Hospital cleaning checklist
A hospital cleaning checklist is a simple guideline followed by hospital housekeepers to standardize cleaning practices and avoid common mistakes such as double-dipping cloths, shaking mops, and more. this hospital cleaning checklist includes a sample hospital housekeeping sop that details what hospital housekeepers should do before, during, and after cleaning different areas in the healthcare facility.
What does this form include?
This form contains 6 sections:
Select the area to be cleaned:
Before Cleaning
- Check for additional precautions signs.
- Follow precautions as indicated.
- Remove clutter before cleaning.
- Follow the manufacturer’s instructions for proper dilution and contact time for cleaning and disinfecting solutions.
- Gather materials required for cleaning before entering the area.
- Clean hands before entering the area.
During Cleaning
- Progress from the least soiled areas (low-touch) to the most soiled areas (high-touch) and from high surfaces to low surfaces.
- Remove gross soil (visible to naked eye) prior to cleaning and disinfection.
- Minimize turbulence to prevent the dispersion of dust that may contain microorganisms.
- Never shake mops.
- Use dust control mop prior to wet/damp mop.
- Wash the mop under the running water before doing wet mopping.
- Do not ‘double-dip’ cloths (dip the mop only once in the cleaning solution, as dipping it multiple times may recontaminate it).
- An area of 120square feet to be mopped before re-dipping the mop in the solution.
- Cleaning solution to be changed after cleaning an area of 240square feet.
- Change cleaning solutions as per the manufacturer’s instructions. (Change more frequently in heavily contaminated areas, when visibly soiled and immediately after cleaning blood and body fluid spills.)
- Be alert for needles and other sharp objects. Safely handle and dispose sharps into the puncture-proof container. Report incidents to the supervisor.
- Collect waste, handle plastic bags from the top (do not compress bags with hands).
- Clean hands upon leaving the area
After Cleaning
- Tools used for cleaning and disinfecting must be cleaned and dried between uses.
- Launder mop heads daily.
- All washed mop heads must be dried thoroughly before re-use.
- Clean sanitation cart and carts used to transport biomedical waste daily.
- All attachments of machines should be removed, emptied, cleaned and dried before storing.
Additional Observations
Hospital Housekeeper Name & Signature
Use this template