This unit specifies the skills and knowledge required to clean surfaces by producing a variable stream of water or cleaning agent. Pressure washing is used as a replacement for hand scrubbing in large areas or where surfaces are very soiled, including car parking areas, driveways, factory floors, external walls, fascias, stairwells and facades of buildings, as well as in industrial or mining sites. Some surfaces, such as cracked, painted or other sealed surfaces, may be sensitive to pressure washing.
The unit covers assessing the extent of the cleaning task, and selecting the cleaning methods, equipment and cleaning agents required for the task.
This unit specifies the skills and knowledge required to use cleaning equipment and cleaning agents to remove soil from external surfaces using low-water cleaning methods, scraping, pre-spraying and spot cleaning, and rinsing. It includes assessing the external surface to identify the type of soil present, and then selecting cleaning methods, equipment and cleaning agents. External surfaces are cleaned using standard and extension equipment if height access is required.
The unit does not apply to specialised cleaning of sandstone and heritage buildings.
This unit specifies the skills and knowledge required to assess the condition of blinds, screens, shutters and associated fixtures, and select required methods, equipment and cleaning agents to remove dirt and grime from a range of window coverings.
It applies to a range of window coverings, including blinds, screens and shutters in commercial and domestic sites.
This unit specifies the skills and knowledge required to clean specialised clean-room environments housing electronic and other sensitive equipment. It covers assessing the extent of the cleaning task and selecting and using the methods, equipment and cleaning agents required for the task.
Clean-rooms may be used for specialised laboratories, computer installations, computer equipment repairs and telecommunication systems as well as manufacturing electronic components and food in sterile rooms. Some clean-rooms may be pressurised to reduce the amount of dust entering the room.
This unit specifies the skills and knowledge required to perform periodic hard floor restoration by assessing the type and condition of hard floor surfaces, removing pre-existing floor sealant, and replacing it with a new protective coating.
It includes the identification of the type of hard floor surface, nature and extent of damage, selection and use of methods, equipment and products required for restoration. Hard floors include vinyl, tiled, stone, timber and engineered hard floors.
This unit specifies the skills and knowledge required to perform restorative carpet cleaning. Restorative cleaning is undertaken periodically, in addition to daily maintenance of carpets, to provide a thorough clean of the carpet fibres to remove soils, stains and odours and enhance colour and the buoyancy of the fibre. Topical treatments such as antimicrobial agents, antistatic agents, deodorisers and protectors are applied to cleaned carpets. It includes the selection of methods suited to the task, equipment, cleaning agents and performing the work safely and efficiently.
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