 Establishing
the Green Cleaning Plan – The Green Cleaning Baseline
Green Cleaning Goals
Unless you
know where you stand, you cannot see the path to your green
cleaning goals. Therefore, you and your green team should
establish your green cleaning baseline. In other words, you need
to take a look at the current situation in the building. Once
you get a grip on the opportunities and challenges which exist
in the building, then you can begin outlining your
green
cleaning plan for improvement.
Identify
the State of Things
So that the
full scope of the current state of the building can be
understood, the green team should conduct several facility and
housekeeping surveys. Some of the following points should be
considered as you plan your surveys:
ü
Pick items that you
can realistically measure. If you were to try to measure air
quality, it would be expensive and quite difficult. Don’t bite
off too much.
ü
Be sensitive to
privacy concerns. Certain data that could be captured such as
absenteeism, missed school days or performance data would be
fine, things such as specific personnel records is likely to be
a problem.
ü
Capture data that is
actionable. Don’t collect data just to be collecting as it
wastes the green cleaning team’s time. Focus on key measures
that you can actually address in your green cleaning plan.
 Once
the state of the building has been determined, getting the
survey in order is the next step in establishing the Green
Cleaning Plan. There are many key survey items that should be
addressed though you don’t have to do all of them. Focus on the
primary factors as determined by the team. Everyone has to be in
agreement as to what will be done and the surveys themselves
have to be through. Here are a few key points.
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Perform an existing
cleaning chemical inventory
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Perform an existing
cleaning equipment inventory
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Evaluate janitorial
paper and trash can liners
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Evaluate and record
any other janitorial tools and supplies
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Conduct an analysis
of the janitorial closets and storage areas.
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Conduct a general
housekeeping walkthrough
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Document any
recycling programs in place
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Read the training
manual
Once this has
been completed you will be ready to establish the green cleaning
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