COVID-19 cleaning guidelines for 
      workplaces
      Information for business owners, managers and cleaners – September 
      2021
       Authorised and published by the Victorian Government, 1 Treasury Place, Melbourne.
       © State of Victoria, Australia, Department of Health, September 2021.
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       Contents
       Revision History....................................................................................................................................4
       Glossary................................................................................................................................................5
       Background.........................................................................................................................................7
       Purpose................................................................................................................................................7
       Risk Planning......................................................................................................................................7
       Hierarchy of control..............................................................................................................................7
       Environment and role in COVID-19 transmission.................................................................................8
       Cleaning by risk of potential environment contamination.....................................................................9
       Part 1: COVID-19 deep clean...........................................................................................................11
       When will you require to perform a COVID-19 deep clean?..............................................................11
       Additional considerations....................................................................................................................11
       Part 2: Additional COVID-19 cleaning.............................................................................................13
       COVIDSafe settings...........................................................................................................................13
       Updating cleaning schedules.............................................................................................................13
       Other considerations..........................................................................................................................14
       Part 3: Routine cleaning..................................................................................................................15
       Six pillars for a successful cleaning program.....................................................................................15
       Accountability.....................................................................................................................................16
       Schedules...........................................................................................................................................17
       Procedures.........................................................................................................................................19
       Service delivery..................................................................................................................................25
       Education............................................................................................................................................27
       Monitoring...........................................................................................................................................28
       References........................................................................................................................................29
       Appendices.......................................................................................................................................30
       Appendix 1: Checklist for engaging cleaning services.......................................................................30
       Appendix 1b: Checklist for engaging cleaning services for a COVID-deep clean.............................30
       Appendix 2: Preparing a COVIDSafe Cleaning Plan.........................................................................30
       Appendix 3: Cleaning schedule example for routine services............................................................30
       Appendix 4: Cleaning schedule template for COVID-deep clean......................................................30
       Appendix 5: Training completion register template............................................................................30
       Appendix 6: Checklist for monitoring routine cleaning.......................................................................30
       Appendix 7: COVID-deep clean ‘Certificate of Completion’ template................................................30
              
             Revision History 
             In the changing COVID-19 environment, content is often being updated. To ensure you are aware of
             the most recent changes, all content updates and the date the document was last updated will be 
             listed below.
             Version   Date          Revised by        Changes
             2         September     Infection         Updated in line with emerging evidence that the 
                       2021          Prevention        environment plays a smaller role in the 
                                     Control Advice    transmission of COVID-19.
                                     and Response      Reorganised the document structure to improve 
                                                       navigation
                                                       Type of clean needed for exposure sites
                                                       Updated table of additional cleaning of high-
                                                       touched surfaces
             1         October       Infection 
                       2020          Prevention 
                                     Control Advice 
                                     and Response