Tools and Materials Needed
- Clean cloths
- Trigger sprayer
- Clean bucket
- Products
- Disinfectant cleaner; liquid or foaming aerosol
- Material Safety Data Sheets for chemicals used
- Personal protective equipment as called for in MSDS
- If blood or other infectious material is present, follow your site-specific exposure control
plan.
Purpose of Cleaning Sinks
To reduce the spread of nosocomial infections.
Procedure for Cleaning Sinks
- Put on gloves and personal protection equipment. Always follow OSHA regulations and your
site-specific exposure control plan.
- When cleaning, work from the top of the sink to the bottom with a disinfectant cleaner.
- Spray cleaner disinfectant on sink and around faucets. Let set for ten minutes.
- Wipe these surfaces clean with a damp cloth. Rinse cloth in clear water often.
- Wipe all chrome and stainless steel dry with another cloth.
- Spray under sink using a cleaner disinfectant. Wipe off leaving the underside of the sink clean
and sanitary.
- Spray drainpipe under sink with a cleaner disinfectant. Wipe off with damp cloth, then wipe dry.
- Throw dirty cloths into laundry for cleaning and later reuse.