Dear Valued Employees,
With this memo we are advising all employees that Task-co Building Maintenance is mobilizing to take control and to put into place a management plan of action to take preventive measures regarding the COVID-19 epidemic.
COVID-19 PREVENTION & CONTROL
Task-co will be taking measures by implementing a deeper disinfection of hard surfaces and human touch points.
Task-co cleaning staff will be receiving instruction and training to provide a deeper disinfection for all touch point surfaces.
Steps to be followed for proper hygiene and cleaning provide the first line of defense against the spread of infection. Please review the following Steps.
Step 1: Currently, for our method of cleaning touch point surfaces, we are using microfiber cloths and a hydrogen peroxide mixture diluted with warm water.
Task-co cleaners are currently submerging the microfiber cloth into the bucket of chemical, wringing out the microfiber cloth by hand and wiping all touch point surfaces including all other washable surfaces.
At this time, Task-co is going to implement a deeper method of disinfection.
Step 2: In addition to Step 1 above.
Task-co cleaners will be instructed/trained on how to locate the touch points that they are required to disinfect.
Staff will be using a chemical entitled “SANIBLEND 64 CONCENTRATED Lemon”.
Additionally, cleaners will perform more agitation using a back and forth method, scrubbing the touch point areas a few times with pressure to remove any potential any viruses or any other germs.
The areas we will be focusing on cleaning or disinfecting will be those surfaces that are touched most often.
Surfaces such as doorknobs, desks, countertops, light switches, keyboards, telephones, handrails and anything else that is often touched shall be routinely disinfected.
Task-co Management will be arranging to have Mark Abbott and Mike Morrison visit all locations to train employees on how to perform Step 2 – the sanitizing/disinfecting all of our client’s building’s human touch points. This new way of cleaning will start right away as soon as we get the disinfectant.
Follow proper cleaning instructions:
Wash and rinse visibly dirty surfaces before applying disinfectant. Surfaces that are not visibly dirty, you can use products that clean and disinfect.
Make safety a priority:
Use the appropriate PPE (Personal Protective Equipment). Follow directions as provided by Mike/Mark and hazard warnings on product labels. Do not mix products.
Properly handle waste:
Discard disposable cleaning items after use. Avoid contact with waste and use appropriate PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) when handling and emptying bins. Wash hands thoroughly after handling waste.
Precautionary Measures:
You can help prevent yourself from getting and spreading COVID-19 – and other respiratory illnesses–by following these steps:
- Wash your hands often with soap and water for 20 seconds. Use 70% alcohol-based hand sanitizer if soap and water are not available;
- Avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands;
- Avoid close contact such as kissing, hugging, and sharing cups or eating utensils with people who are sick;
- Cover your coughs and sneezes with a tissue or shirt sleeve, not your hands;
- Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces, such as toys and doorknobs, etc., especially if someone is sick;
- Stay home when you are sick.
NOTES:
- All table-top surfaces will dry with some streaking due to the disinfection.
- Surfaces disinfected by Task-co cleaners have to be wet wiped and left to air dry for the disinfection kill time to work.
- Task-co staff/cleaners will also be asked to quarantine themselves at home if feeling flu like symptoms and will be required to be checked by a medical facility before returning to public/work in order to avoid the spread of the virus or cold.
- Task-co Management also requests that employees participate in cleaning their hands with warm soapy water before eating and even before or after leaving a facility.
- As a further precaution, Management will also require a daily disinfection on all cleaning equipment and work vehicles.
Thank you for your participation and cooperation in the above noted COVID-19 plan of action. Should you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact our office. Please let us know your thoughts.
Sincerely;
Raymond D’Aguiar – Owner
TASK-CO BUILDING MAIN