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Alison Withers
Copyright (c) 2010 Alison Withers Some commercial operations in particular need a regular high level clean if they are carried out in buildings with high ceilings. They includ buildings that have inaccessible roof spaces, catering, kitchen and food production operations, pharmaceutical companies, schools, colleges and offices. Dirt and dust can accumulate in such spaces to an extent where it can then start to drop on the people and equipment below. In catering and food production companies there are several issues including the need to keep premises spotless so that food is not contaminated and the process of cooking which gives out steam and grease which can then settle at a high level where it can't easily be reached and removed. Similarly stock and spare equipment is often stored in roof spaces and dust, dirt and litter can accumulate but not easily be removed while articles are in place. Access to high levels may be difficult and require the contruction of scaffolding, platforms, safety rails and ladders for cleaning to be carried out. Health and safety rules, however, place duties of care on managers and employers that mean they must ensure risks are carefully identified and evaluated, only trained staff work at a height and only if they are supplied with protective equipment and the proper tools for the job. The average factory or office worker or school support worker is nopt generally expecting to be enlisted to deal with heavy duty high level cleaning and probably not likely to have been trained to do so safely and efficiently. From the employer's viewpoint, the whole process of risk assessment, installing correct equipment, acquiring the tools and safety equipment, training staff and keeping proper records for inspection may be something they are not sufficiently experienced to undertake. Even if they are experienced it may be that using staff diverted from their usual duties is not the most cost effective chioce and the most efficient and cost effective solution in the long run would be to have a programme of regular deep cleaning including a high level clean using a specialist commercial cleaning company. Such companies are experienced in assessing the risks, the materials that need cleaning and the appropriate methods for doing so. Normally they have staff who are well trained in working safely at heights and also have the proper cleaning tools and safety equipment for doing so withour risk. How many businesses possess such specialist items as scissor lifts and self propelled booms if their operations do not normally require them? And how many would be willing to contemplate the cost of purchasing such equipment if it is only to be used infrequently? On the other hand a specialist will be experienced in diverse high level cleaning methods and able to create a work programme that will maintain overhead and high level structures in a condition where deposits do not accumulate to a level where product contamination or infestation could occur. It will also be able to devise cleaning schedules that can fit around the production staff to provide minimum disruption to manufacturing schedules.
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