BS EN 13549 is a European standard that provides basic requirements and recommendations for quality measurement systems for cleaning performance.
The purpose of BS EN 13549 is for quality measuring systems for its users. BS EN 13549 provides a template of acknowledged best practices within which locally or nationally acceptable systems can continue to be used and developed.
BS EN 13549 on cleaning services is useful for:
With the help of a good control system cleaning services can be inspected for quality. This immediately creates questions about what should be inspected, how inspections should be carried out, and what measurement criteria should be used. BS EN 13549 sets a comprehensive view for measuring devices and systems available that can be used easily in the workplace for inspecting cleaning service activities and providing an objective view of the results achieved.
BS EN 13549 addresses the requirements and recommendations for understandability, operating costs, procedures for inspection, and the mode of operation. Using BS EN 13549 guidelines provides its users with a standardized framework model, all systems can be helped towards greater objectivity, completeness, and global acceptance.
EN 13549:2001