Textiles, floors, and special tasks

Daily cleaning is only part of the trade. The competency objectives also describe that you should be able to participate in the most common period and basic cleaning tasks, in oil and polish treatment of floors, in cleaning of home textiles and in industry-specific cleaning — all tasks requiring different techniques and equipment than the daily round.

Where daily cleaning maintains a level, period and deep cleaning go into depth: corners, high-set surfaces, behind and under furniture and other places not reached every day. Deep cleaning is typically planned so it does not unnecessarily disturb daily operations, and it is also used to remove accumulated dirt before it becomes a hygiene problem.

The education order from 2026 also mentions foam cleaning among the methods you must know in the subject Commercial Cleaning.

Wood floors are often treated with oil that penetrates the wood and protects it from within, while polish lays a protective layer on top of the floor and provides a glossy surface that can be polished up again without full sanding. The choice depends on floor type and wear, and incorrect treatment can damage a surface that could otherwise have lasted many years.

Sorting and washing of textiles such as clothing and curtains takes place in accordance with guidelines in the national infection hygiene guidelines (NIR), published by the State Serum Institute. The rules exist because textiles can carry microorganisms further if handled incorrectly – particularly in hospitals, where textiles from a room with transmission risk must be sorted and washed differently than ordinary laundry.

• 01Mops, cloths and other reusable textiles must be able to withstand heat disinfection: at least 80 °C for 10 minutes.
• 02Microfibre cloths are washed according to the manufacturer's instructions, and the number of washes should be documented so you know the cloth still works.
• 03The old rule that pre-moistened cloths last for 8 hours has been dropped. The shelf life is now set locally.
• 04Folding a cloth so that it has 16 clean sides has been abandoned in hospitals and is not recommended elsewhere, because it creates a risk of spreading infection.

• 01Clean rooms – environments with strict requirements for particles and microorganisms, e.g. in parts of the health and food sectors
• 02Transport — cleaning buses trains or other vehicles with own hygiene requirements
• 03Damage service — cleaning up and restoring after fire water or storm damage
• 04Food companies — cleaning, where food hygiene is the driving force for both method and approved products

Two of the programme's sub-objectives are about special environments: «cleaning and disinfection after minor mould attacks» (the subject Cleaning Hygiene) and understanding what defines a cleanroom and why some production requires special classifications according to ISO standards (the subject Infection Hygiene). You learn the methods and limits at school and from the workplace's instructions — they are found in paid standards and in local procedures.