FIELD                        SERVICE SECTOR

 

Review of Cleaning and Caretaking unit standards

 

Subfield	Domain	Id
Cleaning and Caretaking	Caretaking	1595, 17267-17269
	Cleaning Skills	1563, 1565, 1566, 1568-1570, 1572-1575, 1579-1585, 1593, 7182, 7442, 17263-17266, 17270-17275
	Health Sector Cleaning	1590, 7183, 7184

 

The Building Service Contractors Industry Training Organisation (BSCITO) has reviewed the above listed unit standards, which were registered in April 2000.

 

Date new versions published                        February 2006

 

New comments by date                        February 2010

 

Expiry date of new versions of the unit standards                        December 2011

 

Summary of review and consultation process

 

The unit standards were due for review and industry was consulted widely in the early part of 2005.  The BSCITO consulted with Assessors (6), Training Managers (5), Private Training Provider (1), Industry Experts (3), and a Health Professional (1).  The BSCITO wanted to identify a number of items, namely, what changes were needed to ensure that the unit standards were fit for purpose for another five years.  From there, the BSCITO wanted to identify what changes were needed for the unit standards to reflect current legislation, NZS standards, codes of practice, industry current best practice, and official guidelines and recommendations.  Feedback from these sources identified additions and modifications that would improve performance criteria and range statements, and thereby make the unit standards fit for purpose.

 

A Health Professional and people in the health cleaning industry were consulted about changes that had taken place and what, if any, further requirements were needed to be incorporated into the respective unit standards.  Changes implemented in this review include changing 'universal precautions' to 'standard precautions', the introduction of NZS 8142:2000, and the inclusion of guidelines for the prevention of the transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

 

The definition of 'industry practice' was standardised to make it to make it more useable and relate to industry practice in different situations.

 

Main changes resulting from the review

 

·        Unit standards 7183 and 7184 use the term 'standard precautions' rather than 'universal precautions'; this change is reflected in the new title of unit standard 7184.

·        Additions and modifications to special notes in line with current legislation and, where required, with appropriate NZS standards, codes of practice, and official guidelines and recommendations.

·        In single element unit standards the element and purpose statement now reflect the title of the unit standard.

·        Additions and modifications to performance criteria and range statements ensure the content of unit standards is clear, reflects current best practice, and outlines the evidence required to establish competence.

 

Impact on existing provider accreditations

 

None.

 

Impact on existing qualifications

 

None.

 

Summary of main changes to standards' Ids, classification, titles, levels, and credits

 

The following summary shows the changes made to the standards as a result of the review.  All changes are in bold.

 

Key to review category
A	Dates changed, but no other changes are made - the replacement standard carries the same Id and a new version number
B	Changes made, but the overall outcome remains the same - the replacement standard carries the same Id and a new version number
C	Major changes that necessitate the registration of a replacement standard with a new Id
D	Standard will expire and not be replaced

 

Subfield            Cleaning and Caretaking

Domain            Caretaking

Id	Title	Level	Credit	Review Category
1595	Operate central heating systems	4	6	B
17267	Maintain buildings	4	4	B
17268	Clean and maintain swimming pools Clean and maintain swimming pools and facilities	4	2	B
17269	Maintain grounds, play areas and play equipment	4	5	B

 

Domain            Cleaning Skills

Id	Title	Level	Credit	Review Category
1563	Clean floors	2	4	B
1565	Clean toilet facilities	2	4	B
1566	Spot remove stains from hard floors	2	2	B
1568	Clean food preparation, storage and serving areas	3	4	B
1569	Clean windows	2	2	B
1570	Buff hard floors	3	3	B
1572	Remove stains from hard floors	4	3	B
1573	Clean interior walls, ceilings, fixtures and fittings	3	3	B
1574	Demonstrate knowledge of cleaning methods for floors with special surfaces	4	6	B
1575	Negotiate and schedule cleaning contracts	4	10	B
1579	Clean commercial premises	3	3	B
1580	Empty street litter bins	2	2	B
1581	Sweep streets with hand equipment	2	3	B
1582	Sweep streets with a machine	3	4	B
1583	Provide a vehicle valet service	3	3	B
1584	Demonstrate knowledge of cleaning of fire damaged interiors	3	6	B
1585	Clean exterior surfaces and buildings at and above ground level	3	6	B
1593	Clean school buildings	3	6	B
7182	Clean hard furniture, fixtures and fittings	2	4	B
7442	Follow safe work practices in the cleaning industry	2	6	B
17263	Clean stairwell	2	1	B
17264	Clean glass, mirror glass and metal	2	1	B
17265	Machine scrub hard floors	3	3	B
17266	Strip and polish hard floors	4	5	B
17270	Polish a hard floor with a high speed polisher	2	3	B
17271	Select mechanical cleaning equipment	4	4	B
17272	Trial and evaluate mechanical cleaning equipment	4	4	B
17273	Trial and evaluate cleaning agents	4	4	B
17274	Select cleaning agents and products	4	4	B
17275	Clean food courts	2	2	B

 

Domain            Health Sector Cleaning

Id	Title	Level	Credit	Review Category
1590	Prepare and serve hot drinks to patients and/or residents	2	2	B
7183	Clean health care facilities	2	4	B
7184	Follow universal precautions set by infection control personnel Follow standard precautions set by infection control personnel	3	4	B