STA.
LUCIA ACADEMY
Sta. Lucia, Ilocos Sur
SCHOOL SANITATION STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE
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SCHOOL SANITATION
The school ensures that the administrators, teachers, non-teching personnel, parents and
students are given hygeinic and sanitary working and learning environment. A school with
adequate services with a functional and reliable water system that provides safe, sufficient water
for all needs of the school, especially for toilet use, hand-washing and drinking. A regular
cleaning schedules and adequate equipment that can be used to maintain proper sanitation. It
also aims to ensure proper waste management through recycling and processing of waste, and
establish systems based from the local and national guidelines. The school package includes
supplementary activities that aid translation of knowledge into lifelong practices, promote
responsible use of facilities and pass on sound behaviours to families and communities.
Objectives:
1. Enables the school to have a safe and clean environment for students, administrators,
faculty and staff, parents, and visitors.
2. Adhere to local and national health and safety regulations and standards.
3. Provide a consistent framework for maintaining cleanliness and hygiene throughout the
school.
4. Assign responsibilities and accountabilities for sanitation tasks.
5. Promote behavioural change that links within the community.
Reponsibilities of the School Community
1. Administrators
Oversee the implementation of the sanitation SOP and ensure the compliance with local
health regulations.
Allocate sanitation supplies and staff training.
Establish clear communication channels for reporting and addressing sanitaion issues.
Support and promote a culture of sanitation and hygiene within the school.
2. Teachers and Staff
Encourage and monitor hand hygiene among students, ensuring they wash their hands
regularly.
Keep personal workspaces and shared areas clean and organized.
Report any sanitation concerns or shortages of supplies to custodial staff.
Follow food safety guidelines if involved in food service or classroom activities that
involve food.
3. Utility Staff
Daily cleaning and disinfection of common areas, and restrooms.
Regularly inspect and replenish sanitation supplies, including soap, hand sanitizers, and
paper towels.
Dispose of waste properly, including recycling and hazardous materials.
Promptly address and report any sanitation issues or maintenance needs.
Follow safety protocols when handling cleaning chemicals.
4. Food handlers
Follow strict food safety and sanitation practices to prevent foodborne illnesses.
Regularly clean and sanitize equipment and surfaces.
Monitor food storage and handling procedures to prevent contamination.
Maintain a clean and sanitary dining environment.
5. Students
Practice good hygiene, including regular handwashing and proper disposal of waste.
Help in the maintaining and cleaning the classrooms.
Follow food safety guidelines when eating in the school canteen.
6. Parents
Supporting hygiene promotion activities and events in the school and community
Construct water, sanitation and hygiene facilities at home and encourage children to use
them properly
Promote healthy hygiene practices at home and in the community
Participation in monitoring and corrective actions
Gains of School Sanitation
1. Disease Prevention
Primarily a means of preventing spread of diseases and promoting health.
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2. Educational achievement
Good environmental conditions in the classroom also make both teaching and learning
easier.
3. Gender and disability
Girls and boys, including those with disabilities have identified comfort rooms that are
clean and enough in number for proper usage. Adequate water, sanitation and hygiene
conditions in schools contribute to good learning opportunities.
4. The wider community
Students who have adequate water, sanitation and hygiene conditions at school are more
able to integrate hygiene education into their daily lives, and are effective messengers and
agents of change within their families and the wider community.
5. Life-long skills
The hygiene behaviours that students learn at school – made possible through a
combination of hygiene education and suitable water, sanitation and hygiene-enabling
facilities – are skills that they are likely to maintain as adults and pass on to their own
children. What students learn and practice today in schools will be a norm in the society
when these children become adults.
Components of School Sanitation
A. Cleaning Schedule
A regular cleaning schedule, including daily, weekly, and monthly tasks.
B. Cleaning Supplies and Water supply system
Ensure that there are adequate supply of cleaning materials, such as disinfectants,
detergents, mops, brooms, and trash bags.
Adequate water supply for hand washing and toilet flushing.
Monitoring of potable drinking of water providers
C. Handwashing Stations
Presence of handwashing stations with soap and clean water at strategic locations
throughout the school.
D. Classroom Cleaning
Daily: Dust and sweep the floors. Proper segration of waste. Good ventilation.
E. Restroom Cleaning
Daily: Flushing the toilets after usage. Clean and sanitize toilets, sinks, and doorknobs.
Daily or as needed: Restock toilet paper, and soap and sanitizer.
Weekly: Mop the floors.
F. Common Areas and Hallways
Regularly sweep and mop floors.
Disinfect frequently-touched surfaces (e.g., handrails, light switches).
G. Canteen
Daily: Clean and sanitize food preparation surfaces, tables, and chairs.
Regularly check and maintain food storage and refrigeration units.
H. Waste Disposal
Properly segregate and dispose of waste according to local regulations.
Provide labeled trash bins for recyclables and non-recyclables.
Collection of the local government sanitary department
I. Monitoring and Evaluation
Maintain records of cleaning activities and inspections.
Report any issues, maintenance needs, or sanitation concerns promptly.
The 5 domains of hygiene
1. Personal hygiene
Wash hands with flowing water and soap after defecation, before preparing food, before
eating and after playing.
2. Safe disposal of human excreta
Always use the toilet to urinate and defecate and keep the toilet in good condition.
3. Water hygiene
Drink water from a safe source, and have it treated if the source is unsafe.
4. Environmental and school hygiene
Safely and regularly dispose solid and liquid wastes to control disease vectors.
5. Food hygiene
Food preparation, storage, serving and eating must be done with uttermost cleanness,
ensuring that raw food, especially meat, and cooked food do not mix and that food is not
exposed to dust, insects or animals. Any foods eaten uncooked, such as fruits and
vegetables, must be cleaned thoroughly with safe water. Utensils used for food
preparation, serving and storage must also be cleaned prior to use and stored carefully.
