Profile
(This course is only for the low wage workers in the PWM Cleaning Services.)
Knowledge
- Learners will be able to understand what the relevant requirements for handling cleaning chemicals are.
- Learners will be able to identify common chemical safety and hazard symbols and their meaning.
- Learners will be able to understand the effects of cleaning chemicals on various surfaces.
- Leaners will be able to understand the types and uses of cleaning chemicals.
- Learners will be able to understand Safety Data Sheet (SDS) management.
- Leaners will be able to understand the Organisational procedures relating to the preparation of cleaning chemicals.
Abilities
- Learners will be able to assess the use of cleaning chemicals
- Learners will be able to allocate the appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to handle different types of cleaning chemicals.
- Learners will be able to determine the quantity and types of the cleaning chemicals to be loaded into the container.
- Learners will be able to communicate work assignment to workers to ensure the smooth operation
- Learners will be able to allocate resources to replenish the cleaning chemicals required in each container
- Learners will be able to inform the appropriate person when work cannot be carried out and/or incidents occur.
- Learners will be able to monitor the workers in accordance with organisational procedures.
Cleaning operatives are regularly exposed to a number of chemicals that may be hazardous to their health. Without a trained supervisor/ team lead, day to day tasks for the general cleaners can become high risk activities. They must have the ability to assess and allocate the correct use of cleaning chemicals used cleaning, it is therefore vital that adequate training is provided to enable cleaning operatives to work safely limiting the potential for harm.
What You'll Learn
This course provides the knowledge and abilities for allocating cleaning chemicals required for cleaning biohazard decontamination process.
Minimum Entry Requirement
Our target audience are those who are 18 years old and above whose role task is related to the environmental cleaning services industry and requires the use of Cleaning Chemical handling. Target audience are with little or no prior experience in Cleaning Chemical Handling but are interested to upgrade their knowledge and skills in this aspect.
- 18 years and above.
- Speak, listen and read English at a proficiency level not lower than Workplace Literacy (WPL) Level 3, and manipulate numbers at a level not lower than Workplace Numeracy (WPN) Level 2.
- At least primary education with Primary School Leaving Certificate (PSLE) / Primary School Pro-ficiency Certificate (PSPE) or equivalent; PSLE / PSPE or equivalent.
- Less than 1 year of work experience in environmental services industry as a General Cleaner.