The storage rooms on all floors were observed to have storage on the floor, the floors in these rooms were clean but it is recommended to add more shelving or make room on existing shelves for the items on the floor. Some items on the 5th floor were old construction materials. Recommend using rolling dollies or other easily moveable storage apparatuses in these areas.
On the maid carts, the clean towel open-top bag is on the same side as the vacuum cleaner. One cart has 2 sweepers (broom-like) stored in and on the linen. One linen bag is open all the way down the side so that linen is touching the vacuum cleaner. Carts should be re-organized so that trash is on the side of the cleaning tools (vacuum cleaner & sweepers) and clean linen is on the opposite side. Metal flipping bar can be relocated for securing trash.
The lavatory, its handles, faucet, and vanity shall be washed using an all purpose cleaner and rinsed daily if the room has been occupied. A sanitizer shall be applied to the lavatory and vanity using a method such as a wipe-on chemically-treated disposable sanitizing towel or equivalent. The sanitizer shall be left to air dry. Sanitizing solutions shall consist of iodophors, quaternary ammonium or other chemicals or methods that are equivalent to the action of 50 parts per million chlorine solution. A method or equipment for testing the sanitizer shall be available and used to insure minimum prescribed sanitizer strength.
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Hot water in the rest rooms should be 116-128 degrees F. The water temp is 134 degrees F.
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General Comments
When properly fitting disposable food grade liners are provided, ice buckets shall be treated as non-food contact surfaces and shall be washed, using an all purpose cleaner suitable for food contact surfaces, and rinsed. The lid used with the lined ice bucket shall be washed, rinsed and subjected to an approved sanitizing treatment in place. The lavatory shall be cleaned and treated with an approved sanitizer prior to using the water from the lavatory to clean. Submersion of ice buckets and lids during in-place cleaning procedures is not required.
