Cleaning Tool Selection
Criteria for choosing the appropriate tool based on the task, surface, and hygiene requirements.
The cleaning tools and equipment in your facility will be on your auditor’s radar. The wrong tools (or even the correct tools poorly maintained) can easily result in an audit non-compliance, or worse.
This hub provides the guidance needed to select equipment that solves your cleaning challenges without presenting a risk itself. We discuss how your tools should be:
• Fit-for-purpose: What to consider when choosing the right tool for the job to ensure that the cleaning task is as fast and effective as possible.
• Compliant: How to ensure that the tools and utensils you select are appropriately compliant with local food contact regulations and guidance.
• Hygienically designed: What to look for when choosing equipment of good hygienic design, i.e., easy to clean and durable, to minimise cross-contamination risks and save time on tool sanitation.
• Ergonomically designed: How to minimise the risk of harm to your staff by choosing user-friendly tools.
Selecting the Right Cleaning Tool
Vikan products are purpose-designed precision tools, making it very important to choose just the right tool for any given job. If you’re in doubt about which tool to choose, your distributor or Vikan representative will be happy to advise you. The tool selection guides below can also help point you in the right direction for the cleaning job you face.
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