Theme:Classify The Various Manual Cleaning Equipments Used in Five Star Hotels

THEME:CLASSIFY THE VARIOUS MANUAL CLEANING EQUIPMENTS USED IN FIVE STAR HOTELS .
Five-star hotels are properties that offer their guests the highest levels of luxury through
personalized services, a vast range of amenities, and sophisticated accommodations. Though
there is no standard rating system for hotels, properties earn 5-star distinction by providing
guests experiences that meet or exceed even the highest of expectations for comfort, décor, and
luxury. Identifying classification and function of various cleaning equipments for Efficient
cleaning and maintenance are dependent upon high quality cleaning equipments, correctly
used. Though only 5 to 10 % of the overall cost incurred on cleaning is accounted for the
cleaning equipment and agent selecting the ideal equipment plays a major role in the
cleaning process.
Equipment used in the cleaning are broadly divided into two categories, manual and
mechanical cleaning equpments.
As classified below manual cleaning equipments can include all types of equipments that
clean or aid in the cleaning process by directly using the maneuver, operation and energies
of the employee;
Broom: Sweeping brooms consist of long bristles gathered together into handles. The bristles of the
brooms are made of grass, corn or coconut fiber. Depending on the type brooms are used for removal of
dirt and dust in the large areas. Brooms areclassified into three main categories.
 Soft bristled brooms- These types of brooms are made of corn fiber or grass. This is used for smooth
floor
 Hard / Coarse bristled brooms- These types of brooms are used for hard surface especially outdoor
rough areas.
 Wall broom- It isalso called ceiling brooms. They have a soft head with/ without long adjustable handle
made up of canes / other materials. These brooms are used for removal of cobwebs and vertical surface
cleaning.
Rubber Gloves: Its primary purpose is protection of the hands while performing tasks involving
chemicals. Rubber gloves can be worn during cleaning of various areas to protect the hands.
Abrasives: These are the sharpening stones or grit papers used to polish metal or wooden surfaces.
There are various abrasives depending upon the size of grit and adhesion of grit particles on the paper.
Brushes: These are used to remove dry or wet or ingrained dust and dirt from the hard or soft surfaces.
Three main types of brushes are used in the cleaning surface. They are as follows.
Dustpans: These are used to collect dust and garbage from the floor and putting it into the dustbin.
 Hard Brush- Hard brushes have bristles that are fairly stiff and well spread out cleaning equipments.
These are most suitable for the removal of heavy soil and litters from the carpets and for cleaning of
rough surface.
 Soft brush- Soft brushes may have bristles that are fairly flexible and set close together. These are used
for removal of loose soil and litter on hard smooth surfaces.
 Scrubbing Brushes: Scrubbing brushes have short, coarse bristle designed for use on surface that have
become stained and heavily ingrained with dirt. These brushes should only be used to remove stubborn
heavy soiling small areas that are difficult for scrubbing machines to access cleaning equipments like
brushes are also classified on the basis of their functions.
 Toilet Brush – Used for cleaning of W.C.
 Drain Brush (Bottle Brush) – These are used for overflow vents in wash basin and tubs.
 Flue Brush – These are used for cleaning chimney.
 Feather Brushes – These are used for light dusting.
Janitor’s trolley/Housekeeping Trolley: It is a trolley that stores cleaning items such as detergents, spray
bottles, dustbin, mop, and dusting cloths, all in a compact manner. It can be moved around easily. It
fulfills the challenge of modern day housekeeping in railway premises. This trolley is large enough to
keep all the equipment which used to clean offices, rest house, retiring room, hospitals etc., in an
organized manner. It makes the housekeeping staff to move it around and carry large number of items
in one go while keeping and cleaning the rooms.
Dustbins: They are used to collect daily garbage produced in the railway offices/ circulating areas. These
are available in the market made by different materials just like stainless steel, plastic, concrete etc.
Dusting Cloths: These are soft cloths used for wiping the surface dust.
Mops: There are various types of mops such as string mops, flat mops, dust mops, and synthetic mops.
Mops are generally made of flat cotton strings or heavy-duty sponges fixed on the metal / plastic
frames. The cotton mops have high absorbing ability but need more care unlike the synthetic mops that
offer almost zero absorbing ability and very less maintenance.
Glass Wiper (Window Squeegee): These tools are probably the hand-held window squeegee, used to
remove the cleaning fluid or water from a glass surface. A soapy solution acts as a lubricant and breaks
up the dirt, then the squeegee is used to draw the water-borne dirt off the glass leaving a clean surface.
Some squeegees are backed with a sponge which can soak up soapy water from a bucket for application
to a dirty window.
Squeegee Mop (wiper):A squeegee mop is a tool with a flat, smooth rubber blade and long metallic
handle, used to remove or control the flow of liquid on a flat surface.
Mop Wringer trolley − A mop bucket cart (or mop trolley) is a wheeled bucket that allows its user to
wring out a wet mop without getting the hands dirty. The mops are squeezed between two surfaces to
remove dirty water from it.
Spray Bottles − These are used to spray water or chemical solutions on the surface that needs cleaning.
They are also used to spray water on the delicate flowers or leaves of flower arrangement.
Foot operated Hand-Sanitizer Dispenser: The Foot-operated handsanitizer dispensing unit that enabled
users to sanitize their hands with a single tap of the foot. This eliminated the need for touching any
objects by hand and improves social distancing. It is Foot-operated touchless hand sanitizer dispensing
stand.
Automatic Hand-Sanitizer: Automatic Programmable Sanitizer dispenser, with sensor and touch free
mode of operation. The size of sanitizer shot can be customized.
In brief, the housekeeping staff needs to clean various guest rooms, guest bathrooms, and a number of
public areas in the hotel. The staff needs to take the help of various cleaning equipment while trying to
keep the hotel premises to the highest standard of appearance.
REFERENCES
https://www.ehospitalitystudy.in/cleaning-equipment/
https://www.tutorialspoint.com/hotel_housekeeping/hotel_housekeeping_cleaning_equipment.htm
https://www.fivestaralliance.com/article/what-5-star-hotel
https://bngkolkata.com/cleaning-equipments/

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 Toilet Brush – Used for cleaning of W.C.

 Flue Brush – These are used for cleaning chimney.

 Feather Brushes – These are used for light dusting.

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