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Maintaining The Overall Cleanliness of The Entire Hotel at All Times
Maintaining The Overall Cleanliness of The Entire Hotel at All Times
LUCENARIO BSHM-1B2
2. Explain the importance of sanitation within the housekeeping department and hotel as a
whole.
3. In any event that the guest complains about an unsanitary guestroom, how will a room
attendant address the issue? Expound your answer.
One of most common guest problem that a hotel may hear is about rooms which
are not clean enough. While this may be common with lower end hotels, it also happens
with high end properties as well. Often times we hear that guest say that the bathroom
isn’t up to par, the shower is dirty or there are hairs in the sink or in the bed. The worst
may happen though if guests finds bugs in a guestroom. We can never avoid the guests
complain about somethings but we can do something in order to avoid it to happen
again.
Microorganisms multiply through binary fission or splitting into two cells like bacteria.
In the first step, the bacteria starts as just one cell. Next, in order to become two cells, the
bacterium starts to replicate all of the internal parts of the cell – the mechanics of the cells
that we talked about earlier, the cytoplasm, ribosomes and DNA. Then, with all the internal
parts of the cell complete, the internal parts of the cells divide completely. The cell now just
has to complete the production of the outer elements. Lastly, with all the internal parts of the
cell complete, the internal parts of the cells divide completely.The cell now just has to
complete the production of the outer elements. And with that, the process continues.
2. How will you prevent growth of these microorganisms? Cite some ways.
1. As a room attendant, how will you administer pest control activity even without the help
of a pest control technician, without compromising the health of the guests and staff as
well as your own?
In every hotel industry particularly in the guest rooms there are pest that you can
see such as cockroaches, ants, bed bugs and etc and you can find them in bathrooms,
ceiling fixtures, mattresses, headboards, and even under carpets. As a room attendant, I
have the responsibility and duty in order to control the growth of pest. I have the
responsibility to maintain and regularly check the guest rooms and maintain its
cleanliness at all times. Hence, as a room attendant I can administer pest control activity
without the help of pest control technician by keeping an eye out for potential hiding
places like buckling wallpaper or carpet or other conditions that may attract pests. And I
can ask for help in some housekeeping staff to prevent it immediately. Thus, I can also
remove headboards and inspect behind them for the bed bugs every time that the room
doesn’t been occupied. And I will also eliminate food debris and excess moisture
wherever possible during through room cleanings. I can also control pest by inspecting
for tiny, rust colored stains indicative of bed bugs on mattress tags and seams and under
seat cushions during regular cleaning. Meaning in order to control the pest, as a room
attendant, I must be observant on the place especially in the guest rooms where the
guests are resting or in the rooms where I am assigned. However, if ever that these
procedures are not enough and still there are pest that are roaming around. I can
already use pesticides and apply methods such as spraying, misting and fogging to
control various pest and disease carriers. I can spray in every corner where I can see
pests or where I think they are staying or hiding. By using these I can kill and manage
the population of pest. But it is best advice if we will maintain cleanliness rather than
using pesticides since sometimes using pesticides can harm the health of the people
that surrounds it. Human exposure to pesticides has caused poisonings and etc. That is
why if ever I will use pesticides I will make sure that there were no guest in that room, or
the room is empty and not occupied by someone. All in all, we should not always depend
on the pest control technician because we can always take an action and can do some
procedures on how we can handle this kind of situations. We can always make a way to
resolve this kind of issue. Furthermore, as a room attendant it is my responsibility for
always cleaning the rooms, always change the linens, cleaning bathrooms and other
surfaces that the pest can stay and settle down and responsibility in order to prevent and
control the growth of pests.
PERFORMANCE TASK.
1. What measures would you undertake to prevent proliferation of insects? Explain your
answer.
The best way to control a proliferation of insect is to prevent it from happening. There
are different kind of insects that includes mosquito, beetle, ant, fly and etc. Once insects
increased its population, action should be taken. There are ways on how to prevent and
control the proliferation of insects. First, through Physical Barriers such as netting over small
fruits and screening in greenhouses can prevent insects that cause crop loss, and mulch
can inhibit weed germination beneath desirable plants. Physical barriers are important in
termite, house fly, and rodent control. Another, is through Chemical Control such as using
pesticides to kill and prevent the growing population of insects. Furthermore, say for
example there are mosquitoes in your place and everyday it becomes more and more , to
control it, you should include impounding water and ditching, and draining swampy mosquito
breeding areas or with the use of pesticides sprayer.
In general if these strategies are not enough to control the increasing population of
insects, there are also some ways on how to handle this kind of issue. Like to block the
entry points of the insects. Eliminating entry points for insects will help keep them out of your
establishment. This could include patching holes in walls and keeping doors closed as often
as possible. In addition to this, inspecting food shipments for signs of insects can help keep
insects out of your establishment. Another, is that eliminate sources of food, water, and
shelter pests are always on the hunt for food, water, and shelter. Some common ways to
keep food and shelter from insects include: storing food away from walls. sealing workplace
equipment to the floor, maintaining a sanitary work environment by cleaning and sanitizing
preparation areas immediately after use, disposing of trash carefully and regularly, and
keeping dumpster areas clean.
2. Create your own waste and refuse management in accordance to hotel standards.
Areas
Storing
Door to door
Collection
Junkyard/ Bins
Transportation
Disposal