What does it take to have a Green Cleaning Program

Fast Track Facilities – Going Green? Green Seal’s GS-42 Cleaning Standards provides an excellent framework to see where you are and where you can go, on the green cleaning continuum.

Fast Track Facilities – Going Green? Written standard operating procedures? Written building specific green cleaning plan? Environmentally preferred cleaning equipment being used?

Fast Track Facilities – Going Green? Environmentally preferred products being used? Environmentally preferred cleaning procedures being used? Are communication requirements being met?

Fast Track Facilities – Going Green? Are training requirements being met?

Fast Track Facilities – Going Green? Green standard operating procedures – Cleaning procedures – Chemical handling and tracking – Equipment maintenance & operations – Communication protocols & requirements – Training & Inspection programs

Fast Track Facilities – Going Green? Building specific green cleaning plan – Develop & implement floor maintenance plan – Determine routine cleaning frequency – Determine periodic cleaning frequency – Implement cleaning inspection process

Fast Track Facilities – Going Green? – Document building specific cleaning procedures – Document chemical storage & use – Document vulnerable population procedures – Document sources of indoor contaminants

Fast Track Facilities – Going Green? – Document potentially hazardous materials procedures – Document cleaning in areas with special engineering concerns

Fast Track Facilities – Going Green? – Document seasonal or periodic conditions – Document requirements of intergrated pest management

Fast Track Facilities – Going Green? Environmentally preferred equipment Environmentally preferred productrs Environmentally preferred procedures

Fast Track Facilities – Going Green? Reducing solid waste Vacuum use/maintenance Entryways

Fast Track Facilities – Going Green? Hard floor maintenance, routine Hard floor maintenance, periodic Hard floor maintenance restorative

Fast Track Facilities – Going Green? Carpet maintenance, routine Carpet maintenance, periodic & restorative Disinfection

Fast Track Facilities – Going Green? Restroom Care Dining areas/break rooms Indoor plants Vulnerable population

Fast Track Facilities – Going Green? Communication requirements being met? – Communication for training – Employee feedback mechanism – Communication materials – MSDS – Vulnerable population indentification

Fast Track Facilities – Going Green? Training requirements – Initial training – Safety ergonomics exposure – Site-specific training – Continuing training – Record keeping

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