Overview
Cleaning and disinfection are different jobs.
Cleaning removes soil. Disinfection kills organisms on an already-clean surface, and only if the product is left wet for its labelled dwell time. A wipe that is sprayed and immediately dried has cleaned the surface and disinfected nothing — which is most of what passes for disinfection in this industry, because doing it properly takes minutes that a rushed crew does not have.
We scope disinfection as its own line with its own time allowance. Touch points are listed explicitly, products are named, dwell times are stated, and the work is recorded. That documentation is the point: a practice manager, a school business manager, or a procurement officer needs to be able to show what was disinfected, how, and when — not assert that the building is clean.
What's included
The starting scope checklist.
Touch points
- Door handles, push plates, and pull bars on every listed door
- Light switches, thermostats, and control panels
- Elevator call buttons and cab panels
- Shared equipment — keyboards, phones, printers, card readers
Restrooms
- All fixtures disinfected, not just cleaned, at the stated dwell time
- Partitions, latches, dispensers, and dryers included by name
- Floors treated with a dedicated colour-coded mop head
- Check sheet signed per service, available to you on request
Clinical & high-risk areas
- Exam and treatment room terminal cleaning at end of day
- Colour-separated equipment that never crosses between zones
- Waste streams kept separate and staged for your licensed hauler
- Products matched to your practice’s required chemistry where specified
Shared & communal space
- Break rooms, kitchens, and communal tables
- Reception counters, check-in screens, and waiting-room furniture
- Classroom desks, handrails, and shared surfaces on the agreed cycle
- Gym, amenity, and locker areas where the property has them
Scope is written per site during the walkthrough. This is the starting checklist, not the ceiling.
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Program options
Program shapes, not packages.
We do not publish prices. Scope and price are written per site after the walkthrough — these are the shapes this service usually takes.
| Area | Typical property | Cycle | Record |
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| Touch points | Office, retail, education | Daily | Daily log |
| Touch points | Clinical, high-traffic public | Per shift or twice daily | Signed check sheet |
| Restrooms | All properties | Daily, plus porter checks | Signed check sheet |
| Exam & treatment rooms | Medical, dental, outpatient | Every operating day | Per-room checklist |
| Communal areas | Office, education, multifamily | Daily | Daily log |
| Response event | Outbreak or incident | One-time, scheduled | Completion record |
How it works
From walkthrough to first shift.
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Walkthrough
We measure the areas, note access and traffic, and record current condition — usually within 4 hours of your request.
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Written scope & pricing
Task list, cadence, and price in writing, area by area. Nothing agreed verbally.
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Onboarding
Assigned supervisor, named crew, keys and access logged, and a start date you can hold us to.
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Supervision & inspection
Scheduled walks against the written scope, with corrections raised and closed in writing.
Properties we do this for
Where this program runs.
Equipment, products & standards
What the crew arrives with.
- EPA-registered products applied at their labelled dwell time, not wiped dry
- Products named in the scope so you know what is on your surfaces
- Colour-coded microfibre separated by zone and never shared across them
- Time allowance for dwell built into the shift rather than absorbed
- HEPA filtration in clinical and high-risk areas
- Safety data sheets held on site and available to your team
- Crews trained on protocol before assignment, not on the job
- Records kept in a form you can hand to a surveyor or a parent
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Why Unison for this service
Three things that hold the standard.
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Dwell time is budgeted
The shift allows the minutes the label requires. Disinfection that is not left wet is not disinfection.
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Touch points are listed
Named door by door and panel by panel in the scope, so "high-touch surfaces" is not left to interpretation.
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It is documented
What was treated, with what, and when — in a form you can hand to a surveyor, a board, or a worried parent.
- Licensed
- Bonded & Insured
- Background-Screened Crews
- Directly Employed Crews
- Written Scope & Pricing
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Related services
Often run alongside.
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Commercial janitorial
Recurring nightly and day-shift cleaning for occupied buildings.
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Day porter & matron
On-site coverage during business hours for lobbies, restrooms, and common areas.
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Carpet cleaning
Extraction and interim maintenance that extends fibre life rather than shortening it.
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Frequently asked
Disinfection & sanitation, answered.
What is the difference between cleaning and disinfecting?
Cleaning removes soil; disinfection kills organisms on an already-clean surface, and only if the product stays wet for its labelled dwell time. A surface sprayed and immediately wiped dry has been cleaned, not disinfected. We scope and time them separately for that reason.
Which products do you use?
EPA-registered disinfectants appropriate to the setting, named in your scope so there is no ambiguity. If your practice, district, or landlord requires a particular chemistry, we use yours.
Do you do electrostatic or fogging application?
Where it genuinely suits the space, as a supplement to wiped touch-point work rather than a replacement for it. Fogging a room without wiping the handles is theatre, and we will say so.
Can you respond to an outbreak?
Yes, as scheduled response work with a defined scope and a completion record. What we will not do is quote a guaranteed outcome — no cleaning contractor can honestly promise that.
How do you keep equipment separate?
Colour-coded microfibre and mop heads assigned by zone — restroom, clinical, kitchen, general — that never cross. Crews are trained on the system before assignment and it is audited on supervisor walks.
What documentation do we get?
Signed check sheets and daily logs showing what was treated and when, available to you rather than filed internally. That record is usually the whole reason a clinical or education buyer moves vendors.