How to Mop a Floor

countkostaki Says:

Oct 2, 2011 - What is the point of "wiping a sticky patch with a damp cloth to make sure it is clean" BEFORE you mop?? Surely if you use hot enough water and a good cleaner you will not have to do it?

gummybear422 Says:

Nov 11, 2011 - mopping is the most pointless thing ever. who cares. just don't and say you did. just vacuum. not to mention mops are completely gross, inefficient, and clumsy.

JJOHNSON671 Says:

Nov 29, 2011 - hehehe He said sticky places..

megazwatcher Says:

Dec 3, 2011 - sadly, i can't say the samethe instructional video i was shown at my first job (janitorial) makes this look the the best video ever made

megazwatcher Says:

Dec 3, 2011 - you forgot cross contamination never use the same mop or water to clean biological spills, food prep areas, etcyou will carry contaminates from one area to another.

lifft Says:

Dec 14, 2011 - HA!

love2liveit Says:

Dec 14, 2011 - LOL I don't know how to mop:P

megazwatcher Says:

Dec 14, 2011 - no joke"If you pick up salmonella in the restroom, it'll be in the product you were using to clean. Now, if you bring that same product out into the general office area, you've just contaminated the entire office," says Dr. Gerba. "You only have to do it once."Using color-coded mop heads will help reduce the potential for cross-contamination by ensuring tools used to clean high-risk areas stay in those areas and that other tools don't enter.

megazwatcher Says:

Dec 14, 2011 - The industry standard color-coding system includes red for high-risk areas such as toilets and urinals; yellow for low-risk restroom areas including sinks and mirrors; blue for all-purpose cleaning (dusting, window cleaning, wiping desks, etc.) in other areas of a facility; and green for food-service areas."The most important thing is for workers to know about the germs they are spreading," says Jimmy McKiernan, director of operations for First Quality Maintenance in New York.

megazwatcher Says:

Dec 14, 2011 - when you mop the restroom, you cover the mop in fecal bacterianow you go mop the employee break room, you just introduced those bacteria into the employee break room and when someone drops there morning muffin on the floor...

TssCman123 Says:

Jan 1, 2012 - Would using a mop bucket/wringer with a built in dirty water component (a separate bucket for the wringer), inserting a disinfecting chemical into the mop water, and using a separate mop head for the restroom and kitchen still cause cross contamination?

megazwatcher Says:

Jan 2, 2012 - actually it is possible.the situation you suggest sounds good but my experience with dual compartment mop buckets is that there is a fair bit of spill over when you wring out the mop.i would use different mop head, antibacterial agent in water and change water between areaswhen you press the mop head with the wringer it sprays/spills dirty water over into the "Clean" compartment. and the mop head is still contaminated when it goes back into the clean to re-wet

megazwatcher Says:

Jan 2, 2012 - also never underestimate the stupidity factor.for example in a hotel i worked at the 3rd shift front desk clerk had a spill on the marble lobby floor.he ran to the kitchen and grabbed a mop used for the grill/fryer area and started mopping the marble floorhe spread the grease residue on the mop all over a 5 ft by 4 ft area creating a high risk slip area in the middle of a high traffic area

TssCman123 Says:

Jan 8, 2012 - Wow, lol, dangerous.

megazwatcher Says:

Jan 9, 2012 - yes, it risked injuries, law suites (which could cost the company millions and force the hindu owner to cut staff in order to remain open there by costing people their jobs/livelihood all because he was to stupid to realize the mop for the greasy kitchen floor might be greasy too)and before any one jumps to defend this guy you should know he also fell asleep at the front desk allowing an unscrupulous guest to reach over the counter and steal a $159.99 company cell phone

TssCman123 Says:

Jan 12, 2012 - Really does he still work there?

megazwatcher Says:

Jan 12, 2012 - no, he was terminatedalso terminated from his next job as well(he hired on at a nearby hotel for a few months before losing that position as well. not sure why, my "informant" there didn't have that info)

hazypro Says:

Jan 13, 2012 - not sure why I just watched that... but I did.

TssCman123 Says:

Jan 14, 2012 - That reminds me....at my high school, I was walking down the hallway and saw a student moving a green mop bucket out of the cafeteria to a different room in the school. There was a custodian staring at him like she was confused as to why he had a mop bucket. I image there was a spill somewhere else in the school, and cross contamination probably happened that day, especially since there is no dirty water component built into that mop bucket.

hallnoats4ever Says:

Feb 25, 2012 - if who need to look up how to mop a floor you are a mo mo

MrXBoob Says:

Mar 25, 2012 - Mists Of Pandaria

Maccastreisfan Says:

Apr 1, 2012 - what if you dont have a ringer?

sigmamike89 Says:

Apr 10, 2012 - next video: what is water and how to drink it

Lukash636 Says:

Apr 12, 2012 - I just hate it when I've just mopped a floor then someone just comes in and walks all over it without giving it time to dry first. Have to do it all over again

ryuvsjin Says:

Apr 28, 2012 - That mop water looks good to drink to me for some reason