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HOUSEKEEPING AS A
BUISNESS PLAN
STRUCTURE AND EARN
REVENUE
 HOUSEKEEPING IN HOSPITALS
• In hospials, hygiene and cleanliness are of particular
importance in reducing the threat of cross infection,
with the result that housekeeping here is highly
organised.
• The scope of hospital housekeeping is enormous.
Here control of dust and germs is so important that
the cleaning equipmrnt may have features that are
not to be found in other establishments, such as:
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HOSPITALS(CONTD.)
• Electrical equipment fitted with extra filters to
reduce the risk of dust distribution.
• Electrical equipment fitted with silencers to
minimize irritation to patients.
• CLEANING METHODS MAY SLIGHTLY DIFFER FOR
EXAMPLE:
• Dusting is carried out with damp cloth only.
• Sweeping is carried out with mops with heads
that can be sterilized or disposed of after each
cleaning session.
 HOUSEKEEPING IN HOSTELS
• Hostels for young people and univesity halls of
residence are medium to long stay
establishments.
• In order to cater for the longer period of stay,
hostels must provide considerably more storage
space than found in hotels.
• The responsibilities of housekeeper here will be:
• Maintaining cleanliness and hygiene.
• Reporting and checking on maintenance work.
• Managing staffing.
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• Undertaking budgetary control.
• Ensuring well being and discipline of students.
• Undertaking pest control.
• Maintaining and providing linen.
• Handling lost property.

• An inventory of all items must be taken at the time of a student vacating

hostel. Usually some amount of money is taken as caution deposit at the
time of alloting room to a student, to cover cost of pilfrage and damage.
 HOUSEKEEPING IN AIRCRAFTS
• When an aircraft commences flight,the boarding
passengers want to see an immaculately clean and
safe interior.Therefore, airlines lay a great stress on
interior cleaning by housekeeping staff, which in
most cases are provided by a contract company.

• The extentof cleaning depends upon the time

available in between flights.In cases where
cleaningtime is short,priority is given to the removal
of refuse and dry waste and cleaning oftoilet
compartments and galleys.A more thorough
cleaning should be carried out onceevery 24 hours
where passenger cabins,seats,and flight deck too
are vacuum-cleanedand disinfected.
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AIRCRAFTS(CONTD.)

• Amenities and loose covers are replaced.

When aircrafts arrive fromrodent-prone
regions,they need to be fumigated.
 HOUSEKEEPING IN CRUISE
SHIPS

• Housekeeping work on cruises is similar to

what housekeeping responsibilities are in
a hotel. Housekeepers here are
responsible for making cabins or
staterooms comfortable for the guests
apart from laundry pickups and delivery
and general cleaning of commonareas in
the ship.
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SHIPS(CONTD.)

• Cleaning of cruises is to be done in

compliance with Hazard Analysisand
Critical Control Point(HACCP)regulations as
hygiene is of utmost
importance.Personalized butler service for
suite guests is also provided by the
housekeeping department.
 HOUSKEEPING IN ART
GALLERIES,MUSEUMS,LIBRARIES,AND
ARCHIVES
• The scope of housekeeping at these
establishments includes maintaining display
areas, exhibits, old books, documents, and
manuscripts. Particular problems include
dust control across extensive areas of
shelves and a quantity of books and also
control of UV-ray exposure to prevent
deterioration of documents.
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GALLERIES,MUSEUMS,LIBRARIES,AND
ARCHIVES(CONTD.)

• The organization and supervision of

cleaning and maintenance form
part of the curator's or librarian's job
description.
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• Additional housekeeping factors here, apart

from routine cleaning,include the following:
Deep cleaning must be completed before or
after office hours.
• Maintenance of indoor plants and flower
arrangements must be regularly attended to.
• Disposal of confidential waste must take
place by way of a shredder
and/orincineration.