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Jan 6, 20221 min

Linen control: Procedures and Records

[3rd/4th Semester Accommodation Operations | UNIT 1.6 BHM204]

Control of linen is an important task to manage the operations, it basically falls into three areas of activities:-

1) Hygienic standards and appearance of linen
 
2) Daily routine exchange of linen between floors and departments linen room and laundry.
 
3) Purchase details, inventories and stock taking records.

The following points need to be considered during linen control :

  • Regular stocktaking

  • Correct laundering procedure

  • Purchase only as per requirement

  • Proper supervision in the linen room

  • Correct storage

  • Re-cycling of linen

  • Proper exchange procedure

  • Controlling misuse

  • Monogramming and Marking

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