We have implemented a supplemental cleaning process for guest rooms in which a two-part sanitizing process is being used on all high touch surfaces in guest rooms. The process will be performed by highly trained team member and entails the following:
– Two trained cleaners will work in each room, one will be assigned to the bathroom area and the second to the bedroom area.
– Cleaners will wear new latex gloves that will only be used once to clean one room and then will be immediately discarded.
Each cleaner will be trained to perform a two- part cleaning regimen on all designated surfaces
Stage 1 – Clean: Using a clean, colored cloth, spray the target surface area with disinfectant cleaner (from dispensing system), then vigorously wipe the surface, removing any debris and/or liquid from the area.
Stage 2 – Disinfect: Using a different colored cloth, spray the cloth and the target surface with bathroom disinfectant cleaner (from dispensing system), then wipe the surface.
Upon completion, cleaners will place soiled cloths in the dirty laundry.
Cleaning Tools for each Guest Room
4 cloths for each guest room that is cleaned. (2 for bathroom and 2 for bedroom).
Disinfectant bathroom cleaner (from dispensing system) in a new, properly labeled spray bottle, complete with an operating trigger
Gloves (latex or rubber) fitted
Hi-Touch Areas Requiring High Frequency Sanitizing Cleaning
Any surface that is frequently touched by multiple sets of fingers and hands requires sanitizing cleaning. High touch public areas are typically those within an “arm’s reach”.
A list of high touch surfaces in public space that require sanitizing cleaning is as follows:
Entrance Area (1 per hour)
Exterior & Interior Entrance Door handles
Exterior & Interior Entrance Door arm’s reach vertical surfaces (glass/aluminum/metal)
Hand rails
Ledges within arm’s reach
Elevators (1 per hour)
Call button panel and surrounding vertical surfaces
Hand rails
Vertical surfaces (doors,& door frames ) within arm reach
Reception Area (1 per hour)
Kiosk screens and keyboards
Horizontal and vertical surfaces within arm’s reach
Desk tops & adjacent accessories
Elevator Foyers & Corridors – All
Call buttons and surrounding surfaces
Water station button panels & surrounding surfaces
Snack Area
Coffee machine buttons, touch screens and vertical surfaces
Cup storage areas and vessel exterior surfaces
Accessory areas and vessel exterior surfaces
Counter top surface
Garbage can exterior
Public Lounges
All hard surfaces on furniture, incl. arm rest
Computer work station keyboards, screens and desk surfaces
Guest printer buttons
Charging station surfaces
Public Bathrooms
Door handles & knobs, exterior, interior and stall doors
Toilet flush, sink faucet handles
Toilet seats & horizontal surfaces
Toilet paper & paper towel dispenser
Sink faucets, and adjacent horizontal surfaces
Hi-Touch Areas Requiring High Frequency Sanitizing Cleaning
Any surface that is frequently touched by multiple sets of fingers and hands requires sanitizing cleaning. High touch areas are typically those within an “arm’s reach”.
A list of high touch surfaces in a guest room that require sanitizing cleaning is as follows:
Bedroom
Entrance door between the 2’/ 80 cm and 5’/150 cm, interior and exterior surface, including door handles
Desk telephone, handle, cord, buttons and base (wipe only, no spray)
TV remote control surfaces & buttons (wipe only, no spray)
A 2’/ 80cm radius around all light switches & plates, electrical outlets & plates throughout the room (wipe only, no spray)
Clothes hooks/knobs
Desk surface, ledges, and adjacent vertical surfaces (wall & desk)
Desk light fixture & on/off switch (wipe only, no spray)
Desk chair surfaces: arms, seat & back
Horizontal TV shelf ledges
All exterior night table surfaces, top, side, handles
Bedside reading light metal components & on/off switch (wipe only, no spray)
Headboard hard surfaces between the mattress and the 3’/ 92cm mark
Closet door/armoire door handle and surrounding 2’/ 80 cm radius, including drawer handles & knobs if present
Iron handle & cord (wipe only)
Iron board handle
Luggage rack handle/grab surfaces
Bathroom
Bathroom door between the 2’/ 80 cm and 5’/150 cm, interior and exterior surface, including door handles
Toilet flush handle, chrome and all horizontal porcelain surfaces
Vanity tap set, chrome, sink, counter surface handles, vertical wall surfaces, vanity front & adjacent shelving
Waste can interior/exterior
All towel hangers and hanging knobs
Shower soap basket/shelf/dish
Shower tap set, spray head and hose, including a 2’/80 cm radius of vertical surface around control knob