cleanliness. Installing hand driers cuts down on the possibility of mess from discarded paper towels. While using touch-free, quality soap dispensers shows that the business is committed to good hand hygiene, as well as mitigating the risk of spreading germs outside of the washroom through hand to surface contamination. Using automated fragrance dispensers can make sure washrooms stay fresh throughout busy periods, too.
High-performing hygiene solutions tackle the cleanliness of a washroom and can also be an attractive asset in themselves. Product ranges are available that combine superior functionality with design, meaning managers can install washroom fittings that suit their venue’s overall image, as well as maintaining great levels of hygiene.
Outside the washroom, the entire premises should exude an image of cleanliness. Make sure that extra care and attention is paid to commonly missed areas such as vents and skirting boards, and ensuring all doormats are regularly laundered rather than just vacuumed can help improve appearances. Vacuuming only removes 10% of dirt and mats can quickly become ineffective if they are not thoroughly cleaned.
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REGULATORY DEMANDS Hospitality managers also have a duty of care to their customers. From a regulatory perspective, Food Standards Agency (FSA) ratings are in place to monitor an establishment’s commitment to food hygiene. To customers, these ratings are a key indicator of a venue’s consideration of hygiene, and poor scores are often widely reported by local media. Again, this can give a hospitality venue a poor reputation very quickly – one which can be hard to rebuild once the damage has been done.
An FSA downgrading can often come as a surprise to venues who believe they practise exemplary food hygiene, but there are many other contributing factors which managers may not be aware of. For example, many common pitfalls often relate to the quality of facilities rather than poor attitudes to hygiene. Not having the correct bins, inadequate grease disposal or failing to install separate hand washing sinks in the kitchen can all contribute to a poor score just as much as incorrectly storing food.
Food venues should take care to go above and beyond the minimum requirements needed to make sure they are not caught out. For example, grease degraders that use enzymes to break down blockages in drains
Food venues should take care to go above and beyond the minimum
requirements needed to make sure they are not caught out.
can be fitted, to improve the efficiency of fat traps and minimise the risk of bad smells. Installing no-touch hand washing facilities at kitchen entrances meets FSA requirements by lowering the risk of hand-to-surface contamination.
PEACE OF MIND Managing a successful hospitality business is no easy task. Having systems in place to support something as intrinsic as good hygiene can help ease pressure and put minds at rest, knowing that standards are being maintained automatically. By using advanced cleaning solutions where possible, a business can go a long way towards sustaining a strong customer reputation, without fear of falling short of regulatory demands.
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