Diploma in Laundry Services

 Diploma in Laundry Services

Introduction to laundry services: Types of laundries, advantages and disadvantages of an on- premises laundry, laundry equipment and machines, laundry agents/chemicals, classification of cleaning agents, guest laundry.

Laundry Product: Physical chemistry of the washing process, detergent ingredients, household laundry products, production of powder detergents, test methods for laundry detergents, industrial and institutional detergents.

Fault Handling: Fire risks in laundries, water damage risks in laundries, slip and trip risks in laundries, burns and scalds in laundries, hazardous substances in laundries, work equipment in laundries, health and safety in laundries.

Different Types of Linen: Introduction, objectives, importance, roles and functions, types of laundry services, categories of linen in hospital, planning consideration, laundry processes, linen distribution system.

Fabric Knowledge & Ironing techniques: Introduction, priorities of techniques, irons, connection units, accessories, steam generators, multiform finisher basic, pants finisher, shirt finisher heat recovery system, shirt press, collar/cuff press, double legger trouser press.

Equipment: Types of laundries, layout of a typical laundry, laundry equipments & uses, laundry equipment, pressing equipment, laundry process, stain removal, dry cleaning, flow chart of handling guest laundry.