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LEARNING OUTCOME 1
USE AND MAINTENANCE OF CLEANING
TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT TYPES AND USES OF CEANING TOOLS, EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS Today, cleaning is a very serious concern to have a well conducive environment for living. Our home, working places and the whole environment require serious treatment in order to give us clean atmosphere where we can easily live. CLEANING MEANING/USE TOOLS/EQUIPMENT
Broom is a cleaning implement for sweeping made
of bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle.
Dustpan is a cleaning tool commonly used to
scoop the dirt and wastes on the floor.
Vacuum cleaner is a device that uses an air pump
to create a partial vacuum to suck up dust and dirt, usually from floors, and optionally from other surfaces as well. The dirt is collected by either a dust bag or a cyclone for later disposal.
Water Hoses are hollow tubes designed to carry
fluids from one location to another. Hoses are also sometimes called pipes (the word pipe usually refers to a rigid tube, whereas a hose is usually a flexible one), or more generally tubing. Bucket is a watertight, vertical cylinder or truncated cone, with an open top and a flat bottom, usually attached to a semicircular carrying handle that is used to hold water or any liquid solution used in cleaning.
Cobwebber is used for reaching and sweeping of floor without a
stool. It is also used to in stairwells, ceiling corners and other high areas.
Sponge is characterized by readily absorbing water and becoming
soft when wet while retaining toughness: used in bathing, in wiping or cleaning surfaces, etc.
Dishcloth is used in the kitchen to dry dishes and other surfaces.
Typically they are made of cotton or other cloth, such as microfiber, and measure 11" to 13" inches square.
Cleaning Cloth is used to wipe the cleaning tools and equipment.
A floor buffer is an electrical appliance that is used to clean and maintain non-carpeted floors, such as hardwood, marble, tile or linoleum. It is also known as a floor polisher. SUPPLIES/MATERIALS MEANING/USE
Cleaning detergent is a surfactant or a mixture of surfactants
with "cleaning properties in diluted solutions that is also used in cleaning purposes.
Liquid Detergent is a detergent in liquid form used for cleaning
tools and equipment.
Scrubbing Foam is used to remove the contaminants of any tool
and equipment.
Paper towel is an absorbent textile made from paper instead of
cloth used in drying hands, wiping windows, dusting and cleaning up spills. Water is a liquid used for cleaning most of the tools and equipment. It is also known as the universal solvent
A waste container is a container for temporarily storing refuse
and waste.
Baking soda otherwise known as bicarbonate of soda or
sodium bicarbonate is used to deodorize refrigerators.
A glove is a garment that covers the whole hand of a person that