As hoteliers focus on occupancy and earning a strong GOP, a crucial factor to ensure smooth operations is having a healthy and infection free hotel. A large onus of that lies on the property’s housekeepers.
“Today, we are not only cleaning for appearance, but we are also cleaning for health,” said Tajana Ahmed, housekeeping manager – functional specialist housekeeping, Grand Hyatt Dubai.
“We also know that protecting our employees and guests is our number one priority. So, infections in our hotel can seriously damage our reputation and cost us millions of dollars,” she said.
“It is our responsibility to provide a safe environment, which includes adequate infection prevention and control procedures.”
“[This can be achieved by] taking precaution to have the right tools and equipment. The easiest way to prevent infections is hand washing. This is one of the most common vehicles to transmit micro-organisms, or bacteria,” she added.
“One precaution for me, is to immediately provide anti-bacterial hand wash to the housekeeping staff."
Ahmed also said that the most important times to wash hands is before preparing food and after using the washroom. “Only 20% of people wash hands before preparing food,” she said. “The recommended time to wash hands is 15 seconds, but the optimal time is 30 seconds,” she concluded.
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