The cleaning requirements for an industrial facility depend on the type of facility and the processes that take place inside it. That sounds obvious written down, and it is still the thing most often got wrong when a general cleaning contractor is asked to work in a plant.
The same building, different problems
A food processing facility has additional cleaning and sanitation requirements that a fabrication shop does not, and it is held to them by auditors. A foundry generates sand, slag and metal shavings that no food plant will ever see. A warehouse is mostly a dust and traffic problem. A utility plant has areas that most contractors are not trained to enter.
The facilities we work in regularly include:
- Manufacturing plants
- Packaging plants
- Foundries
- Food plants
- Warehouses and distribution centers
- Material processing plants
- Shops
- Waste recycling plants
- Utility plants
- Commercial buildings
What changes between them
The method changes, the chemicals change, the certifications the technicians need change, and the standard the work is measured against changes. In a food plant the benchmark is an audit. In a foundry it is whether the equipment runs. In a warehouse it is safety and appearance.
Why it matters when you choose a contractor
Ask a prospective contractor what they would do differently in your type of facility compared with the last one they worked in. If the answer is nothing, they are going to learn on your site.
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