Simplifying the Cleaning Regime
1-2-3-4 Colour-Coded System for cleaning materials and equipment
The cleanliness of healthcare premises is an important component in the provision of clean, safe care, and as such, healthcare providers will
be expected to provide and maintain a clean and appropriate environment that facilitates the prevention and control of healthcare associated
infection.
Prevention of cross-contamination in an easy-to-understand way.
Colour-coded cleaning is the process of designating colours to cleaning equipment in certain areas of a building, reducing the spread of germs across areas and increasing hygiene throughout the venue. The four main colours used to separate out areas such as kitchen & food preparation areas, washrooms, communal & administrative areas are red, blue, green and yellow. For example, if you have different coloured cloths cleaning the toilet area to the ones cleaning a food table, this reduces the likelihood that bacteria from the toilet will find its way to the food table.
Cross-contamination is one of the highest risks in the spread of infection. To most effectively reduce risk, the colour-coding system should be followed at all times by all staff undertaking cleaning activity. If there is a shortage of colour-coded materials or equipment, the supervisor should be informed immediately.
Use of colours to segregate the different types of areas to be cleaned:
Red - Bathrooms, showers, toilets, basins & bathroom floors.
Blue - General areas including lounges, offices, corridors & bedrooms
Green - Kitchen areas including satellite kitchen area and food storage areas
Yellow - Bedrooms when someone has an infection and is cared for in their own room (isolated).
We recommend that all cleaning items e.g. cloths (reusable & disposable), mops, buckets, and brushes are used relative to the above colour code.
The aim of COSHH is to protect people against risks to their health, whether immediate or delayed, from substances hazardous to health arising from a work activity.
Our team can provide COSHH Awareness training for your staff which includes product training on our chemicals. This will soon be available on our training portal for 24/7 access.
To help you achieve compliance in your Home, we've also put together a COSHH Resources pack to include:
- COSHH Docs4U Folder - containing material safety data sheets (MSDS) for all of the chemicals in the Concept-O range.
- Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) Book
As well as providing the cleaning chemicals, we can also supply the cleaning materials and equipment in the the relevant colours e.g. cloths, mop buckets, mop handles and heads.
Cleaning Trolley
Flat Mopping Buckets for use in different zones
Mop heads for different zones
Microfibre cloths for different zones