How clean is your bus, train or ferry? Bus route 333 City to Bondi Beach is Sydneys grubbiest public transport ride. Buses on the route recorded dirt levels three & a half times above the benchmark for cleanliness that is used to check non-food-preparation surfaces in public venues says the Daily Telegraph. The s NSW Government were forced to release this statement after seeing the results: Sydney trains and buses are cleaned regularly and thoroughly to maintain the highest possible level of cleanliness for public transport services that are used daily by thousands of people. State Transit buses are cleaned every day in preparation for service the following day, including spot cleaning of the seats. On top of daily cleaning, a more thorough ‘spring clean’ is carried out every six weeks on all buses, which includes specialist cleaners who vacuum all fabric seats. A State Transit supervisor inspects each bus on completion of the detailed clean. Customers consistently report they are happy with the cleanliness of their bus. In the 2013 Customer Satisfaction Survey only 7 per cent of customers were not satisfied. All Sydney Trains carriages receive a daily clean including a spot clean of the seats. At least twice a week trains receive a more detailed clean. This clean includes a scrub wipe down to remove grime, unauthorised stickers and graffiti on the seat. If the seat is made of fabric it receives a vacuum and a damp wipe down. In May 2013, the NSW Government starting a deep cleaning program of trains which introduced proper cleaning for seats and floors for the first time in more than 10 years. This includes a steam clean of seat coverings, seat frames, floors, cleaning of window glass, metal fixtures, wall surfaces, and chewing gum removal. The new deep clean program covers all trains at least twice a year, on top of daily and twice weekly cleans.It’s not just about spending more time and money on cleaning, it is also about radically improving the standards of quality including using the latest cleaning technology to get a much better result. FULL RESULTS: bit.ly/1snzWfH
Posted on: Mon, 04 Aug 2014 21:01:27 +0000