Monitoring cleaning of surfaces
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1. A method for evaluating cleaning within a hospital, the method comprising:
- applying an amount of transparent indicator material to one or more environmental surfaces within the hospital, the transparent indicator material fluorescing upon exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation;
determining if any of the transparent indicator material remains on the one or more environmental surfaces by exposing the one or more environmental surfaces to UV radiation after one or more opportunities to clean the one or more environmental surfaces by environmental services staff, thereby providing a quality of cleaning result; and
training the environmental services staff on cleaning issues, wherein training the environmental services staff includes providing the environmental services staff with information regarding at least one selected from the group consisting of improved cleaning techniques, the quality of cleaning result, a baseline result, and locations of areas to be cleaned.
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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 within a hospital, the method comprising:
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applying an amount of transparent indicator material to one or more environmental surfaces within the hospital, the transparent indicator material fluorescing upon exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation; determining if any of the transparent indicator material remains on the one or more environmental surfaces by exposing the one or more environmental surfaces to UV radiation after one or more opportunities to clean the one or more environmental surfaces by environmental services staff, thereby providing a quality of cleaning result; and training the environmental services staff on cleaning issues, wherein training the environmental services staff includes providing the environmental services staff with information regarding at least one selected from the group consisting of improved cleaning techniques, the quality of cleaning result, a baseline result, and locations of areas to be cleaned. - 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, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method for evaluating cleaning, the method comprising:
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applying an amount of transparent indicator material to one or more environmental surfaces, the transparent indicator material fluorescing upon exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation; allowing at least a portion of the applied transparent indicator material to dry on the one or more environmental surfaces, the transparent indicator material being transparent after drying; determining if any of the transparent indicator material remains on the one or more environmental surfaces by exposing the one or more environmental surfaces to UV radiation after one or more opportunities to clean the one or more environmental surfaces by environmental services staff, thereby providing a quality of cleaning result; and training the environmental services staff on cleaning issues, wherein training the environmental services staff includes providing the environmental services staff with information regarding at least one selected from the group consisting of improved cleaning techniques, the quality of cleaning result, a baseline result, and locations of areas to be cleaned.
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36. A method for evaluating cleaning, the method comprising:
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applying an amount of transparent indicator material to one or more environmental surfaces, the transparent indicator material fluorescing upon exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation, the transparent indicator material configured to dry on the one or more environmental surfaces, wherein the transparent indicator material is transparent when dry; determining if any of the transparent indicator material remains on the one or more environmental surfaces by exposing the one or more environmental surfaces to UV radiation after one or more opportunities to clean the one or more environmental surfaces by environmental services staff, thereby providing a quality of cleaning result; and training the environmental services staff on cleaning issues, wherein training the environmental services staff includes providing the environmental services staff with information regarding at least one selected from the group consisting of improved cleaning techniques, the quality of cleaning result, a baseline result, and locations of areas to be cleaned.
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