NZQA registered unit standard
Title
Clean floors
Level
2
Purpose
1563 version 6
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Credits
4
This unit standard is for people entering the cleaning industry.
People credited with this standard are able to: dustrol the floor;
damp or wet mop the floor; and vacuum the floor.
Classification
Cleaning and Caretaking > Cleaning Skills
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Competence demonstrated during assessment against this standard must comply
with the requirements of:
Employment Relations Act 2000;
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
Resource Management Act 1991.
2
Equipment and cleaning agents must be used in accordance with manufacturer's
recommendations.
3
Definitions
Health care facilities can include aged residential care facilities, dental surgeries,
doctors’ surgeries, specialist clinics, general and specialist hospitals.
Dustrol may also be called a static mop or dust mop. While the technical applications
vary between each of these, the principles are the same. The purpose is to remove
dust from the floor without creating dust showers.
Flat mop is a type of microfibre mop and can be used in a wet or dry condition.
Mop refers to either a string/cotton, sponge or microfibre type, or a flat mop.
Industry best practice refers to any enterprise and/or establishment requirements,
practices, policy, procedures, methods and protocols which are in accordance with
applicable legislation, regulations and New Zealand Standards.
4
A vacuum cleaner used in health care facilities must be fitted with a genuine HEPA
(High Efficiency Particulate Air) filter.
5
When this standard is used in health care facilities, the assessor and trainees need
to be aware of the facility’s policies and protocols that must be adhered to.
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Dustrol the floor.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Equipment is either selected individually or from single station equipment and is
clean and in working condition.
Range
may include – dustrol, dustpan and hand brush, vacuum.
Evidence of dustrol and one other is required.
1.2
Loose soil is removed without creating dust showers and dustrolled floor is free
from dust and loose soil.
1.3
Equipment is cleaned, checked and stored in accordance with industry best
practice.
Outcome 2
Damp or wet mop the floor.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Equipment is either selected individually or from single station equipment and is
clean and in working condition.
Range
2.2
mop, bucket and/or wringer.
Warning signs are displayed in accordance with industry best practice.
Range
at least one of – signs, cordons, barriers.
2.3
Complete coverage with cleaning solution is achieved.
2.4
Condition of mop and solution ensures that cleaning level is maintained
throughout the task.
Range
solution changed to maintain level of cleaning.
2.5
Task is completed without damage or risk to personnel, furnishings, or fixtures.
2.6
Equipment is cleaned, checked and stored in accordance with industry best
practice.
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Outcome 3
Vacuum the floor.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Selected equipment is clean and in working condition.
Range
vacuum cleaner, attachments, dustpan, hand brush.
3.2
Vacuum cleaner is safety checked and damaged and non-operational
equipment reported in accordance with industry best practice.
3.3
Floor is cleared of large soil deposits before vacuuming begins.
3.4
Accessories are used which are compatible with floor surface and location of
soil and dust.
Range
corners, edges, open floor.
3.5
Task is completed leaving floor free from visible soil and dust.
3.6
Task is completed without damage or risk to personnel, furnishings, or fixtures.
3.7
Equipment is cleaned, checked and stored in accordance with industry best
practice.
Planned review date
31 December 2017
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
26 May 1994
31 December 2014
Review
2
31 August 1996
31 December 2014
Review
3
27 April 2000
31 December 2014
Revision
4
8 February 2001
31 December 2014
Review
5
27 February 2006
31 December 2014
Review
6
18 October 2012
N/A
0004
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
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Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMRs). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact Community Support Services ITO Limited (Careerforce) at
info@careerforce.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit
standard.
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