Keeping a commercial kitchen clean is vital to running a hospitality business. Food hygiene standards, regulated by the Food Standards Agency (FSA), are very high and you will need to satisfy the regulations in order to stay open. Good food…
What Is Global Handwashing Day?
October 15th is Global Handwashing Day. Pioneered by the Global Handwashing Partnership, it is a worldwide advocacy day that aims to increase awareness about the role handwashing with soap plays as an affordable, effective method of disease prevention. By building…
A Guide To Hazardous Chemicals In The Workplace
Every year thousands of workers contract illnesses via exposure to harmful chemicals in the workplace. In 2018-19 alone, 1.4m workers suffered from work-related ill-health, while 12,000 deaths occurred during the same period due to the contraction of occupational lung disease.…
Guidelines For Disposing of Clinical Waste
Clinical waste is hazardous or harmful waste that cannot be disposed of in general waste receptacles. There are certain clinical waste disposal guidelines that help to ensure it doesn’t contaminate food or water supplies or otherwise harm the environment. Clinical…
How to Use Ice Melts: Dos and Don’ts
As the weather gets colder, ice melt is a great way of ensuring that pavements and roads are accessible and free from ice. Ice melts work by turning ice or snow into a liquid solution (brine), ultimately breaking the bond…
Common Spring-Cleaning Mistakes To Avoid
Along with daily cleaning, seasonal cleaning plays an important role in our cleaning habits. In this article, we will define what spring cleaning is and how to avoid cleaning mistakes. Common Spring-Cleaning Mistakes To Avoid Clean work and living areas…
How to Keep Sponges Clean
No matter how hard you try to battle it, kitchens and bathrooms can be filled with bacteria. Whether it’s around the toilet, close to the sink or next to the bin – bacteria lives everywhere; including in the cloths and…
Can Cleaning Be Bad for Your Health?
Working as a cleaner can be bad for health if the right precautions aren’t taken, with constant exposure to cleaning chemicals and other substances having the potential to cause mild to serious health risks. COSHH, which stands for Control of…
The Key To Carpet Care
Carpets used in commercial settings tend to show signs of wear faster than the average domestic carpet. Whether these are at schools, offices or in public spaces like libraries or restaurants, we tend to find that different carpets need different…
What are the Essential Items that Every Professional Cleaner Needs?
If you have an aptitude for cleaning, paired with a passion for ironing out people’s problems, then professional cleaning may be the career for you. Perhaps you’ve been inspired by news articles revealing the scale of the demand for professional…