VIII. Floors and Floor Care

Preparation for Work

  1. The machine and other equipment will be checked and readied for work in a careful and thorough manner.
  2. Additions of motor oil, where required, will be accomplished in a safe and careful way as to avoid spillage and overfilling.
  3. Cleaning solutions will be mixed thoroughly and in proportions specified without undue spillage of either solution or rinse water.

Operation of Machinery

  1. Only authorized personnel with having sufficient instructions as to its proper and efficient operation will operate the mechanized equipment.
  2. The scrubbing machine will be started and operated in a safe and reasonable manner.
  3. Care of the mechanized equipment will be exercised at all times during its operation to avoid injury to personnel, and damage to the building, and equipment.

Preparation for Mopping

  1. Cleaning solutions, where used, will be mixed thoroughly and in the proportions specified without undue spillage of either solution or rinse water.
  2. Proper precautions will be taken to advise building occupants of wet and/or slippery floor conditions. Proper signage will be placed on wet floors.
  3. Taking care to prevent damage to furnishings, etc., the space to be mopped will be properly prepared for the mopping operation by sweeping the floor area and otherwise clearing it of visible debris.

Floor Mopping

  1. The mopping work will be performed in such manner as to properly clean the floor surface, care having been taken to see that the correct type and mixture of cleaning solutions, if required, has been used.
  2. All mopped areas will be clean and free from dirt, streaks, mop marks and strands, properly rinsed if required, and dry mopped to present an overall appearance of cleanliness.
  3. Walls, baseboards, and other surfaces will be free of watermarks, scars or marks from the cleaning equipment striking the surfaces and splashing from the cleaning solution and rinse water.
  4. Care will be taken throughout the mopping operation to prevent the liquids and equipment from coming into contact with electric outlets located in the floor areas of baseboards.

Floor Scrubbing and Rinsing

  1. Proper precautions will be utilized to inform the building occupants of wet and/or slippery conditions during the scrubbing operation.
  2. The scrubbing work will be performed in such manner as to properly clean the floor surface with care taken to see that proper cleaning solution has been used.
  3. All areas, including areas inaccessible to the machine and which are cleaned by means of deck scrubbing brushes and/or mops, will be clean and free of dirt, water streaks, mop marks, and string; properly rinsed; and dry mopped to present an overall appearance of cleanliness.
  4. Walls, baseboards, and other surfaces will be free of watermarks, scars from the cleaning equipment striking the surfaces, and splashing from the cleaning solution and rinse water.

Preparation of Floor Area for Waxing

  1. The floor area will be free of dirt and dissolved wax particles, cleaning material residue, streaks, mop strands, and otherwise be thoroughly cleaned.
  2. Walls, baseboards, furniture bases and other surfaces will be free of watermarks, marks from cleaning equipment, and splashing from the floor cleaning equipment, and splashing from the floor cleaning solutions.
  3. All cleaned surfaces will be wiped dry and the floor ready for application of the wax.

Waxing

  1. The waxed surfaces will have the proper type of wax applied in accordance with the best operating practices.
  2. The wax will be applied thinly, uniformly and evenly in such a manner as to avoid skimming of areas, and will be allowed to properly dry before being polished.
  3. Walls, baseboards, furniture and other surfaces will be free of wax residue and marks from the equipment.
  4. The waxed area will be free of streaks, mop strand marks, skipped areas and other evidence of improper wax application.

Buffing

  1. The waxed or damp mopped surface will be dry to the touch before being buffed.
  2. Baseboards, furniture and equipment will not be disfigured or damaged during the buffing process.
  3. The finished area will be polished to an acceptable, uniform luster and free of extreme highlights from the brushes of the machine.

Furniture Arrangement in Waxed Area

  1. All rug edges will be replaced to their proper position.
  2. All moved items of furniture and office equipment would be returned to their original positions.
  3. Care will be exercised to avoid damage to building and/or office equipment during movement of the furniture,etc.
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