Bog Standard - Good Practice Guidance for Cleaning of Schools

GOOD PRACTICE GUIDANCE FOR CLEANING OF SCHOOLS

Produced by:

South East London Health Protection Unit, South West London Health Protection Unit and the London Borough of Lambeth

Appendix Three

Management Checklist - cleaning audit tool:

Date:

Check list undertaken by:

This is an example of a template that can be used by the school as a basic checklist for cleaning. Further items can be added to this template as required. Answer yes, no or not applicable.

	Yes	No	N/A
General environment
Surfaces are clean
Furniture is clean and in a good state of repair
Toilets
Toilet areas are clean & free from extraneous items
Toilets are in good repair
Toilets are cleaned at least twice daily
Hot/warm and cold water is supplied with each basin
Toilet rolls on holders are available in each cubicle
Liquid soap is available for all washbasins
Paper towels or hand dryers are available next to basins
Toilets are well ventilated
Sanitary bins are emptied on a regular basis by a registered company
Drinking Water Facilities
Fountains & taps are clean and not located in toilet areas
Floors
Carpets and rugs are vacuumed every day
Carpets are washed after soiling and steam cleaned at least once a year.
Mops, buckets and cleaning equipment are labelled or colour-coded to identify the area in which they are used and stored inverted
Chairs/dining tables/dining rooms
Dining tables are clean & regularly washed before and after meals
Chairs are clean & regularly washed after meals
Floors are swept and washed after meals.
Bins
Bins are cleaned and emptied daily
Walls/Ceiling/windows etc
The school environment is clean (including tiles and walls)
Cleaning products are stored in a locked cupboard away from children and are in date