Building Service Worker

Building service workers are essential to keeping your workplace clean and sanitized. This program is designed to upgrade the skills of custodial staff with effective sanitation and cleaning techniques. Learn proven ways to transform your workplace into a safer, cleaner space for guests, clients, and the greater community.

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Learn the equipment, techniques, and skills needed to effectively inspect, clean, and disinfect a facility
Sharpen your skills to become a safer and more valuable member of the building service work industry
Gain knowledge around infectious disease outbreaks/pandemics

What is Completion certificate

Ministry-approved teaching and learning activities that provide practical training for rapid entry into frontline jobs but do not culminate in a parchment/credential.

What to expect from the program

A combination of classroom-based theoretical knowledge and hands-on practice of cleaning techniques.

Who should take this program

Light duty cleaners
Maintenance professionals, custodians, and janitors
Cleaning and maintenance staff working in facilities related to healthcare, food and beverage, hospitality, recreation, government, community service, and more
New professionals who are looking to enter the field of building service work

What you’ll learn

Core training topics include:

General Hazard Identification and Control
General Personal Protective Equipment & Clothing: The Basics
Respiratory Protection Principles
Workplace Hazardous Material Information System (2015)
“Regular” Cleaning Principles
Introduction to Infectious Disease Outbreaks/Pandemics
Infectious Disease-Related Cleaning, Sanitizing, Disinfecting
Alberta Occupational Health and Safety Act, Regulations, Code -Overview
Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee
Basic Facility Maintenance and Repair

Additional information

Additional training in subjects related to Building Service Worker are also available. For example, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) training provides learners with valuable information on how to refuse unsafe work, develop employability skills, and learn other practical skills through on-the-job training at your place of work.

Standards

Program content is based on the following industry standards of Infection Prevention and Control:
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Z317.13.17 Infection Control During Renovation and Maintenance of Health Care Facilities
CSA 317.12 Cleaning and Disinfection of Health Care Facilities
Provincial Infectious Diseases Advisory Committee (PIDAC): Best Practices for Environmental Cleaning for Prevention and Control of Infections in all Health Care Settings
Infection Prevention and Control Canada (IPAC)-Canada.org Best Practices for Infection Control

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Building Service Worker: Complete - XBUS1370

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Your organization wants to break through—to advance skills and deliver results. That’s where we come in. Choose from our many training areas, including Diversity and Inclusion, Leadership, and Workplace Skills. We can customize programs and courses based on your team’s needs.

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