Restart Cleaning Procedure
Appendix 2E – Restart cleaning procedures
Classroom / Dry Lab / Auditorium / Studio
- Empty general and recyclable trash. Replace liners when soiled or torn. Clean and disinfect the interior and exterior trash and recycling containers.
- Clean dry erase board with approved cleaner, resulting in a soil and streak free surface.
- Clean erasers using approved equipment. Erasers placed back in service will be free of chalk dust.
- Erase chalkboard and wash, resulting in a surface free of dust, soil, streaks, fingerprints, and buildup.
- Vacuum carpets to remove obvious soil, dust, and debris.
- Empty pencil sharpeners and disinfect.
- Damp mop floors to remove dust, soil, and debris. Then disinfect floors.
- Vacuum under furniture, along edges and in corners using a canister or backpack vacuum to remove dust and debris.
- Dust areas above shoulder level and below knee level to remove dust and cobwebs. Damp clean horizontal surfaces followed by disinfecting same surfaces.
- Dust or vacuum air vents to remove loose dust, soil, and cobwebs as required.
- Wash and disinfect non-fabric furniture to include tables, desk chairs, and flip-up tablets to remove soil buildup and fingerprints.
- Disinfect telephones, light switches, door handles, and door push bars.
Wet Labs
- Empty general and recyclable trash as required following lab protocol. Replace liners. Remove trash to designated area.
- Clean and disinfect interior/exterior of trash cans.
- Dust mop floors to remove dust and debris.
- Damp mop floors.
- Dust or vacuum air vents to remove loose dust, soil and cobwebs as required.
- Disinfect telephones, light switches, door handles, and door push bars.
Conference/Administrative
- Empty general and recyclable trash. Replace liners when soiled or torn. Clean and disinfect trash and recycling containers.
- Clean dry erase board with approved cleaner, resulting in a soil and streak free surface.
- Vacuum carpets to remove obvious soil, dust, and debris.
- Vacuum under furniture, along edges, and in corners using a canister or backpack vacuum to remove dust and debris.
- Dust areas above shoulder level and below knee level to remove dust and cobwebs. Damp clean horizontal surfaces followed by disinfecting same surfaces.
- Damp mop floors to remove dust, soil, and debris. Then disinfect floors.
- Wash and disinfect non-fabric furniture to include tables, desk chairs, and flip-up tablets to remove soil buildup and fingerprints
- Disinfect telephones, light switches, door handles, and door push bars.
- Dust or vacuum air vents to remove loose dust, soil, and cobwebs as required.
Corridors/Circulation/Entranceways
- Clean, disinfect, and polish drinking fountains, including vent. Add signage if needed.
- Empty general and recyclable trash. Replace liners when soiled or torn. Clean and disinfect trash and recycling containers.
- Vacuum entry-level corridor carpets daily to remove dust and debris.
- Auto scrub or damp mop hard floor surfaces leaving floor surfaces free of dust and soil.
- Disinfect all door handles and push bars, clean all glass surfaces.
- Dust areas above shoulder level and below knee level to remove dust and cobwebs.
- Dust corridor furniture and disinfect all horizontal and vertical surfaces including interior and door glass.
- Disinfect all hallway door handles, push bars, and light switches.
Stairwells
- Vacuum stairways, dust vertical and horizontal surfaces and clean and disinfect to include handrails, stringers, and risers.
- Sweep and damp mop stairways, dust vertical and horizontal surfaces.
Elevators
- Clean elevator walls, doors, hard floors, ceiling and stainless steel.
- Disinfect all handrails and floor call buttons.
- Vacuum elevator track to remove dust and debris.
Lounge/Kitchenette
- Dust and damp wipe with disinfectant horizontal and vertical break room surfaces including microwave and refrigerator doors.
- Empty lounge room/kitchenette trash, replace liners and tie off at corners, disinfect exterior and interior of trash containers.
- Dust areas above shoulder level and below knee level to remove dust and cobwebs.
- Damp mop floors to remove dust, soil, and debris.
- Damp wipe air vents with disinfectant to remove dust, soil, cobwebs, and buildup.
Public Offices/Copy/Mail
- Empty general and recyclable trash. Replace liners when soiled or torn. Remove trash. Clean and disinfect interior and exterior of trash containers.
- Dust furniture and disinfect all horizontal surfaces (which are free of personal or work- related items) and all vertical surfaces.
- Dust mop floors to remove dust and debris.
- Damp mop hard floors.
- Clean and disinfect telephones and sanitize receivers.
- Fully vacuum all carpeted areas from wall to wall.
- Dust areas above shoulder level and below knee level to remove dust and cobwebs.
- Dust or vacuum air vents to remove loose dust, soil and cobwebs as required.
- *** Personal property and work-related items will not be moved or cleaned. ***
Private Offices
- Empty general and recyclable trash replace liners when soiled or torn. Remove trash.
- Clean and disinfect interior and exterior of trash containers.
- Dust furniture and disinfect all horizontal surfaces (which are free of personal or work- related items) and all vertical surfaces.
- Dust mop floors to remove dust and debris.
- Damp mop hard floors.
- Clean and disinfect telephones and sanitize receivers.
- Fully vacuum all carpeted areas from wall to wall.
- Dust areas above shoulder level and below knee level to remove dust and cobwebs.
- Dust or vacuum air vents to remove loose dust, soil and cobwebs as required.
- *** Personal property and work-related items will not be moved or cleaned. ***
Restrooms/Showers/Lockers
- Police restrooms: remove debris; spot clean fixtures, mirrors and floors; replenish supplies.
- Clean and disinfect shower walls, fixtures, and other surfaces to provide a sanitized surface.
- Apply germicidal cleaner to all fixtures. Refill dispensers, empty trash/replace liners.
- Spot clean mirrors/walls/partitions, wipe fixtures clean, sweep and mop floors with germicidal cleaner.
- Fully vacuum all carpeted areas from wall to wall to remove dust and debris.
- Clean floor drain surfaces. Remove debris and pour water to flush and fill drain, providing a seal from gasses.
- Dust locker exteriors to remove loose dust and cobwebs.
- With a germicidal cleaner, completely damp wipe restroom partitions including high/low areas.
- Machine scrub restroom floors with germicidal cleaner to sanitize and to remove soil and buildup as needed.
- Wash restroom walls with germicidal cleaner resulting in a surface free of soil, dust, and streaks.
- Disinfect interior and exterior of trash containers.
- Dust or vacuum air vents to remove loose dust, soil and cobwebs as required.
Gyms/Courts/Decks
- Dust mop open areas with a dust mop to remove dust and debris.
- Clean and disinfect drinking fountains, providing a sanitized unit free of streaks, buildup, and daily soil.
- Auto scrub gym floor, leaving floor surfaces free of buildup, dust, and debris.
- Empty general trash, replace liners, and disinfect interior/exterior of trash containers.
- Using an approved disinfectant, damp mop pool deck floors to provide a sanitary surface.
- Dust areas above shoulder level and below knee level to remove dust and cobwebs.
- Dust furniture and spot clean and disinfect all horizontal and vertical surfaces.
- Spot clean opened bleachers in gymnasium to remove obvious debris, dust, and soil.