Training Your Cleaning Teams – What You Need to Know

It can be hard to know where to start when choosing training courses for your cleaning staff. There are an array of different choices and each has their own value. But which should you focus on to get the most out of your teams and to provide value to your clients?

We’ve chosen a few training essentials that will get your team putting their best foot forward.

COSHH training

Your cleaning team will be working with chemicals, some of them quite hazardous. They need a good understanding of cleaning chemicals and how they should be using them safely and effectively. Limiting risks through COSHH training helps you to make sure that your team are working in the safest and most efficient way possible, minimising the chance of any accidents that could put them, or others, at risk. We offer COSHH training, so if you need to train new staff or refresh your current team then you can ask us for some help.

Health and Safety

Cleaning is physical work and more likely to result in injury or accidents, so it’s important your team know how to look after themselves. Making sure they’re using equipment correctly and moving it around buildings sensibly, taking appropriate steps to be aware of risks when working at height or using ladders and awareness of potential hazards. Health and safety training is wide reaching and will offer your staff a solid grounding for working well.

Equipment training

Giving your staff the appropriate training on all the equipment that you use is a wise choice. If equipment is used inappropriately or not cared for, it will quickly need repairing or replacing which impacts your margins and could result in delays to your cleaning schedules. A lot of equipment training can be done in-house and it’s a simple case of showing your cleaning staff the ropes so that they know how to use it. Some equipment might need specialist training, but it’s an investment worth making. Perhaps consider making one of your cleaning staff a trainer? By investing in them, you’ll be confident that the rest of your staff are getting their needs met.

Kitchen & washroom training

These two areas should be a key focus for any cleaner. Training should be given to help your staff get to grips with cleaning these areas properly but also to help stop the spread of infections and illness. By using some simple techniques, they can perform a vital role in keeping the workplace healthy. Making sure they know to focus on forgotten areas like handles and places where people’s hands touch, it’s a small effort that can make big impact.

And remember, training shouldn’t just be done at the beginning of a cleaner’s time with you. Investing in on-going training and taking opportunities to refresh their knowledge throughout the year will mean that you get the best out of them.