Understanding the rigorous guidelines and hospital environmental services best practices can help your facility provide the cleanest space possible for care.
Mopping a hospital floor can put great strain on the upper body. We carried out a carefully controlled comparison study at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, to examine the movement risk for cleaning operatives when using different mopping techniques and products.
A hygienic space is automatically expected by the public when entering a hospital or medical centre. Management of health-care waste, effective disinfecting and sound hygienic practices followed by all medical staff, patients and visitors are integral parts of hospital hygiene and infection control.