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Colour coding cleaning materials and equipment ensures that these items are not used in multiple areas, therefore reducing the risk of cross-infection.
This is especially important when cleaning with-in the medical field or food industry.
All cleaning materials and equipment, for example, cloths (re-usable and disposable), mops, buckets, aprons and gloves, should be colour coded.
• Red –– most often used in high-sanitary (high risk for the spread of infection) applications or in restroom cleaning, such as with toilets and urinals
• Yellow –– for sinks, counters and washroom surfaces; also used for specialty cleaning (counters, mirrors), gym areas and metal works
• Blue ––in lower-risk areas of a building, such as desktops, ledges, window cleaning and high and low dusting
• Green ––used in food-processing and food-serving areas, as well as bar areas