Monitoring Cleaning of Surfaces
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1. A method for evaluating cleaning improvement interventions, the method comprising:
- applying a contiguous amount of transparent indicator material to one or more target sites of one or more environmental surfaces, the amount of transparent indicator material being applied to the one or more target sites of the one or more environmental surfaces with a non-contact applicator; and
determining if any of the transparent indicator material remains on the one or more target sites of the one or more environmental surfaces after one or more opportunities to clean the one or more environmental surfaces by environmental services staff, thereby providing a cleanliness result.
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Abstract
A method for monitoring cleaning of a surface includes applying an amount of transparent indicator material to an area of a surface and measuring the amount of transparent indicator material remaining on the surface. The transparent indicator material may be fixed on the surface by drying and, when a fluorescent material, may be measured through exposure to ultraviolet radiation.
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1. A method for evaluating cleaning improvement interventions, the method comprising:
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applying a contiguous amount of transparent indicator material to one or more target sites of one or more environmental surfaces, the amount of transparent indicator material being applied to the one or more target sites of the one or more environmental surfaces with a non-contact applicator; and determining if any of the transparent indicator material remains on the one or more target sites of the one or more environmental surfaces after one or more opportunities to clean the one or more environmental surfaces by environmental services staff, thereby providing a cleanliness result. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method for improving the cleaning of environmental surfaces, the method comprising:
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applying an amount of transparent indicator material to one or more target sites of one or more environmental surfaces, the transparent indicator material including a transparent source of adherence and a carrier; and determining if any of the transparent indicator material remains on the one or more target sites of the one or more environmental surfaces after one or more opportunities to clean the one or more environmental surfaces by environmental services staff. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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