Simple office cleaning timetable

Office Cleaning Timetable – Office Kitchen Cleaning Schedule – A Simple Guide

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The daily office grind. We’ve all been there and it’s the break times and lunch hours that can punctuate the hard working day with some respite. Unfortunately, there are many office kitchens and canteens that are just not up to scratch cleanliness wise. Industrial cleaning supplies shouldn’t just be the preserve of 5-star restaurants – everyone deserves to be able to prepare and eat food in a clean and hygienic environment – even in an office.

Follow the suggested routine tasks to help ensure your office kitchen area remains a clean and hygienic environment
As people bring in dirt from outside the building, the office areas and the bathrooms it is vitally important that worktop surfaces, tables, microwaves, toasters, kettles, and most of all the fridges, are kept as clean as possible. Without a clean environment, your workers are at risk of bacteria that could cause such illnesses as gastroenteritis and the like.

Whether you and your colleagues clean the office kitchen yourself or you employ a cleaning company. We’ve put together a suggested guide on how you can keep different areas of your office kitchen clean on a regular basis.

Suggested Cleaning Schedule:

Office Kitchen Area Daily cleaning tasks

Empty waste bins and remove refuse to designated areas
Brush/vacuum loose matting
Vacuum used traffic areas
Sweep/damp mop resilient floor surfaces
Clean sinks, drainers etc
Replenish paper hand towels or centre feed rolls
Damp wash and dry burnish table surfaces
Check interiors of fridges and microwaves for spillages

Weekly cleaning tasks

Dust all horizontal surfaces to hand height
Spot clean doors and partitions including glazing
Clean kitchen furniture
Damp wipe/burnish laminate or other furniture
Fully vacuum carpeted areas
Damp wipe interior and exterior surfaces to microwaves and fridges

Monthly cleaning tasks

Dust surfaces to medium height using 1m extended flick mop
Damp wipe/polish finger plates, kick plates and door furniture
Damp wipe radiators and pipework
Burnish vinyl floor surfaces
Clean interior of fridges

Quarterly cleaning tasks

Damp wipe interior and exterior surface of waste bins
Damp wipe marks from doors and partitions
Defrost fridges
Dust/damp wipe chairs
Clean all windows – internal and external

Six Monthly cleaning tasks

Scrub floor surfaces
Apply seal to vinyl floor surfaces
Kitchen Cleaning Chemicals:
Jangro Kitchen Cleaner Sanitiser

Don’t forget an another important element is the daily task of managing the kitchen office waste. It is suggested that general waste is black bagged. Waste bin liners should be replaced as required.

Finally, for the recycling of paper, cans, cups etc. follow your company guidelines on recycling waste.