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Equipment and Tools in Housekeeping Department: By: Andrea Hornido

The document discusses cleaning equipment used in housekeeping departments. It is divided into three main sections. The first section outlines the objectives of understanding different cleaning equipment and their uses and classifications. The second section details the advantages of cleaning equipment, such as being effective, increasing productivity, and protecting from injuries. The third section categorizes cleaning equipment into manual and mechanical types and provides examples of common manual equipment like brushes, mops, dustpans, and spray bottles.

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Equipment and Tools in Housekeeping Department: By: Andrea Hornido

The document discusses cleaning equipment used in housekeeping departments. It is divided into three main sections. The first section outlines the objectives of understanding different cleaning equipment and their uses and classifications. The second section details the advantages of cleaning equipment, such as being effective, increasing productivity, and protecting from injuries. The third section categorizes cleaning equipment into manual and mechanical types and provides examples of common manual equipment like brushes, mops, dustpans, and spray bottles.

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Equipment and

Tools in
Housekeeping
Department
By: Andrea Hornido
Objectives :
At the end of the discussion the students:

a. identifies the different cleaning


equipment’s and its uses
b. enumerates the classification of cleaning
equipment’s
c. analyze the difference of the classification
of cleaning equipment
Advantages of Cleaning
Equipment
The cleaning equipment are advantageous in multiple
ways:

• Equally effective for general as well as tougher cleaning


tasks.
• High cleaning capability.
• Reduce work fatigue and increase productivity.
• Save the time of hotel housekeeping staff.
• High maneuverability. They can reach any corner or
height of the room, which is otherwise difficult to reach.
• Eco-friendly, widely available, and easy to operate.
• They give protection from injuries occurring while cleaning
when they are handled by using proper instructions..

Classification of Cleaning
Equipment
Cleaning equipment can be categorized
into two types:

A. Manual Equipment
B. Mechanical Equipment
Manual Equipment
As the name suggests, they are
used manually to keep the
surfaces clean. Some commonly
used manual equipment are:

Abrasives - sharpening tones


or grit papers used to polish
metal or wooden surfaces.
Brushes - handled flat brushes
with bristles to dust the plain
surfaces as well as the corners.
They come with non-slip handles
and stiff scratch free bristles

Chambermaid’s
Trolley/Housekeeping trolley -
large enough to keep all the guest
room and guest bathroom
supplies in an organized manner
Dustbin - they are used to
collect daily garbage
produced in the hotel.

Dusting Cloths - soft cloths


used for wiping the surface
dust.
Dustpans - used to collect
dust and garbage from the
floor and putting it into the
dustbin.

Janitor's trolley - a trolley


that stores cleaning supplies
such as detergents, spray
bottles, dustbin, mop, and
dusting cloths, all in a
compact manner
Mops - are generally made of flat
cotton strings or heavy-duty
sponges fixed on the metal
frames.

Mop Wringer Trolley - a wheeled


bucket that allows its user to
wring out a wet mop without
getting the hands dirty. The mops
are squeezed between two
surfaces to remove dirty water
from it.
Scarifying Machine - used for
keeping gardens, golf courts,
and lawn in the hotel premises.
It cuts through the turf, and
removes moss and dead grass.

Spray Bottles - used to spray


water or chemical solutions on
the surface that needs
cleaning.

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