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Customers will no longer need to worry about dirty hotel rooms thanks to a new hygiene system devised by health and safety experts Check Safety First. The room hygiene module will regularly assess a number of criteria to ensure that high standards are kept at all times.
Rigorous monthly audits will monitor the cleanliness of surfaces, bedding and bathrooms as well as identifying problems associated with pests. Following the various news stories that emerged last year surrounding bed bug infestations, hoteliers are looking for new ways to avoid similar occurrences in 2012. The room hygiene module will protect a hotel’s reputation and offer a defence against fraudulent customer complaints.
Jason Burnett, Technical Director at Check Safety First said, “2011 was a year when websites such as TripAdvisor wrestled power away from official rating schemes into the hands of consumers. Cases of guests blackmailing hoteliers by threatening to post negative comments about their stay on the internet were rife. The room hygiene module provides a form of due diligence to protect them from these false claims and keep their reputation’s intact.”
The main advantage of the system is that it allows users to monitor the effectiveness of their cleaning. This is vital, as hotel rooms with poor hygiene standards can cause specific health risks (mould, bed bugs) and also be a route for transmission of infections (Staphylococcus aureus, E. Coli, Norovirus).
The system is rigorous enough to discover poor hygiene invisible to the naked eye. Forensic techniques such as illuminating stains and other problems via ultraviolet light mean that no hygiene issue is left unidentified.
This is the first module devised by Check Safety First that assesses hygiene outside of kitchens. Establishments that successfully demonstrate and maintain high standards of room hygiene will be listed on checksafetyfirst.com. This is the only site to provide the public with access to a database of venues that have obtained high standards.
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