PWM-Cleaning: WSQ Public Hygiene Maintenance – level 1
About This Course
This course is only for the low wage workers in the PWM-Cleaning Sector.
This course “WSQ Public Hygiene Maintenance - level 1” aims to equip learners with the essential knowledge and skills necessary to maintain cleanliness and safety in public areas. By the end of this course, learners will be able to effectively display safety signage for different uses, use of proper PPE for cleaning lift car, lift lobby areas, apron drain and gully trap. Learner understands common amenities and common types of materials found in residential public areas, and use proper cleaning methods to clean the Public area. Learner is able to remove common debris, use of sanitizer, chemicals in maintaining public hygiene. At the end of lesson, leaner learn to replenish consumables, dispose of waste and reinstate work area.
What You'll Learn
Learning Objectives:
LO1: Able to display the appropriate safety signages at designated area to prevent accident during the course of cleaning the surroundings
LO2: Able to use allocated personal protective equipment (PPE) to perform cleaning of the assigned area in the public areas
LO3: Able to use proper tools to perform cleaning in the public areas and the related amenities in accordance to organisational procedures and guidelines
LO4: Able to dispose the waste collected at waste-holding area are secured in its containers and reinstate work area
Course Content:
• Display the appropriate safety signage at designated area to prevent accidents during the course of cleaning the surroundings
• Different types of safety signage
• Organisational procedures relating to cleaning the amenities in public areas
• Public Utilities (Water Supply) Regulation 39K9 - Public Utilities (Water Supply) Regulation 39
• Use allocated personal protective equipment (PPE) and industrial standards and practices relating to use of PPE
• Infection control techniques, Cleaning chemicals, Colour-code and label chemical bottle
• Types and characteristics of the public amenities
• Types of tools, equipment and supplies to perform cleaning of public amenities
• Common debris, soilage, spillage and chokes removal methods on public areas and related amenities
• Perform cleaning in the public areas and the related amenities in accordance to organisational procedures and guidelines
• Replenish consumables cleaning supplies used for cleaning the amenities in public area when necessary to ensure smooth operation of cleaning services provided
• Ensure waste collected at waste-holding area are secured in its containers
• Collect assigned tools, equipment and supplies and place them on rack/ receptacles
• Inform appropriate person or supervisor if work activities cannot be carried out
Entry Requirements
• Speak, listen and write simple English equivalent to WPL Level 1.
• Little or no formal education needed.