The housekeeper cart shall be arranged so that clean replacement supplies, clean linens and cleaned and sanitized multi-use equipment and utensils shall be protected from soiled items being removed from each room. Soiled linens and refuse shall be placed in appropriate containers if placed on the housekeeper's cart and handled in such a manner as to not contaminate other items on that cart.

1. (1) Housekeeper carts shall be kept in a sanitary manner and in good repair.
2. (2) Cloths used for cleaning and sanitizing dirty environmental surfaces of the guest room shall be used in one guest room only, and then placed in the dirty compartment of the housekeeping cart when the guest room attendant has completed cleaning that room.
3. (3) Leftover room service food items and used tableware shall be removed from public hallways at least every 4 hours.

Amended at 38 Ok Reg 1982, eff 9-11-21