Hygiene Colour Coding: Simplifying Equipment Selection and Preventing Cross-Contamination

It was only a matter of time before hygiene colour coding was introduced into cleaning equipment, as we have utilised colours for information sharing for generations. Simply using a robot (or traffic light), for example, the colour green means go, yellow (or amber) means warning or caution, and red means stop. This is an international standard that all road users recognise and obey to safely cross busy intersections. Introducing colour for hygienic purposes assists companies to simplify the cleaning process.

As a species, we humans have been taught from a young age to recognise colours and symbols before all else. This simplifies international travel, crosses language barriers, and makes it easy to communicate basic rules and regulations. They assist in communication and navigation when we travel and these colours and symbols can keep us safe. Having a yellow caution sign for “wet floor” or a red, octagonal sign as the sign to stop will have individuals take heed of the sign, regardless of where they are in the world.

Our professional cleaning equipment specialists at Pescatech have recognised the need for hygiene colour coding. We also recognise that, in the food and beverage (F&B) and related industries, the need for hygienic F&B preparation areas is key for germ-free surroundings and the importance of preventing cross-contamination between departments. In this article, we will discuss the benefits of colour-coded cleaning equipment and why you should consider using them.

5 Reasons to Consider Hygiene Colour Coding

Here are five reasons why you should consider hygiene colour coding:

1. Train More Efficiently:

   Circling back to the idea that humans recognise colours and symbols before all else, adding hygiene colour coding to cleaning systems will help improve and speed up training procedures for new employees. It will assist in eliminating “rookie mistakes,” which could be difficult to manage if it affects food production batches or liquid bottling runs.

2. Minimising Errors:

   Rookies are not the only employees to make mistakes. Along with speeding up training, colour coding can assist in minimising and even eliminating basic errors, even from seasoned personnel. Utilising this method, your team does not have to guess which supplies they should be using. From brooms, buckets, scoops, and shovels to mops, dustpans, cloths, and even the equipment used to transport them, there is a solution to keeping equipment in one section.

3. Adapting Hygiene Colour Coding to Your Needs:

   Having separate colours for different departments avoids confusion. The food-preparation areas have different requirements and cleaning tools in comparison to administration offices or delivery and dispatch areas but some types of equipment are duplicated. However, when cleaning systems are based on symbols and colours, you do not have to be cautious of duplicated tools and which equipment belongs where. You can avoid confusion, with each department adapting to its own tools.

4. Keeping Track of Loss Control:

   Being the procurement director of a janitorial division at a F&B facility can be a challenge. Using hygiene colour coding in your facility allows you to see at a glance where you are using the most equipment and where. Cost control, loss control, and shrinkage can be more effectively managed using this system.

5. Reduces the Chance of Cross-Contamination:

   Perhaps the most important aspect of introducing hygiene colour coding in the F&B janitorial industry is the prevention of cross-contamination. Without proper precautions, harmful bacteria can easily be transported from one area to the next. Colour-coded cleaning equipment will help prevent ablution facilities from being cleaned with the same equipment as that of the food-preparation areas, for example.

Who to Choose for Colour-Coded Cleaning Equipment Solutions

At Pescatech, it is our passion for cleaning and doing it best that sets us apart from our competitors. We have dedicated our business to constantly learning and keeping abreast of each F&B marketplace and every sector that we service to maintain superior service delivery, advice, and products to our clients. We have travelled the globe to learn from our suppliers and applied everything we have learned to our local industry. Our internationally renowned suppliers have vast experience, and together, we aim to consistently improve the quality of products we deliver to our customers.

For decades, we have established ourselves as the leading supplier of colour-coded cleaning equipment in South Africa. We have gained significant market share through hard work, expert opinions, and advice. This, coupled with our friendly, knowledgeable service and superior products has made us the number-one go-to company in our industry throughout the southern continent. If you have any cleaning challenges or would like to enquire about our hygiene colour coding cleaning systems, contact us for a consultation today.

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