Yay, school is ending very soon, and it will soon be time for the big school cleaning. This only lasts 8 to 9 weeks and must be planned in advance by the administration, supervisor, team leaders, and housekeeping staff. Let's take a look at what should be part of your preparation starting in May.
The holidays
In addition to only having 8 or 9 weeks of spring cleaning, employees will also be entitled to their vacation during the summer period. Several methods exist:
- Everyone leaves for the first 2 weeks of summer and comes back at the same time.
- You can also put the same number of employees on leave per week. This is beneficial for the remaining team, who can still work efficiently.
- An important point is to keep your key employee on site for most of the summer. And by that, I mean the team leader. You could give them their vacation at the end of June or at the beginning of the school year. It's relatively easier to replace them during school hours than during spring cleaning, when time is of the essence.
- Naturally, you should start the vacation application process as early as April or May to be well prepared for the summer.
Construction and renovation work
Oh yo-yo-ye…. if there are any problems with collaboration and communication, it's these renovations! Indeed, the better we communicate this information, week after week, the better the spring cleaning will go! As you will see below, certain materials will have to be purchased or planned to contain as much dust as possible in the renovation area.
- Communicate the dates of the house painters and their schedule. Housekeeping can then come by After the painters.
- Also, plan all renovation work by communicating the renovation dates and areas to the team.
- Contain dust locally by applying plastic sheeting with a zipper if possible and tightly closed.
- Close the ventilation hatches in the renovation area to prevent dust from spreading everywhere.
- Plan a daily cleaning of the renovation area. To prevent employees from carrying dust everywhere, install sticky mats near the plastic sheeting at the exit to remove dust. Also, consider good industrial vacuum cleaners that can handle construction dust.
Organizational question
As simple as it may seem, your school building must be done step by step. Plan each week by separating your school with the work that needs to be done. Set goals to achieve each week and track progress as you go. If you have a good work organization over the years, you will strip a fifth of the school each year. The other parts will be scrubbed or even polished. This way, the floor work will be balanced.
Also consider introducing floor polishing. The more you polish throughout the school year, the less major floor work you'll have to do during the summer! That's key! During each school break, take the opportunity to polish the floors of busy areas as well as classrooms on a rotating basis. Learn about floor maintenance techniques. There are so many great innovations that can save you time!
High-level dusting should also be done monthly using an extendable duster.
Also, during the months of May and June, most schools have much less traffic. So, spring cleaning can begin in some less used areas of the school. Also, in May, consider doing check all your equipment of spring cleaning, it must be fully functional on day 1 of spring cleaning! At the end of summer, it will be time to have the scrubbers checked. Here is an article on theautoscrubber maintenance.
Training question
The school is empty, perfect for giving the spring cleaning training to new employees! However, consider mixing employees together. Since a new employee They may be left wandering around all day, not knowing what to do! Make sure you let them know what tasks need to be completed during the day and week to help them ease into the team.
Just before the start of the school year, think about planning the regular housekeeping training. Provide quality training that also includes practical sessions on work sequences. Employees tend to let themselves go at the beginning of the school year after a busy summer. It's understandable, but try to provide a more relaxed time before classes start to give them the rest they need before the big back-to-school season.
And for your information, CF Salubrité offers this training service directly to your college.
Of humanity during the summer
My last point is more for school administration. I see many middle schools completely shutting off ventilation in schools in the summer. Do you know how hot it gets in a school when you're physically working, carrying furniture, washing walls? Let me tell you, it's VERY HOT! And if employees get too hot, productivity will also suffer. So, everyone wins by treating summer workers well.
- Leave the ventilation open at least in the wings where employees work as the summer progresses.
- Plan refreshments and breaks (water, smoothies) and good fans.
- THE housekeeping premises should also be able to be cleaned like any other premises, but employees must have the time. The cleaning cart must also have been cleaned for the start of school and properly arranged.
So, are you ready for your big summer cleaning?
