and fittings to be cleaned are assessed, soil types are identified, job requirements are reviewed, and issues are clarified.
- Work site hazards are assessed and risks controlled according to company, legislative, and health and safetyrequirements.
- Cleaning techniques are selected according to company requirements.
- Equipment isselected according to job requirements, checked for serviceability, and faults are rectified or reported before starting work.
- Required cleaning chemicals are selected and prepared.
- Personal protective equipment (PPE) is sourced 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.
- Pre-existing damage is identified and reported according to company requirements.
- Clean ceilings and fittings.
- Floor, furniture and equipment are covered with drop sheets according to company requirements.
- Cobwebs and dry dust are removed from ceiling and fittings using required equipment according to job requirements.
- Difficult to reach areas are vacuumed according to job requirements.
- Fittings are dry wiped according to job requirements.
- Chemical solution is applied, if required, to surfaces and fittings, allowed to dwell, and rinsed from surfaces according to manufacturer specifications and job requirements.
- Adhered soil is removed and delicate surfaces are cleaned using equipment, including stepladder, selected according to manufacturer safety recommendations.
- 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.