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CHAPTER 7(addition)

 Hygiene

Objective: examining how to ensurehygiene in the hotel through eficienthousekeeping operations

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Hygiene

The consideration o inection controland the development o a hygienepolicy should be an important part o

the housekeeping department. The rst step in inection control plan

is

to identiy areas o potential risk  to examine the inection cycle

to consider control measures

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The Infection Cycle

The inection cycle consists o a source

a link or intermediate

a potential victim

The aim is to break the link to prevent the

occurrence o inection to remove the source

to prevent a source to be born

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Sources and Carriers ofInfection

!ources ood inected at the source vermin" pets

and animals

human beings #who may carry a germeven unknowingly" may be suferingrom an inection" may have an open or

inected wound or may the carriers o $%&! and 'epatitis ()

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*arriers ood contaminated during preparation

human pick up injection on hands oreet

clothing and bedding

towels soap

suraces contaminated by hand" blood" vomit

air water #showers" eg +egionnaires,

disease)

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The Role of Cleaning

-fective cleaning is helpul in breaking theinection cycle.

On the other hand" the ollowing increase

the inection risk by increasing bacterialevels or becoming the source or the link inthe inection cycle inreuent cleaning

use o unhygienic methods use o contaminated euipment and cleaning

solutions

contaminated staf 

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Spread of Infection

%nection can be spread through thecleaning process in the ollowing ways: use o dirty or contaminated mops" dusters"

buckets" /oor machines

dirty or contaminated water ineficient lters on suction #vacuum) cleaners

blowing contaminated air back into theatmosphere

dry cleaning methods which scatter dust assweeping" dry mopping" dry dusting

dirty or contaminated towels

poor waste disposal methods eg uncoveredcontainers

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Chemical isinfectants

&isinection may be achieved by the use o heat" which is the most reliable method but is

limited in cleaning except in laundry and dish washing

chemical disinectants" which are dangerous to the userand the surace" that is why" they must be usedcorrectly or the intended purpose

at the correct dilution rate

or the specied length o time

at the correct temperature

generally ater cleaning reshly used

never mix with soaps or detergents as both agents may beneutralised

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 !aste isposal

The waste disposal system involves collecting up the waste

holding it in suitable containers

moving it into a central collection point

arranging or its nal removal

2aste products create re

start to smell

attract pests and vermin

thereore" the aim is to dispose waste in ahygienic manner.

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 !aste Collection 

%n order to have a satisactory collection anddisposal system rst analyse the type o waste eg. 3itchen waste"

paper waste" sharps etc because each type owaste may reuire diferent collection" storageand disposal arrangement

second arrange diferent coloured and types ocontainers or diferent types o waste

third consider recycling and environmental issues ourth consider to have adeuate provision o

receptacles in sanitary areas

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"egionella Pneumophila

"egionella Pneumophila is a kind oillness caused by a bacteria.

4irst reported in 5678 at the (ellevue9

!tratord 'otel in hiladelphia where;< people died. $lso seen in 56=> at the'ilton $irport %nn in ?ichigan where ;people died and @7 became ill and in

'oliday %nn 'otel in 2isconsin where <died and @A became ill. ?oreover"reported in Turkey in 4estival 'otel in%stanbul in 5667.

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Symptoms consist o ever" chills"headache" muscular aches and pains. Oten

include cough" chest pain" shortness obreath" mental conusion" vomiting" anddiarrhea lasting 5A95> days. Occasionallydamage liver and kidneys. The main attack

on the human body is through lungs.

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Besearch shows that the #ide$spreadpresence o the organisms #+egionella) inthe environment is ound in water sources.

This includes cooling towers

evaporative condensers

air conditioning units potable water supplies

creek mud" lakes and streams.

laces that contain high moisture level #e.g.

!hower heads" shower curtains" lters in airconditioning systemC) helps the +egionellaneumophila to multiple rapidly and then ittransport via the air.

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 $s managers" in order to secure ourproperty" we should

check the locations o our ampliying

units #eg water cooling towers) and tryto make that they are not located in aposition that makes it possible or the/uent air rom the amplier to become

a part o the make up air or thebuilding.

a good ltration system or theincoming air would also help inpreventing the +egionella beore theyenter the building,s air distributionsystem throughout the building.

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periodically check the ampliying

units and use the recommendedchemical treatments.

euently clean the shower heads"shower curtains" and ilters in air

conditioning systems.