Floor maintenance works best when the duties, frequency of tasks and other services necessary to maintain the floor have been outlined and written down. things as placing mats at entries, vacuum-ing them regularly and maintaining the outside entries by removing oily soils on sidewalks and parking lots — helps keep industrial floors clean. In addition, all building lobbies and entries should be dust mopped, mopped and cleaned daily. More advanced floor care equipment, such as scrubbers, burnishers and cylindri-cal machines, can significantly reduce the time needed to care for floors. In many situations, the cost savings on labor will pay for the machines in just a few months. A JanSan distributor’s job is to stay abreast of new products and technologies in the cleaning industry. Let your distributor be your guide and Concluded on next page and education; selecting the proper tools, chemicals and procedures for the task; voicing expected cleaning results; and having a chain of command that allows for accountability. Whether you have been maintaining industrial floors for years, or you have thought about it but were unsure how to begin, the following tips should clarify your goals — or help you establish new ones. Know your plan Floor maintenance works best when the duties, frequency of tasks and other servic-es necessary to maintain the floor have been outlined and written down. Everyone involved in floor maintenance should be aware of and be a part of the floor maintenance plan. The floor maintenance plan should also outline exactly how the floors are to be maintained. For instance, it should spell out what kind of equipment is to be used, when floors are to be cleaned, how often they are to be refinished and what chemicals and products are necessary to refinish them. The facility manager should deter-mine how much will be invested in floor maintenance. In other words, what is the floor worth? This will help determine the equipment, labor and amount of time necessary to maintain the floor. Cleanliness is key Regular maintenance — including such Circle Product Information no. 203 on page 34 www.cmmonline.com 15
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