PRACTICAL CLEANLINESS AND HYGIENE TIPS FOR RESTAURANTS BUSINESS

Restaurants are more of a public place that should not only serve a purpose of satisfying its customers stomach, but should as well serve as  place of comfort, clean and fresh atmosphere with utmost hygiene.

Restaurants should always be clean and neat, well arranged and in order, sanitised when and where necessary, have conducive atmosphere. Bacterials and germs can easily visit restaurants as a result of the type of activity that go on in it. Food are constantly prepared to satisfy customers needs which are the number one factor that attracts germs and bacteria to restaurants if not properly handled, hence the need to ensure restaurants are extremely clean and well maintained is paramount to ensuring everyone's safety.

Maintaining Cleanliness In Restaurants - Important Points To Consider

• Steam clean the cooker hood
• Polish all stainless steel surfaces
• Keep carpets, curtains and linen clean and stain free
• Clean fridge and freezer regularly 
• Get rid of grease in your frier and grill
• Keep stockroom and storage room organise
• Clean wash rooms and restrooms regularly 
• Always clean and maintain exteriors 
• Regulary empty and clean waste bins
• Regularly wash your hands
• Sanitize when necessary 
• Ensure all floors are always neat and dry
• All cloths, napkins etc. must be properly washed and neat before use.
• All uniforms must be properly neat before worn.

PRIORITY OF EVERY WORK PLACE SHOULD NOT BE LIMITED TO THE KEY / MANAGEMENT STAFFS, CLEANING STAFFS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED

 
Imagine an office where cleaning staffs are neglected, or were just employed to their work without proper induction or supervision, the office environment and atmosphere will be as good as an office without any cleaner.

The work of every cleaning staff is to prepare the office for the day job delivery. They are always the first to get to the office, clean and put things in order and ensure the atmosphere is conducive and fit for the days job when other staffs come in. Hence the quality and quantity of every other staffs job delivery for the day depends on the job of the cleaning staffs.

Before any organisation employs a cleaning staff, she must be willing to put them on their priority list as their job is very important to the delivery of every productive organisation. Their daily delivery from their department determines the daily delivery of every other departments.

Some Important Things To Consider While Engaging The Services of Cleaning Staffs

• First draw your plans
• Give them proper induction on resumption. (Get them familiar with the organisation's vision and goals)
• Give them proper training if necessary  (The services of professional is needed to do this)
• Do not leave them on their own, they should be supervised. Get them an experience supervisor
• They should be treated well, even though they are junior staffs should not be treated like slaves but like a proper junior staff of the organisation.
• Performance appraisal should be carried out on their job to keep check on their delivery
• Appreciate their effort and contribution when needed, It drives them to do more

MAKE CLEANLINESS A LIFESTYLE AND SEE THE IMPACT IN OUR ENVIRONMENT

Before cleanliness is achieved in our environment, it must be part of us. Our daily lifestyle has to show we are persons that cherish cleanliness. It must placed as part of our priorities.

Cleanliness is not just achieved over night. Someone who is not used to a clean environment will definitely find it difficult to maintain a clean environment, which is why we should learn the habit of staying cleaning at all times.

Staying Clean is a Conscious And Constant Effort we Must All Do, Such As,

1. Keeping your house, office and environment clean
2. Properly dispose all your waste in a trash bin
3. Keep your waste bin neat and tidy
4. Do not trash any waste materials on the streets or roads
5. Must be aware that a clean environment is a safe environment hence we must all protect ouselves, loved 

PRACTICE THE ACT OF CLEANLINESS TODAY

Add cleanliness to part of your itinerary today and make our world a better and safer place. 

EVERY HOME PRIORITY SHOULD BE ON HEALTHY LIVING

Maintaining cleanliness in our home should be a deliberate effort. It should  be something we consciously do knowing that if we fail to accomplish this task we face the complication.

As we already know a CLEAN home is a HEALTHY home and hence we must not fail in our part of ensuring every part of our home is always and regularly clean.

REMEMBER TO ALWAYS;

• Clean and tidy up yours house
• Empty all waste bins 
• Have enough ventilation or use air fresheners 
• Engage the services of a professional pest control service provider when needed
• Clean up your kitchen areas immediately after use
• Ensure your restrooms are always dry and regularly cleaned
• Clean and tidy up your surroundings 
• Engage the services of a professional cleaning service provider if you cannot conveniently maintain cleanliness in your home 

AS A CLEANING STAFF YOUR MAIN AIM FOR TAKING UP THE JOB SHOULD BE TO MAINTAIN CLEANLINESS

A lot of people pick up any job available because they feel job are scarce and can't afford to stay idle doing nothing without a dime in their pocket. While some pick up a job because it pays money into their account and has less or no stress attached.

The reason why we should accept a job offer in the first place should be to contribute and make impact in the organization even if its not in line with our passion. There is no act of service rendered that is a waste if done well. Anybody can accept any job they know nothing about as far as the organization is willing to train them and the person is also passionate about the job and company, and willing to learn as well.

As a cleaning staff your main purpose of taking the job is to ensure that cleanliness is maintained in the organization. You should be aware that a clean environment/ office determines the quality and quantity delivery of the job in that office, i.e. when an office is not cleaned or in order the occupant of that office will hardly concentrate on a task as there will be so much distraction.  Hence it is the duty of you the cleaning staff to take up your job description seriously and ensure the office is always is good condition to work in.

As a cleaning staff, you may be managing the job and waiting for the right opportunity to be in your chosen career, but ensure not to lose focus on you job description and the purpose of being employed, always have the mindset that though as low as your position may be, the quality of your job somehow determines the progress of the organization.

A potential client will not want to do any business with an organization that cannot take care of its office environment because they will consider them to being unserious. Hence the purpose of having you as one of their staff is to ensure the office is always in good condition, and to also enable them concentrate in making profit for the organization.

In a nutshell, As a cleaning staff your main aim of taking up the job (whether its your chosen career or not) should not just be to smile to the bank at the end of every month, but to ensure CLEANLINESS is achieved. 

THE BEAUTY OF A HOUSE IS NOT IN ITS EDIFICE BUT IN ITS CLEANLINESS

The beauty of a house is not in its size, edifice, quality of the house or its interiors but how clean the house is.

No matter the quality of a house or its interiors, if not properly cleaned and maintained regularly will loose its quality.

A clean house attracts people to it because they feel more relaxed and comfortable in it. 

MAINTAINING CLEANLINESS SHOULD NOT BE LIMITED TO OUR HOMES OR WORK PLACE

The desire to keep our homes and work place clean should also be same in our environment like our streets, roads, neighborhood and our world at large. How do you feel being in a cool and fresh atmosphere in your homes or office, then step out briefly to get something done outside to meet a dirty, smelly and polluted environment. True our system would never be comfortable in such environment especially as a person that cherish cleanliness so much.

The truth is apart from the fact that it is the road managers responsibility, we are also part of this responsibility to ensure our environment and world are always looking its best. When individually we do our part in ensuring our road, streets, neighborhood etc are clean, we make the work of the road managers easier and same time make our environment a more comfortable and healthy place to live in.


This we can achieve by abiding to these simple rules as;

• Using the waste bin provided by the government on your roads 
• In the absence of waste bins kindly keep the trash with you either put them in your bags, pockets or hold till you get to your destination or where you could conveniently trash them.
• Encourage citizens to do same
• As a company,  channel all your waste to the appropriate places and do not pollute our environment 
• As a road manager, do your work dilligently even when you are not supervised 
• pack and trash all your home wastes properly in that way they will not fly out to litter the streets
• Educate your children and loved ones on how our roads and streets must be clean, and how to achieve that.

When our roads and streets are free from dirts and wastes, we are saving our world from

1. Flooding which are caused by blocked drainages 
2. Pollution and global warming 
3. Protect ourselves and loved ones from harmful pests and diseases, and save the cost of regular visit to the hospital.

MAINTAINING CLEANLINESS IS A JOINT EFFORT

To achieve hundred percent cleanliness, maintaining cleanliness should be everybodys' responsibility, in our homes, work environment, place of worship, country etc.

There is always a limit of what the contract cleaning staffs could do even though it is their main duty. Imagine in a situation where a cleaning staff is done cleaning a particular portion then immediately it got littered with either unused papers in your office, or crumbs from food on the dinning or the kitchen. I am sure a lot of us will be expecting them to either come in and tidy up immediately or wait till they are done to tidy up the mess created.

The truth is weather you are still eating, cooking or have a lot to cover on your table will immediately lose concentration and may probably be behind time to achieving your goal at that period as a result of the mess and littered objects. You can always make use of waste bins provided in your office, homes or clean up immediately to save yourself the stress and the time in such situation.

1. Making use of your waste bin regularly,
2. Tidying up any dirt or unwanted materials immediately,
3. Cleaning up mess immediately,  and
4. Putting your things back in their place after use
Are minor things we neglect that are very important in maintaining cleanliness in our homes, offices and environments etc.