The procedures for floor care in a green maintenance program are similar in most instances to those of a traditional program. Floor care in a green maintenance program addresses the selection of environmentally preferable products and equipment (see Products Section and Appendices), along with minor modifications of the procedures themselves.
In a green maintenance program, the primary effort should be a pollution prevention strategy, or one that minimises the need to use strong chemicals, scrub, strip and recoat a floor, or extract (e.g., deep clean) a carpet. Thus, the focus is on preventative measures. As described above to keep outside entryways and mats clean and vacuumed, a dust mop or vacuum will clean resilient tile floors, especially those close to entryways and other sources of particulates (i.e., near copier rooms). Periodically cleaning underneath floor mats reduces the potential for moisture leading to bacterial and fungal growth. (Floor mats should be replaced with dry mats when saturated with moisture.) In summary, the goal is intensive cleaning of entryways to capture soils at the entries rather than to remove them after they have spread throughout the facility.
Further information about Cleaning:
- What is Cleaning?
- Cleaning Procedure
- How to improve cleaning?
- How to train your cleaning employees?
- How to guide cleaning staff?
- How to keep and maintain communication with cleaners?
- About entryways and lobbies cleaning?
- How is dust cleaned?
- How to mop dust
- Floor care and maintenance
- How to maintain hard floor?
- Floor stripping and removal
- Buffing and burnishing techniques
- Carpet maintenance and care
- Carpet extraction and cleaning
- How to Cleaning Data Centre and Server Room?
- How to Clean Computer and Keyboard?
- How to clean your restroom
- What is disinfection?
- How to reduce solid waste?
- Pets cleaning management
- How indoor plans help in cleaning the environment?
- What are the special needs for cleaning?
- Information about cleaning products
- What are concentrated cleaning products?
- What do all-purpose cleaners mean?
- Facts about restroom cleaners
- How to disinfect your restroom?
- Facts about carpet cleaners
- What is chrome cleaner and polisher?
- What is dust treatment?
- Facts about floor finish
- Floor strippers meaning
- Information about Furniture polishes
- General degreasers
- Information on general degreasers
- General disinfectants and cleanings
- Glass cleaners
- Graffiti removers
- Gum removers
- Lime and scale removers
- What is a sanitiser?
- Solvent spot removers absorbents
- Urinal deodorisers
- Wood and stone floor coatings
- Disposable paper and plastic bags
- Selection and use of janitorial equipment
- How to clean a dry floor?