Profession building exterior cleaner

Building exterior cleaners remove dirt and litter from a building's exterior, as well as perform restoration tasks. They ensure the cleaning methods are compliant with safety regulations, and monitor the exteriors to ensure they are in proper condition.

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Knowledge

• Cleaning techniques

  Various techniques and tools used to clean different types of surfaces to achieve a certain degree of cleanliness such as sweeping, vacuuming, degreasing and wet cleaning.

• Cleaning industry health and safety measures

  Preventive and interventional methods used in the cleaning industry to maintain health and safety for all workers and tertiary persons.

Skills

• Avoid contamination

  Avoid the mixing or contamination of materials.

• Apply spraying techniques

  Apply the most optimal spraying techniques, such as a perpendicular spraying angle, maintenance at a consistent distance, trigger the spray gun gradually, overlap surface spots, and others.

• Operate pressure washer

  Operate a mechanical sprayer which makes use of high pressure to clean surfaces and rid them of contamination, paint residue, dirt and grime, and mould.

• Clean building floors

  Clean the floors and stairways of buildings by sweeping, vacuuming, and mopping them, according to hygienic and organisational standards.

• Clean building facade

  Perform cleaning activities of the main face of a building, using appropriate equipment, as required by the complexity and height of the building.

• Remove contaminants

  Use chemicals and solvents to remove contaminants from products or surfaces.

• Use personal protection equipment

  Make use of protection equipment according to training, instruction and manuals. Inspect the equipment and use it consistently.

• Secure working area

  Secure the operation site fixing boundaries, restricting access, placing signs and taking other measures in order to guarantee public and staff safety.

• Identify damage to buildings

  Monitor the state of building exteriors in order to identify any possible damage and to assess the nature of the damage and treatment methods.

• Assess contamination

  Analyse evidence of contamination. Advise on how to decontaminate.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB