Window cleaner
Code 9123.1
Window cleaners use cleaning tools such as sponges and detergents to clean windows, mirrors and other glass surfaces of buildings, both on the interior and exterior. They use specific ladders to clean taller buildings, using safety belts for support.
Essential skills
Knowledge
- personal protective equipment
- risk assessment for window cleaning
- cleaning industry health and safety measures
Skills and competences
- dispose of non-hazardous waste
- report on window damage
- clean glass surfaces
- maintain inventory of cleaning supplies
- handle chemical cleaning agents
- prepare cleaning materials for window cleaning
- protect window frames
- complete report sheets of activity
- follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health
- use a water-fed pole system
Transversal competences
- maintain cleaning equipment
- maintain personal hygiene standards when cleaning
- follow organisational guidelines in the cleaning industry
- follow reporting procedures
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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences