Where are the Cleaning Supplies?

Associates have always had a difficult time finding cleaning supplies for daily housekeeping. Brooms were lost, people couldn't find a dustpan, dust mops were scattered all over the building, and finding a spray or liquid cleaner was a major project! Predictably, housekeeping suffered in the warehouse. This image shows our prior condition, a place where we casually stored a few cleaning supplies, provided people remembered to replace them when they finished using the tools.

We made a few small improvements. We've added 6 cleaning stations around the warehouse. Each station includes a large trash can on wheels, a broom, a floor dust mop, a dust pan, a hand dust mop, and spray cleaners. Each station has a unique color-code using colored tape. Every item is marked according to the colors of that particular station, so a wayward broom can easily be returned to its proper location. Our maintenance associate periodically reviews the cleaning stations and replaces items as necessary to keep the cleaning equipment effective. That allows us to sustain the effort.

This image shows the current state. Our orange cleaning station is ready for action between aisles 34-35. Note the orange tape on the floor, outlining the placement of the station, as well as the orange tape on the trash can, broom, and floor dust mop. The spray cleaners and hand dust mops are stored in the collar on the top of the trash can. Any associate can wheel the entire station directly to the aisle and start daily housekeeping work!