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Laundry Operations

Catering and Accommodation Management · Level 6  ·  4 Chapters

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Chapters

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Launder articles and fabrics
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Dry clean articles and fabrics
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Finish articles and fabrics
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Perform linen control operations
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What Laundry Operations covers: 42 main topics in 4 chapters

1. Launder articles and fabrics

  1. 1.1 Introduction
  2. 1.2 Hygiene and safety in laundry operations
  3. 1.3 Laundry systems
  4. 1.4 Laundry staff organization
  5. 1.5 Laundry tools and equipment
  6. 1.6 Laundry agents
  7. 1.7 Fibres and fabrics
  8. 1.8 Weaving.
  9. 1.9 Crocheting
  10. 1.10 Knitting.
  11. 1.11 Blending.
  12. 1.12 Bonding.
  13. 1.13 Felting.
  14. 1.14 Previous preparation tasks
  15. 1.15 Donning personal protective equipment
  16. 1.16 Collection of equipment and materials
  17. 1.17 Assembling equipment and materials
  18. 1.18 Labelling equipment and materials
  19. 1.19 Airing the laundry area
  20. 1.20 Pre-laundry tasks
  21. 1.21 Procedure of laundering different fabrics
  22. 1.22 Landry tasks
  23. 1.23 Special treatment processes.
  24. 1.24 Drying methods

2. Dry clean articles and fabrics

  1. 2.1 Definition of terms
  2. 2.2 Pre-treatment tasks
  3. 2.3 Stain removal
  4. 2.4 Spotting and sponging
  5. 2.5 Dry-cleaning process
  6. 2.6 Safety precautions
  7. 2.7 Waste disposal

3. Finish articles and fabrics

  1. 3.1 Definition of terms
  2. 3.2 Methods of finishing
  3. 3.3 Classification of finishing equipment
  4. 3.4 Airing process
  5. 3.5 Importance of airing articles and fabrics

4. Perform linen control operations

  1. 4.1 Linen room
  2. 4.2 Factors to consider when buying linen
  3. 4.3 Factors to consider when storing linen
  4. 4.4 Linen control
  5. 4.5 Importance of linen control
  6. 4.6 Handling infected linen

Revise this unit

Exam-style questions Written to CDACC standard, with answers Test yourself Multiple-choice, one at a time Practise questions Quick recall — check you know the facts
3 more for this unit
Oral exam preparation What the assessor asks, and how to answer out loud Worked calculations Step-by-step maths with the common mistakes Quick cards Myth busters, skill tips and scenarios

Beyond the syllabus

Decision simulator On site, what would you do? Workplace scenarios Real site situations — what would you do? Turn this into income Where this skill earns — what to charge, how to find clients

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