Bluebaycleaning Co / Health & Safety
I train agency cleaners every month on COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health) and over the years I’ve learned that long manuals and lecture-style sessions rarely stick. What works is a simple, practical approach rooted in the tasks...
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Open-plan offices present a unique challenge: you need to keep large shared spaces clean and safe without disrupting the flow of work. Over the past decade I’ve built cleaning programmes for offices, retail and hospitality sites, and when COVID-19...
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I’ve worked countless night shifts and managed teams who do the same, so I know the trade-off all too well: equipment that keeps you safe can sometimes be bulky and uncomfortable, and anything too light can leave you exposed. In this article I’m...
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Restrooms are small spaces that punch well above their weight when it comes to workplace health. Over the years I’ve seen simple restroom improvements deliver measurable reductions in absenteeism — not because a toilet is sparkling, but because...
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I’ve run cleaning teams for more than a decade, and one challenge that keeps coming back is onboarding temporary staff quickly without sacrificing safety or standards. You don’t have the luxury of week-long training when a last-minute absence...
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I’ve spent more than a decade managing cleaning programmes in healthcare and other high-risk environments, and one recurring challenge is how to keep reception areas welcoming while minimising allergen exposure. Reception desks are high-touch,...
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I’ve spent the last decade building cleaning programmes for multi-department offices where cross-contamination is one of the most frequent — and most avoidable — risks. Below I share a practical cleaning rota template designed to reduce...
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I’ve spent more than a decade running cleaning programmes across offices, retail and healthcare sites, and one question that keeps coming up with facilities managers and cleaning teams is: which disinfectant active ingredients actually neutralize...
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Keeping a tidy and compliant COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health) folder is one of those practical tasks that repay you every day. In my time managing cleaning teams in retail environments, I’ve learned that a well-organised COSHH...
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