Veterinarian Offices Cleaning Checklist

Standard cleaning and disinfection practices should suffice, but special attention should be paid to floors and fomites, especially computer equipment and anywhere food is consumed.

The single most important practice is to establish and enforce high-quality hand washing policies in line with hospitals and doctor's offices, and emphasize the use of liquid hand sanitizer after leaving the restroom, and before and after handling pets.

Pay attention to the types of chemicals used in the cleaning process in these spaces, as many commercial cleaning products have been tied to severe long and short-term health, productivity, job satisfaction, and engagement issues in office workers.

Kennels and Exam Rooms

The critical areas will be the horizontal surfaces--floors, cage bottoms, and exam tables--and the cleaning and disinfection should focus on the health of the pets in addition to the efficacy of germ and bacteria removal.

As previously mentioned, disinfecting with an electrostatic disinfection appliance will provide full surface coverage and disinfection in a fraction of the time of attempting to manually disinfect the surfaces by hand, and ensure germs and bacteria have nowhere to hide.

Additionally, regularly cleaning the kennel room floor with a vacuum scrubber will simplify long-term floor care and significantly reduce the presence of illness-causing germs and bacteria.

Veterinarian Offices Cleaning Checklist

Veterinarian Offices Cleaning Checklist

Cleaning Checklist for Veterinarian Offices and Hospitals

Veterinarian facilities have several spaces that are routinely trafficked by pets, owners, and staff that must be sanitized in a manner conducive to a healthy and productive environment, not unlike a doctor or surgical office, including:

Waiting rooms.

Back offices.

Employee break rooms.

Restrooms.

Kennels, and;

Exam rooms.

Each of these spaces must be cleaned and disinfected within the framework that the purpose is to protect everyone while preventing the transmission of disease from:

Person to person.

Pets to people, and;

Pets to pets.

The most efficient method is to approach the cleaning and disinfection by surface, as opposed to by room, with a focus on medical-grade product use.

Waiting Rooms

A typical waiting room has several germ hot spots for people and pets that will need to be sanitized daily, including:

Door handles.

Water faucet handles.

Coffee pot handles.

Light switches.

Chairs and tables.

Waiting room desk and computer equipment, and;

The floor.

The waiting room floor is the most critical surface.

Given the waiting room will be the most heavily trafficked space, consider supplementing the daily cleaning and disinfection procedures with green cleaning wipes on the waiting room desk, water faucet handle, and door handle.

Finally, make sure to mop up and disinfect any pet accidents immediately.

Back Offices, Breakrooms, and Restrooms

Standard cleaning and disinfection practices should suffice, but special attention should be paid to floors and fomites, especially computer equipment and anywhere food is consumed.

The single most important practice is to establish and enforce high-quality hand washing policies in line with hospitals and doctor's offices, and emphasize the use of liquid hand sanitizer after leaving the restroom, and before and after handling pets.

Pay attention to the types of chemicals used in the cleaning process in these spaces, as many commercial cleaning products have been tied to severe long and short-term health, productivity, job satisfaction, and engagement issues in office workers.

Kennels and Exam Rooms

The critical areas will be the horizontal surfaces--floors, cage bottoms, and exam tables--and the cleaning and disinfection should focus on the health of the pets in addition to the efficacy of germ and bacteria removal.

As previously mentioned, disinfecting with an electrostatic disinfection appliance will provide full surface coverage and disinfection in a fraction of the time of attempting to manually disinfect the surfaces by hand, and ensure germs and bacteria have nowhere to hide.

Additionally, regularly cleaning the kennel room floor with a vacuum scrubber will simplify long-term floor care and significantly reduce the presence of illness-causing germs and bacteria.