Laundry & Linen Room Audit

Use this Laundry & Linen Room Audit Checklist to assess cleanliness, maintenance, and security of laundries, ensuring compliance with infection control. For more information on each question, hover on the Help button (i).

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Laundry & Linen Room Audit



Linen

1. Is there a designated area for the storage of clean linen which is separate to used linen?


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2. Is the storage environment visibly clean?


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3. Is the storage environment free from any visible damage?


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4. Is the floor visibly clean?


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5. Is the flooring in a good state of repair?


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6. Is all linen stored off the floor?


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7. Is the area/room used to store clean linen free from inappropriate items?


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Storage

1. Is used linen stored off the floor?


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2. Are water-soluble bags used for soiled &/or infected linen?


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3. Are used linen bags/containers less than 2/3rds full?


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4. Are reusable linen bags laundered after use?


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5. Are rigid linen containers/trolleys visibly clean?


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6. Is used linen stored in a designated area until collection, e.g. sluice room, dirty utility room?


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Linen Conditions

1. Is linen in use in good condition and free from frays, tears etc


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2. Is matching linen available


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3. Is personal linen laundered separately and appropriately


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4. Is there a clear policy about damage to peoples clothing and linen as a result of laundry incidents?


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5. Since the last audit have there been NO complaints specifically relating to laundry or linen management.


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Laundry Room

1. Is there a designated area for laundering used linen, which is well away from food preparation areas, and is laundered via a commercial laundry or in house commercial machine?


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2. Is there a dirty to clean flow in the room?


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3. Is the environment visibly clean?


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4. Is the environment free from any visible damage?


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5. Are all furnishings & fittings visibly clean?


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6. Are all furnishings & fittings in a good state of repair?


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7. Are all surfaces smooth, impervious & with coved edges?


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8. Is the floor visibly clean?


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9. Is the floor covering washable & impervious to moisture?


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10. Is the floor covering in a good state of repair?


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11. Are all work surfaces smooth, impervious, with coved edges to facilitate easy cleaning?


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12. Are all work surfaces visibly clean?


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Staff Handwashing

1. Is there a designated hand wash basin?


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2. Are mixer taps or thermostatically controlled water available?


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3. Is the hand wash basin accessible?


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4. Is the hand wash basin in a good state of repair?


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5. Is the hand wash basin visibly clean?


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6. Is the soap dispensed from a single use cartridge?


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7. Is the liquid soap dispenser wall mounted?


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8. Is the soap dispenser visibly clean?


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9. Are paper towels available from an enclosed dispenser?


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10. Is the paper towel dispenser visibly clean?


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11. Is there a promotional (WHO) hand hygiene poster displayed?


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Waste Management

1. Is there a hands free domestic waste bin available for the disposal of paper towels?


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2. Is the foot pedal of the domestic waste bin in good working order?


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3. Is the domestic waste bin visibly clean, including lid & pedal?


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4. Is the domestic waste bin in good condition?


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Machine Use & Maintenance

1. Is there written guidance regarding how to use the washing machine/tumble dryer?


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2. Is all soiled linen initially laundered on a pre-wash (sluice) machine cycle?


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3. Is the washing machine an industrial machine?


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4. Is the tumble dryer an industrial machine?


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5. Is the tumble dryer vented to outside (If heat pump or condenser type mark as N/A)


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6. Is the vent area clean?


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PPE

1. Are disposable gloves available?


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2. Are single use plastic aprons available?


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General

1. Is the laundry room free from food & drink?


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