UAE-based facilities management service provider, Farnek Avireal, recently announced the creation of a novel colour-coded cleaning process that uses only sustainable chemicals and reusable cloths; intended to save property owners millions of dollars and lower their carbon emissions.
This system is said to use four different coloured symbols (blue, yellow, red and green) for cloths, mops, buckets and chemicals that are specific to different areas of a building. For instance, any cleaning product or implement coloured blue, for example can only be used in common areas such as offices, cabinets halls classrooms and reception areas.
Yellow indicates that it is an area where cross-contamination can occur. So to ensure the message get to a multicultural workforce, simple colour-coded symbols on stickers are placed on all bottles, buckets and trolleys that are dedicated to those areas.
Farnek Avireal’s division manager for cleaning, Andrea Deutschbein, said: 'Initially to help, staff can be given a colour-coded floor plan until they become accustomed to the routine. One of the key benefits is that not only does this process produce an enhanced standard of cleaning; it also prevents bacterial cross-contamination. Cleaning materials are only used within their designated areas. For example, a red cloth would only be used in bathrooms and never to be used in a food service area.”
This simple system has been designed to help cleaning staff, in such a cosmopolitan country like UAE where multilingual workforces are a commonplace, avoid any hygienic mix-ups.
“This means that we can eliminate unwanted, mobile bacteria. The micro fiber cloths will pick up practically all dirt on any given surface,” added Deutschbein.
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