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Thinking deeply about cleaning: The notion of cross-contamination.

As a  Cleaning company, asides from our values and principles, we frequently chant that what we do is important but how we go about what we do (process our modus operandi) is even more important. One of the concepts that we consider pro-actively when visualising the cleaning to take place and eventually performing the act is preventing the consequence of Cross contamination. The principle of hygiene calls for deliberate thoughtful measures towards making sure that the cleaning done- though surface looks all fresh and shiny (an absolute must!)- isn't exposing end-users. End-users basically refers to anyone or everyone that might settle into use of a particular cleaned object or any one in motion that comes in contact with object. The argument for cross-contamination is girded by the hygiene principle of just being conscious that certain areas are more prone to more traffic in human movements, and more germs generation therefore leading to higher exposure to germs and in some cases, disease causing pathogens. It is not a completely rigid principle and so allows for critical thinking but with  awareness of the aforementioned hygiene principle. There are basic types and causes of cross contamination that cut across different business concerns- food to food cross contamination, equipment to food cross contamination, people to food cross contamination, raw food to people and so on... yet within the cleaning industry it can be said to be in slightly distinct forms. They include: transfer of germs or pathogens from materials to manpower (people) through hands or transfer from materials to surfaces then to manpower (through hands). The costs of cross contamination can not be gauged or placed at a limit, it can be said to depend on the exposure level and what is being transfered from source to receiving end. Therefore, cleaning service companies, or cleaning professionals environment support companies, ought to serve as property caretakers, and be precautionary rather than careless in service delivery so the client is sure that what they see is what they get. Did you know that one solution to pro-actively addressing the possibility of cross contamination is strictly adhering to colour coding to elimimate for innocent mixups that could be detrimental. Check out our colour coding snippet: https://cleaningnmore.blogspot.com/2022/03/colour-coding-beyond-aso-ebi-nigerian.html - easy to read yet enlightening!
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