The commercial space you’re responsible for is a hospital. You know the challenges this can pose when it comes to maintaining a commercial floor. There are sections of hospitals, schools, professional business centers, apartment complexes, and much more that may have activity through them 24 hours a day.
When attempting to maintain the commercial floor surface in one of these environments, planning needs to be precise. There are four steps that can help any maintenance department or personnel keep a busy commercial floor surface clean and safe for everyone who uses the facility.
Step #1: Determine the busiest and quietest hours.
The last thing anyone wants to do is try and buff, polish, or scrub a linoleum tile floor during the busiest hours. While it may seem as though normal operating hours, such as any time between 7 AM and 6 PM would be considered busy, that’s not always the case.
Depending on the facility the busiest times could be in the later evening hours and maybe some overnight hours, though that would be rare. Take an assessment on a consistent basis to determine when the quietest times are for certain areas of the floor. This would include the time of the day as well as day of the week.
Step #2: Notify all employees or other personnel of the cleaning schedule.
As long as anybody who is working in the facility is aware of the regular cleaning schedule there should be no surprises. They should be advised to take care of any work in this area outside of those cleaning times.
Step #3: Assess usage at the time of cleaning.
Just because a certain time of the night is generally quiet, that doesn’t mean it’s going to be that way all of the time. If the maintenance personnel brings out the big machines to clean and there is an unexpected issue going on in which numerous people are using the facility, they will have to readjust their schedule.
Step #4: Use clear signs.
Signage is important when cleaning floors. Even dry polishing of a commercial floor surface can cause it to become slick in spots. Make sure everyone is aware that the floors have recently been cleaned, polished, buffed, waxed, or some other work was done to them.