dispenser. As a result, towels will be extracted in clumps and some will be left on the units or dropped onto the floor where they will create a soggy mess. This will generate even more work for the cleaner.
A good alternative is the Tork PeakServe system, where the hand towels are compressed by 50% and are inserted into the dispenser in bundles. Refilling takes place at the cleaner’s own convenience simply by inserting a new bundle, while the fact that the towels are withdrawn singly helps to reduce consumption and avoids messy towels being left lying on the units.
Many public toilets are equipped with jumbo toilet rolls because these offer a long-lasting supply and help to prevent run-outs, but it can be difficult for the cleaner to predict when the supply will run out – so they will be required to make multiple washroom checks, and there will be a temptation to replace the roll before it has been entirely used up.
The Tork SmartOne Twin Mini Toilet Roll System is a better option, because a new roll can be inserted at any time to suit the cleaner and ensure a continuous supply. The process of refilling will also be sped up if all dispensers are quick and easy to open, either with a universal key or via a push-button. All Tork Elevation dispensers offer these options.
In order to keep the dispensers of high-traffic washrooms constantly replenished, the cleaner will often be expected to manually transport boxes of soap and paper to the facility. Carrying large, unwieldy boxes of toilet tissue and hand towels can be exhausting while also leading to excessive strain on the back.
All washroom products should therefore ideally be housed in easy-to-transport packaging to ease the cleaner’s burden. For example, the Tork Easy Handling Carry Pack and Carry Box for toilet tissue and hand towels have comfortable handles allowing staff to carry two packs at a time, one in each hand. The containers are easy to open without the use
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of scissors or knives and have features adapted to different finger sizes. Tork Carry Boxes fold flat when empty while their integral handles allow the cleaner to carry several empty boxes at a time to the recycling facility.
Among the most mind-numbing washroom tasks that a cleaner has to undertake are the repetitive checks that need to be made on the soap and paper supplies. Many of these checks will be unnecessary, but supplies cannot be allowed to run out since this could compromise hygiene and lead to dissatisfied customers.
Tork Vision Cleaning allows cleaners to check remotely when a washroom dispenser is running low on soap, toilet paper or hand towels. This allows them to stay ahead of the game and removes the need for multiple unnecessary physical checks. Tork Vision Cleaning also incorporates people-counters which enables cleaners to check remotely whenever a washroom is experiencing particularly high usage and might need an extra service check.
It could be the case that washroom cleaning will soon become significantly easier with the news that a toilet- cleaning robot named Abluo is due to be trialled in Singapore later this year. Devised by start-up HiveBotics, the machine uses a swivelling arm to pick up its own brushes and spray attachments that are housed in an integral utility rack. The machine is claimed to halve the time that human cleaners typically spend on cleaning toilets, allowing them to focus on other tasks.
Abluo and similar robots could revolutionise the task of washroom cleaning, but it could take years before these machines are freely available on the professional market. So, in the meantime, it makes good sense for washroom providers to do what they can to enhance the cleaner’s working life and improve their motivation – simply by making the task as easy as possible.
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