Thursday's Ask the Experts: Hospital soiling

September 24, 2009

Thursday''s Ask the Experts questions from a cleaning professionals on the International Custodial Advisors Network (ICAN) "Ask the Experts" page: Is there an estimate of how many pounds of soil/dirt are tracked into a commercial (hospital) in a week, month or year?

The answer:

I doubt anyone has an accurate estimate of this. There are so many factors to consider that it would be almost impossible to know an average.
The location and climate of the hospital would be of concern. How much foot traffic there is would differ based on facility size. Use of track-off matting... — Lynn E. Krafft, ICAN/ATEX, lekrafft@juno.com

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