Rest Room Care

Lesson 1: Rest Room Basics

Topics

Rest Room Design and Location; Rest Room Surfaces; Rest Room Floors; Rest Room Walls; Rest Room Ceilings; Plumbing Fixtures; Sinks; Specialized Sinks; Toilets; Urinals; Showers & Tubs; Public Rest Rooms; Factory and Shop Rest Rooms; Sports Arena Rest Rooms; Hospital Patient Rest Rooms; Food Service Rest Rooms

Objectives

• List the three kinds of rest room surfaces that you must clean, and tell how to clean each type.
• Describe the different rest room flooring materials, and tell how to recognize and clean each one.
• Describe the common types of walls and ceilings in rest rooms, and tell how to care for each one.
• Name the common types of rest room plumbing fixtures, and describe the features of each.
• Describe the differences among rest rooms in different kinds of buildings.

Lesson 2: Routine Rest Room Cleaning

Topics

Rest Rooms Must Be Germ Free; Preparing Cleaning Supplies; Clearing the Rest Room; Blocking the Rest Room; Removing Trash; Cleaning Ashtrays; Restocking a Rest Room; Cleaning Above-Floor Surfaces; Dry Cleaning Rest Room Surfaces; Wet Cleaning Rest Room Surfaces; Cleaning Plumbing Fixtures; Cleaning the Rest Room Floor; Taking Care of Cleaning Equipment

Objectives

• Explain how to gather and prepare supplies needed for routine cleaning tasks.
• Explain how to clear and block a rest room for daily cleaning.
• Explain how to remove trash from a rest room's trash cans, sanitary napkin disposals, and ashtrays.
• Explain how to restock paper products and hand soap.
• List the correct sequence of steps for cleaning the surfaces of a rest room.
• Explain daily dry cleaning and wet cleaning procedures for above-floor surfaces of a rest room.
• Explain procedures for daily cleaning of a rest room floor.

Lesson 3: Cleaning Plumbing Fixtures

Topics

Germs and Plumbing Fixtures; Equipment for Cleaning Sinks; Chemicals for Cleaning Sinks; How to Clean Sinks; Equipment for Cleaning Toilets; Chemicals for Cleaning Toilets; How to Clean Toilets; Equipment for Cleaning Urinals; Chemicals for Cleaning Urinals; How to Clean Urinals; Equipment for Cleaning Showers and Tubs; Chemicals for Cleaning Showers and Tubs; How to Clean Showers and Tubs

Objectives

• Explain safety precautions that you must take to protect yourself when cleaning plumbing fixtures.
• List the equipment and chemicals needed for cleaning sinks.
• Explain the proper procedure for cleaning sinks.
• List the equipment and chemicals needed for cleaning toilets and urinals.
• Explain the proper procedure for cleaning toilets and urinals.
• List the equipment and chemicals needed for cleaning showers and tubs.
• Explain the proper procedure for cleaning showers and tubs.

Lesson 4: Periodic Rest Room Cleaning

Topics

Frequency of Periodic Cleaning Tasks; Rest Room Ceilings; Washing Ceilings by Hand; Washing Ceilings with a Machine; Vacuuming Ceilings; Rest Room Walls and Partitions; Removing Graffiti from Walls; Washing Walls and Partitions by Hand; Washing Walls and Partitions with a Machine; Rest Room Floors; Scrubbing Rest Room Floors with Drains; Scrubbing Rest Room Floors without Drains; Pressure Washing Rest Room Floors; Stripping Rest Room Floors; Refinishing Rest Room Floors

Objectives

• Tell how often to clean rest room ceilings, walls, and partitions.
• Explain how to wash rest room ceilings by hand and with a machine.
• Tell which ceilings must be vacuumed and explain how to vacuum ceilings.
• Explain how to remove graffiti from rest room walls, and how to wash rest room walls and partitions.
• Tell how to scrub, pressure wash, strip, and refinish a rest room floor.
• Explain the difference between scrubbing and/or pressure washing a rest room floor that has a drain and one that does not.

Lesson 5: Rest Room Disinfection

Topics

What is Disinfection?; Germ Size and Growth; Conditions for Germ Life and Growth; Movement and Transfer of Germs; Chemicals That Kill Germs; Kinds of Cleaner/Disinfectants; Rest Room Odors; How to Disinfect Correctly; Applying Cleaner/Disinfectants; Aseptic Cleaning Method; Frequency of Disinfection

Objectives

• Describe germs in terms of size and reproduction.
• Tell what conditions germs need to live, grow, and multiply, and relate these conditions to rest rooms.
• Explain how germs move from one place to another in a rest room.
• List the kinds of disinfectants that kill germs, or stop them from growing.
• Contrast resident and transient odors in a rest room, and explain how to prevent resident odors.
• Explain how, why, and when to use deodorants in a rest room.
• Tell why disinfection must be done, how often it should be done, and how to do it correctly.