Two ways to resource a clean

A clean can be resourced in two ways: by adding people to the team, or by bringing in a supervised team with verification and reporting.

Adding people suits short-notice cover well. A person arrives, is briefed on the site and joins the team the site already runs. Many sites use this to good effect, and it has a clear place.

A supervised team adds a different set of things. It comes with:

• Training on the site’s equipment and standard, led by the supervisor.
• A check of the clean before the area is handed back to production.
• A record that the check was made.
• Cover for holidays and absence, where the operatives are ours.

Together these mean the clean is led, checked and recorded as one piece of work, with the supervisor as the point of contact.

That shows most clearly when an auditor asks how the site knows a clean was done to standard. A supervised, verified clean shows what was achieved, with a report to go with it.

Both approaches have a place, and some sites use them side by side. It helps to know which one fits the job in hand.