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  • Place smaller waste receptacles in the corridor outside your office for it to be emptied and relined
  • Utilize larger office waste receptacles for food waste and wet trash to control odors.
  • Use provided cleaners to sanitize office space (i.e., keyboards, desk space, doorknobs, phones, etc.)

  • Public Areas

    Public areas will be cleaned 5 days per week.

    • Remove trash
    • Wipe down all touch points
    • Clean adjacent restrooms and monitoring throughout shifts
    • Disinfect waiting rooms and elevators
    • Clean entrances and glass
    • Lounges/break rooms and conference rooms to be treated on continual basis
  • Classroom & Lecture Areas

    Classrooms and lecture areas will be cleaned 5 days per week.

    • Remove trash
    • Vacuum at least 2 times per week
    • Disinfect desks, workstations and chairs
  • Labs

    Labs will be cleaned 3 days per week.

    • Remove trash
    • Dust mopping
    • Damp mopping
    • Restock paper or soaps
  • Clinic Space

    Clinic space will be cleaned 5 days per week.

    • Remove trash
    • Dust mopping
    • Damp mopping
    • Replenish soap and paper supplies
    • Disinfect all non-medical equipment touch points
    • Wipe counter tops/sinks, as requested
    • Non-Hospital Clinic Waiting Rooms
    • Non-hospital clinic waiting rooms will be cleaned 5 days per
    • Remove trash
    • Wipe down non-furniture touch points multiple times per day
    • Wipe down furniture touch points once per Additional cleaning of furniture touchpoints recommended to be performed by clinic staff several times daily.
    • Cleaning adjacent restrooms twice per day and monitoring throughout shifts
    • Vacuum/damp mop
    • Clean entrances and glass
  • Stairwells

    Stairwells will be cleaned 5 days per week.

    • Dust mopping
    • Wipe down touch points
    • High dusting, where possible
  • Corridors

    Main corridors will be cleaned 5 days a week.

    • Dust mopping
    • Spot damp mopping
    • Wipe down touch points
    • High dusting, where possible
  • Private Offices

    Building Services employees will not enter private offices except once a month to vacuum and dust or when a specific work order is called into 4-WORK (205-934-9675) or submitted through our online system. Trash that needs to be removed can be placed in common area containers that get emptied daily, or trashcans can be placed outside of private spaces in common corridors at night and they will be emptied daily and placed back outside of the door in the common corridor. 

    If additional work is required, please use the work order system outlined above and our EVS team will complete the work as a non-emergency work order. If you have any questions about your specific area, please call 4-WORK (205-934-9675) and ask to speak with a manager.