... in harmattan season, and a larger part (76.6%) confirmed that the dust penetrates through doors and windows. Higher percentage (91.2%) noticed that the dust particles on their floor/furniture surfaces, and on an average, people clean their houses three times daily in harmattan season. Majority (80.5...

... approach: 24 cleaners were interviewed and the researcher participated in a three-month cleaning course. By doing so, an insiders’ perspective was taken. Drawing upon the dirty work theory, a thematic analysis was made. Findings Cleaners take great pride in their work, but because of their social...

... examined. The latter relates specifically to building fabric cleaning, routine external site/lot cleaning and road and pavement cleaning. It was found that specific feng shui principles and scenarios appear to influence the three FM activities. The statistical analysis shows that the means of specific feng...

...Nora Johanne Klungseth; Siri Hunnes Blakstad Purpose This paper aims to describe and discuss in-house cleaning services in local authorities to gain a better understanding of current practices. These descriptions are intended to increase researchers’, practitioners’ and educators’ understanding...

...Nora Johanne Klungseth; Nils Olof Emanuel Olsson Purpose This article aims to summarize Norwegian cleaning‐related research to give an overview of the knowledge held today and to categorize the approaches used. Design/methodology/approach The research is based on an extensive literature search...

...Daryl May; Michael Pitt Purpose This paper aims to examine the policy and guidance that was issued, either as a direct result of the NHS Plan, or part of a subsequent initiative, surrounding cleaning in the NHS. Design/methodology/approach A literature review of the Department of Health...

...Christian Stoy; Reinhold Johrendt Purpose The costs of cleaning owner‐operated office buildings amount to an approximate 20 per cent share of the operating costs. As a result of their cost relevance and the growing cost pressures on real estate divisions, cleaning costs are increasingly coming...

... © MCB UP Limited 2000 --> Cleaning NHS Standards Raising cleaning standards in hospitals Keywords: Cleaning, NHS, Standards The lack of a body within the NHS over the past ten to 15 years to oversee the standards of cleaning in hospitals has, says...

... © MCB UP Limited 2000 --> Heating/ventilation Circulation systems Cleaning Flushed with success Keywords: Heating/ventilation, Circulation systems, Cleaning Heating installers are gaining new business opportunities in the quality of the service they can provide...

... Keywords NHS, Cleaning, Standards The lack of a body within the NHS over the past ten to 15 years to oversee the standards of cleaning in hospitals has, says the Association of Domestic Management, resulted in the steady erosion of these standards; hence the need for the kind of project...

...Lesley Bywater Applies an approach to improving cleaning cost efficiency, outlined in an earlier article in Facilities, to a multi‐site organisation. Suggests a standard cleaning specification to enable tendering to be carried out on an area basis and to establish guidelines for improvements...

...Frances Campbell Argues that training is the key to unlocking the potential of cleaning operatives. Suggests a training programme for cleaning and maintenance workers. Provides a step‐by‐step breakdown for managers to implement a training programme: identify training needs, plan the training...

...Lesley Bywater Argues that through accurate specification of methods and frequencies, improvements in cleaning standards and efficiency can be achieved. Discusses the decision whether to contract out the cleaning service or provide it in‐house. Outlines, step‐by‐step, the preparation...