FACTORY CLEANING and WAREHOUSE CLEANING; the OHSweep guide.

OHSweep, the step by step guide to industrial cleaning

For any business that operates a factory and/ or warehouse, maintaining a clean and organised premises is one of the largest challenges faced. Sweep Scrub has compiled this guide to help keep overall site cleanliness in order, and all aisle ways free of debris with minimal effort. We will provide all industrial cleaning services to your site. We will provide industrial sweepers. We will provide industrial scrubbers. We will provide pressure cleaning services. Our industry expertise will allow us to provide the best option, first time, every time.

Please read on, to find out exactly why your business priority of cleanliness of your factory and warehouse is beneficial overall to not only the business, but also staff and customers.

The benefits of factory cleaning and warehouse cleaning

Even though keeping your premises clean and tidy requires effort, forward planning and costs associated, it can pay itself back several times over.

Increased productivity

Maintaining an organised working environment will make it easy for staff to find equipment and supplies required, directly increasing productivity. It will also boost staff morale. Often, some warehouse staff can feel neglected, or develop a “them and us” mentality, between the warehouse and office. A clean environment will also indirectly boost staff productivity: If your employees know time and money is dedicated to keeping their environment clean, a culture of pride in their work is more likely to be embraced.

Comply with Occupational Health and Safety Regulations. SafeWork SA. WHS/ OHS

SafeWork SA is responsible for providing work health and safety, public safety and state-based industrial relations services across South Australia.

SafeWork SA inspectors ensure work health and safety and public safety standards are met and appropriate action is taken when breaches of laws are detected. They help people better understand their work health and safety responsibilities. Work Health and Safety Advisors provide businesses, workers, health and safety representatives and industry with free information, support and practical advice tailored to suit the workplace's industry, size, risk and complexity.

As the operator of a business, employers must ensure the OHS of anyone affected by their work or in employment, including controlling slip/ trip risks as far as reasonably possible. Employers must undertake risk assessment, and take necessary action. This includes the floor of the workplace to be suitable for the type of work which will be performed, in good condition, free of obstruction.

In short, a clean premises will lead to increased productivity and a caring culture, as well as help comply with OHS SafeWork SA regulations. A dirty premises will prevent staff working at capacity, but also send a bad message to employees and any visitors about the kind of business you are.

Factory cleaning and warehouse cleaning plan

The type of work performed on your premises will affect cleaning frequency and type of industrial cleaning, but you should have two types of warehouse floor cleaning routines scheduled: deep and regular cleaning.

Warehouse floor sweeper & warehouse floor scrubber

Over time, the floor of your warehouse and your equipment is going to build up with dirt, dust and grime, all of which can seriously affect productivity. Your premises needs to be deeply cleaned before it reaches this point. How long this takes is site specific. Site attendance by one of our staff is required to establish an answer to “how long”.

If you use in-house staff to perform the cleaning, several hours, and significant downtime of no production is required. This is the advantage of using Sweep Scrub. No lost time. Think back to morale. How much greater will it increase when staff recognise you are providing warehouse cleaning services “for them”?

Deep cleaning will include use of an industrial floor sweeper, followed by an industrial floor scrubber. This may also include include a hot water pressure washer (with vacuum recovery, Who wants water overspray everywhere?). Warehouse floor cleaning will help prevent contaminants on shelves and products.

Do you want your forklift drivers to load trucks or clean floors? Sweep Scrub sell clean floors. We do not sell loaded trucks. We are an industrial floor cleaner.

Regular warehouse cleaning services

In between scheduled deep industrial cleans, a regular industrial sweeping schedule should be implemented. Frequency of using an industrial sweeper will depend on several factors, such as:

• What kind of work do you perform on site? Do you use machinery that creates dirt, dust, debris? Forklift tyre dust? Concrete floor erosion? Exposed aggregate in concrete indicates the integrity of the concrete has been lost. Fear not though, as part of our warehouse cleaning services we have a solution for this too.

• How often do customers and suppliers visit your site? A messy work environment doesn’t reflect well on your business and may have an impact on whether or not they want to continue the business relationship.

• Do you equipment that requires a sterile environment to perform at its best? Electronics?

Employees of your business still need to do their part. They still need to maintain a tidy work area. Employees should be instructed to clean up any rubbish (i.e shrink wrap and broken timbers from pallets), then we will take care of the rest. Call Sweep Scrub immediately for any spills. We will attend with an industrial scrubber, also known as a warehouse scrubber, bunding, recovery tanks, absorbent material, whatever else required to prevent an environmental incident.

Summary

The cleanliness and tidiness of your workplace has a big effect on employee morale and productivity. Maintaining warehouse floor cleaning will keep everyone safe and help them perform their jobs as efficiently as possible, helping them to meet targets more easily.

Allowing Sweep Scrub, Adelaides premier industrial floor cleaner, to provide your warehouse cleaning services, will provide you staff the best opportunity to provide your customers the products and services possible. Our staff will attend site at times most convenient to you, minimising risk and maximising clean.

Safe floors. Clean products. Happy staff. Increased productivity. Increased profits. Contact us.

Warehouse scrubber at work.