The University has engaged its outsourced housekeeping contractor, ABM Industry Group, to provide Enhanced Cleaning Services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Enhanced cleaning services will be performed by trained staff under the supervision of certified managers.
The program includes initial cleaning and disinfection of all classrooms, labs, meeting rooms, residence halls, athletic and recreation areas, and commons areas prior to the opening of campus. It also includes on-going enhanced cleaning and disinfection of these areas supplemented with touch point cleaning of high touch surfaces (door handles, stair rails, elevator buttons, etc) throughout the day. Certified response teams will be trained to secure, clean, and disinfect areas should a faculty, staff, or student be diagnosed with COVID-19.
Cleaning and disinfection frequencies will meet, or exceed, those required by CDC, state officials or the authority having jurisdiction. Cleaning and disinfection products used are EPA-registered disinfectants that have qualified for use against SARS-CoV-2 pathogens.
All areas will be supplemented with housekeeping porter service to continually walk areas and perform touch point cleaning with a certified disinfectant.
Hand sanitizing stations have been added to all areas of campus including entrances and high traffic areas, restrooms, computer labs, residence halls and locker rooms. Additionally, disinfectant wipes will be provided in all classrooms, open study areas, meeting rooms and computer labs for users to disinfect horizontal surfaces and shared equipment.
Lounges, Study areas and Multi-purpose rooms
Twice daily wipe down of flat surfaces in lounges and study areas. 2nd clean will be an electrostatic spray or wipe down at ABM's discretion.
Kitchens and appliances
Daily, plus wipe down of counters and touch points twice daily. 2nd clean will be an electrostatic spray or wipe down at ABM's discretion.
Laundry Rooms and Vending areas
Daily, plus wipe down of equipment and touch points twice daily. 2nd clean will be an electrostatic spray or wipe down at ABM's discretion.
Entrances
Daily, plus 4 wipe downs of door handles.
Hallways, corridors, stairs and stairwells
Daily sweep/vacuum and spot cleaning.
Elevators
Daily; include panels in touch point cleaning.
Hallways, corridors, stairs and stairwells
Wet mop - Three times weekly.
Glass partitions, doors and entrance ways
Daily.
Upholstered furniture
Daily vacuum or wipe down depending on fabric plus weekly disinfectant spray.
Handrails
Daily with disinfectant.
Entrances and Lobbies
Daily plus touch point cleaning.
Stairs, stairways and corridors
Daily.
Classrooms and labs
Daily plus touch point cleaning.
Conference rooms
Daily plus touch point cleaning.
Faculty and Staff offices
Weekly clean; Occupants provided with spray disinfectant to self-clean as necessary.
Elevators
Daily; include panels in touch point cleaning.
Common and Open Study areas
Twice daily plus touch point cleaning to include wiping down all horizontal hard surfaces.
Kulas Auditorium
Daily when scheduled.
Computer labs
Daily plus touch point cleaning.
Restrooms
Twice daily.
Library
Daily, 7 day service, plus touch point cleaning to include wiping down all horizontal hard surfaces. Disinfectant wipes provided at study tables and computer stations.
DSC Atrium - 1st & 2nd floors
Daily, 7 day service, plus touch point cleaning to include wiping down all horizontal hard surfaces.
DSC Auditorium
Daily, 7 day service.
DSC Reading Room and A202/203
Daily, 7 day service, plus touch point cleaning to include wiping down all horizontal hard surfaces.
Common areas - Upholstered furniture
Daily vacuum & spot clean; weekly disinfectant spray.
Handrails
Daily with disinfectant plus touchpoint cleaning.
Entrances, including glass and doors
Daily plus touch point cleaning.
Conference and meeting rooms - LSC Conference room, Jardine Room, Murphy Commons & Conference Room and Blue & Gold Room
Daily, 7 day service, plus touch point cleaning.
Meeting and Conference Rooms - Conference Room B, Dean of Students and Campus Ministry conference rooms, Student Diversity and Commuter Lounges, GY102 classroom
Daily, 5 day service, plus touch point cleaning.
Computer Lab
Daily plus touch point cleaning.
Chapel
Daily.
Staff and Student Organization Offices
Weekly; Occupants provided with spray disinfectant to self-clean as necessary.
Restrooms
Twice Daily.
Hallways and corridors
Daily.
Elevators
Daily; include panels in touch point cleaning
Handrails
Daily plus touch point cleaning.
Common areas - Upholstered furniture
Daily vacuum & spot clean; weekly disinfectant spray.
Enhanced cleaning scope for Recreation and Athletics areas are under development.
Plans for COVID-19 HVAC (heating, cooling and ventilation) improvements include:
Where possible in academic and administrative buildings, we will also increase air exchange rates, maximize building make-up air and purge air before daily start times through the building automation control systems. In these large building systems, we will also change out filters to higher filtration levels (MERV13 – 15).