Cleanliness

Protocol for cleaning and disinfection Rooms due to Covid-19

To prevent, minimize and/or eliminate the spread and contagion of the virus, experts recommend having ventilation in closed or semi-closed places. Similarly, many of the efforts taken to prevent COVID-19 have forced buildings and offices to be closed or partially functioning for long periods of time. For this reason, the housekeeping department has taken on the task of ensuring that the cleaning chemicals are the most effective and work optimally to maintain a good and healthy quality inside and outside the Hotel.

PROSHA has established that a good measure to achieve this optimal state is to follow the maintenance recommendations issued by professional associations such as the American Association of Industrial Hygiene, for which it will be put into effect immediately.

Daily maintenance of rooms and common areas

Keep in mind that the virus can be highly contagious, putting employees and guests at risk at the same time. The established sanitation work plan covers all areas of the Hotel in the form of constant cleaning.

Therefore, they will work as follows:
• Use Ecolab's Multi Surface Cleaner and/or EPA/CDC authorized products.
• Cleaning of windows, handrails, tables, bathrooms, and all surfaces.
• In Rooms, cleaning includes all the articles inside it.
• Mandatory use of respiratory protection and disposable gloves.

Cleaning of rooms and common areas affected by Covid-19

If a suspected or confirmed case of Covid-19 arises, it is advisable to assume that the office or room has active microbiological material. Therefore, they will work as follows:

• Immediately contact Human Resources.
• Activate the existing Protocol of Possible contagion.
• Close the area, office, or room immediately.
• Use overalls, masks, and disposable gloves for cleaning.
• Use EPA and CDC approved disinfectants.
• Use electrostatic sprayer with approved disinfectant.
• Perform deep cleaning of the entire room and its items.
• Arrange all clothes in bags for washing in the laundry.
• Discard, if necessary, any article and/or furniture if necessary.

After sanitizing the affected area according to the established protocol, it will be suitable and safe for regular use in 10 minutes.

Our staff take talks and maintain the following personal safety procedures to carry out these tasks:

• Use of disposable masks and gloves
• Intense hand washing
• If soap and water are not available, use 60% hand sanitizer.
• Avoid working if you feel sick or have contact with a sick person.
• Frequently clean surfaces and objects in your workplace.
• Maintain social distancing of six feet between people whenever possible.

The Room Cleaning procedures:
• Wear a glove before entering the room
• Spray the chemical to doorknob
• Collect all dirty linen and put them in a sack
• Collect all the garbage in the room
• Disinfect the bath with the product and leave it to do its function
• Change gloves in every room
• Do not lower the mask while you are in the room doing the cleaning
• Do not clean the room if the guest is inside the room

Delivering Guest Request:
• The employee must always use the gloves and his mask
• Orders must be in a plastic bag, to be delivered to the guest
• Must always have distances with the guest
• The employee must notify the guest, in case the client does not have a mask, he must indicate that he puts in on

Protocol for cleaning and disinfection Common Areas due to Covid-19

The Common Areas Cleaning procedures:
• Spray the chemical to all doors and doorknob
• Collect all dirty trash with gloves put them in a sack
• Disinfect the bathrooms with the product and leave it to do its function
• Change gloves in every bathroom
• Do not lower the mask while you are in the room doing the cleaning
• Must always have distances with the guest
• The employee must notify the guest, in case the client does not have a mask, he must indicate that he puts in on

References:
OSHA: https://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA3990.pdf
CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
EPA: https://www.epa.gov/coronavirus/guidance-cleaning-and-disinfecting-public-spaces-workplaces-businesses-schools-and-homes
ASHRAE: https://www.ashrae.org/technical-resources/resources