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Cleaning checklist

Routine cleaning of a building's common areas, from each workday to once a year, by area.

Each workday

TaskRequiredPhoto required
Safety
Clean up spills immediatelyYes
Use disinfectant as its label directs: surface stays wet for the contact time; products never mixed; area ventilatedYes
Wear the PPE named on the product's Safety Data SheetYes
Disinfect where someone has obviously been ill, such as vomitYes
Report evidence of pests
Entrances and lobbies
Damp-wipe doors, push plates, doorknobs and card readers (four times a day)Yes
Damp-wipe drinking fountain faucets and buttons (four times a day)Yes
Empty and clean trash receptacles, including exterior cans at the entrancesYes
Lift and vacuum doormats on both sides
Clean door glass and side panels
Dust and damp-wipe horizontal surfaces and railings
Corridors and stairs
Damp-wipe handrails (twice a day)Yes
Spot-clean walls to 6 ft
Empty trashYes
Elevators
Damp-wipe buttons and panels (four times a day)Yes
Mop the floor; polish stainless steel; remove marks from doors
Offices
Damp-wipe doorknobs and push plates (four times a day)Yes
Empty trash and recyclingYes
Dust horizontal ledges
Meeting rooms and classrooms
Empty trash; vacuum carpet; damp-wipe furniture and ledges
Damp-wipe switches, doors and doorknobs (four times a day)Yes
Break rooms and kitchens
Damp-wipe sinks, dispensers, appliance handles and tables (four times a day)Yes
Replenish supplies; empty trash; clean stainless sinks and countersYes
Restrooms
Damp-wipe sinks, stall doors, dispensers, hand dryers and door handles (four times a day)Yes
Clean all fixtures: bowls, urinals, sinks, mirrors, chromeYes
Replenish all suppliesYes
Empty and clean trashYes
Sweep and wash floorsYes
Damp-wipe partitions; remove graffiti
Clean shower stalls, fixtures and floors

Weekly

TaskRequiredPhoto required
Safety
Clean up spills immediatelyYes
Use disinfectant as its label directs: surface stays wet for the contact time; products never mixed; area ventilatedYes
Wear the PPE named on the product's Safety Data SheetYes
Disinfect where someone has obviously been ill, such as vomitYes
Report evidence of pests
Entrances and lobbies
Dust-mop and damp-mop hard floors; vacuum and spot-clean carpet (three days a week)
Corridors and stairs
Sweep and damp-mop stairs and landings; mop or vacuum corridor floors (three days a week)
Offices
Vacuum carpet; mop hard floors (three days a week)
Spot-clean walls and partitions to 6 ft (three days a week)
Meeting rooms and classrooms
Spot-clean walls

Monthly

TaskRequiredPhoto required
Safety
Clean up spills immediatelyYes
Use disinfectant as its label directs: surface stays wet for the contact time; products never mixed; area ventilatedYes
Wear the PPE named on the product's Safety Data SheetYes
Disinfect where someone has obviously been ill, such as vomitYes
Report evidence of pests
Elevators
Clean ceiling panels
Meeting rooms and classrooms
Clean upholstery
Break rooms and kitchens
Remove gum (five days a month)
Restrooms
Wash walls floor to ceiling (twice a month)
Prime floor drains; clean drains and lift lids (five days a month)
Periodic floor and building work
Spray-buff hard floors (twice a month)

Quarterly

TaskRequiredPhoto required
Safety
Clean up spills immediatelyYes
Use disinfectant as its label directs: surface stays wet for the contact time; products never mixed; area ventilatedYes
Wear the PPE named on the product's Safety Data SheetYes
Disinfect where someone has obviously been ill, such as vomitYes
Report evidence of pests
Offices
Dust blinds

Twice a year

TaskRequiredPhoto required
Safety
Clean up spills immediatelyYes
Use disinfectant as its label directs: surface stays wet for the contact time; products never mixed; area ventilatedYes
Wear the PPE named on the product's Safety Data SheetYes
Disinfect where someone has obviously been ill, such as vomitYes
Report evidence of pests
Offices
Spray-clean blinds
Periodic floor and building work
Scrub and recoat, burnish, or strip and refinish hard floors
Extraction-clean carpets
Clean interior glass and exterior perimeter windows
Wash walls in entrances, halls and public areas
Vacuum and wash air diffuser grilles, or as needed
Dust, sweep or vacuum service rooms (boiler, electrical, mechanical, communications)

Annually

TaskRequiredPhoto required
Safety
Clean up spills immediatelyYes
Use disinfectant as its label directs: surface stays wet for the contact time; products never mixed; area ventilatedYes
Wear the PPE named on the product's Safety Data SheetYes
Disinfect where someone has obviously been ill, such as vomitYes
Report evidence of pests
Offices
Wash office walls

Frequencies are the APPA Level 2 minimums, so reduce them for low-traffic areas and raise them for high-traffic or weekend use. A maker's manual for a floor, fixture, or product governs its method or timing, and a stricter local health rule governs too.