Application

This unit specifies the skills and knowledge required to undertake regular and periodic cleaning of vinyl, tiled, stone, timber and engineered hard floors in a range of residential, educational, community, health care, accommodation and business settings.

It includes the selection, use and basic care of manual equipment and hand-held mechanical equipment, such as mops and a walk behind floor scrubber, to remove soiling from hard floors while following work health and safety (WHS) procedures.

This unit applies to cleaning industry personnel who work alone or in teams. They use a range of cognitive, technical and communication skills to select and apply a range of methods, tools, materials and information to complete routine cleaning activities and provide solutions to predictable and sometimes unpredictable problems.

All work must be carried out in accordance with relevant state/territory legislation and regulations, including WHS, and codes of practice as well as organisational procedures.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

Pre-requisite Unit

Nil.

Unit Sector

Cleaning