2008-04-29

Sterilizing Milk Bottle

Milk bottle is an important medium for a baby. It need to be sterilized after being used. The following way is how it is done.

Necessary Equipments
Liquid soap
Sponge
Bottle brush
Nipple brush
Tweezers
2 basins each for warm water and for clean water
Sterilizer

Sterilizing Procedures
Release all parts of the bottle
Soak them in the warm liquid soap dilution for about 2-3 minutes
Remove all the rest milk fat.
Clean all parts of the bottle, including spin and rubber nipple. Rinse them in the second basin
Rinse again in flowing water
Check the water in the sterilize to make sure that is quite enough
Put the bottle in the sterilizer with downward position.
Put spin, rubber nipple and bottle lip certain place of the sterilizer.
Close the sterilizer lid and connect to electric power
Wait for about 10-15 minutes. It will switch off automatically
Disconnect it from electric power and wash hands.
Keep the bottle in the sterilizer until it will be used

Expected result
The bottle is sterilized and it is still in the sterilizer
The electric power has been turn off
The equipments have been back in the right place

Bathing Baby

A baby is a sensitive case. Anything about the baby is a very a careful thing because any little mistake will be a big problem for the baby. Bathing baby is daily work for a mother or a babysitter. The following post may help them to do it

Necessary Preparation
• A set of cloth and diapers
• 2 washcloths each for face and body
• 2 towels each for face and body
• Bathing blanket
• Soap and shampoo
• Powder and cream
• Round cotton
• Splash bath with warm water

Bathing Procedures
• Set the room temperature. If it is necessary, close the door and window.
• Wash hands
• Prepare the baby clothes
• Put the equipment for bathing
• Pour water to full a half volume of the basin.
• Arrange the water temperature for about 37-39 Celsius degree.
• Wear off the baby cloths and change with bathing blanket.
• Clean the baby's eyes. Use warm water if it is necessary.
• Wipe the baby's face with smooth damp cloth then dry it. Avoiding using any soap.
• Hold the baby. Arrange your thumb and ring fingers to reach the baby ears in case water splashes to the baby ears.
• Wet the baby's hair. Apply shampoo and rinse it. Then dry it.
• Wear the baby's blanket. Put the baby into the splash bath or basin by holding the baby's head with your left hand wrist, putting your left thumb on the baby's right back shoulder and other fingers on the baby's armpit. In the same time, arrange your right hand to hold the baby's groin
• Wet the baby's body. Apply soap and wipe smoothly with wash cloth. Arrange the baby in slanted position to reach the baby's back. Take carefully to the skin hollow, buttock and genital.
• Lift the baby from the basin. Dry with towel and powder on the whole body except the baby face.
• Apply the cream on the skin hollow if it is necessary.
• Wear diaper and baby clothes
• Clean and dry the baby's ear lobe and nose with cotton bud
• Put back the baby in the baby cot. Cover it with blanket.
• Clean the basin or splash bath then dry it. After that, put it back in the right place.
• Clean working area and don't forget washing hands.

Expected Result
• The baby is fresh, clean and neat.
• The basin or splash bath is clean and restore in the right place
• Working area is clean

Using Rice Cooker

How to Cook
Necessary Equipments
• Basin for washing rice
• Measure glass
• Rice spoon

Cooking Procedures
• Wash hands
• Wash rice until clean
• Put the rice into cooker's pan
• Pour water into the pan
• Dry the outside of the pan
• Put the pan into the rice cooker properly
• Turn right and left the pan smoothly to get right position
• Plug in the electricity
• Press down the button to get the light sign "on". The light will turn off automatically if the cook is done
• Clean the area and wash hands

Expected Result
• Rice cooker shows "on" operation
• The rice is not too soft or too hard
• There is no rice crust

How to Clean

Necessary Equipments
• Soap
• Soft sponge
• Damp cloth
• Dry cloth

Cleaning Procedures
• Put out the pan
• Soak the pan to easily remove the rest of the rice
• Wash the pan with soft sponge
• Dry the pan
• Clean rice cooker by using damp cloth
• Wipe the rice cooker with dry cloth

Expected Result
• The pan is clean and dry
• Rice cooker is clean

2008-04-28

APPLYING GAS STOVE

How to Operate
Put regulator into the gas stove
Check the regulator to make sure that it has installed properly
Press the button and turn left to get the fire on
Press the button and turn right to get the fire off
Do it again in the same steps if the fire does not operate well
Expected Result
The regulator is installed properly
There is no gas smell
Gas stove operate well with the blue fire
How to Clean
Necessary Equipments
Sponge
Soap
Damp cloth
Dry cloth
Cleaning Procedures
Clean around the stove by using soap and smooth sponge
Wipe the gas stove with damp cloth
Dry the gas stove with dry cloth
Wash hand after cleaning the area
Expected Result
Stove and working area are clean
There are no stain and oil on and under the stove, the wall and pipe of the stove

2008-04-27

DOING HAND WASHING

Necessary Preparation
Pail
Brush
Test-cloth
Hanger
Tweezers
Liquid soap
Softener
Bleach
Certain chemical for certain stain
Working Procedures
Dilute liquid soap with water
Check the pocket and beads of the clothes
Separate the easily faded color clothes
Wet the clothes
Put the wet clothes into liquid soap dilution
Rub for the fluffy clothes
Brush necessarily the collar, cuff and shoulder part for shirt while pocket, buttock and foot part for trousers
Avoid using brush for dark jeans
Add sufficiently softener in the last rinsing
Squeeze necessarily the clothes
Dry the clothes
Clean working area and wash hands
Expected Result
The cloths are clean especially in collar, cuff, pocket, buttock, and foot part
There is no broken printed material of the clothes

USING WASHING MACHINE

Necessary Preparation
Checking the washing machine
Checking the filter of water inlet of the washing machine
Checking the filter of water tub
Working Procedures
Make sure the condition of machine
Plug in the electricity
Open the water tab
Put down the hose
Open the lid of the washing machine
Put clothes into washing machine
Give sufficiently detergent in the right place
Give sufficiently the softener
Add bleach if it is necessary
Chose the appropriate program
Waiting for the water
Close the lid of the washing machine
Do the other things waiting the washing machine works
Check the washing machine in case it has finished working
Take out the clothes for drying
Clean outside and inside of the washing machine
Put back the hose
Pull the plug from the power electricity
Close the water tap
Clean the working area
Expected Result
Washing machine operates in suitable program
The outside and inside of washing machine are clean after being used
Washing machine disconnects from power electricity after being used
The hose take place back in the right place
The line filter is clean after being used

2008-04-08

CLEANING EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES

CLEANING EQUIPMENTS

Generally, the equipment that is often used to clean houses or other places can be classified into:

Manual equipment
• Broom: there are many kinds of broom. Broom is used to clean and collect rubbish especially on the flat surface
• Brush: Brush is used to remove stains that stick on the surface of the goods. There are many kinds of brush for example hand brush, toilet bowl brush, tooth brush etc
• Linen: There are many kinds of linen for example cloth for floor, cloth for wall, cloth for glass, cloth for furniture
• Container: A tank for water or rubbish incidentally or permanently for example pail, water dipper, dust bin, rubbish box
• Protective equipment: A tool that used to protect while cleaning something for example hands glove

Electrical Equipment
Vacuum Cleaner
Vacuum cleaner is the electrical equipment that is often used to clean goods in house. Vacuum cleaner can be used to clean the dust almost on all surfaces, for example the surface of floor, carpet and sofa.
The Parts of Vacuum Cleaner:
• Motor block
• Container
• Dust filter
• Dust bag
• Hose
• Universal sucker
• Corner sucker
• Brush sucker
Operating Vacuum Cleaner:
• Set the parts of vacuum cleaner completely as you need
• Plug in vacuum cleaner to electrical socket
• Lift vacuum cleaner to the first working area
• Switch on vacuum cleaner
• Clean the working area with backward movement
• Take rubbish that can not be sucked
• Re-check the working area
• Switch off vacuum cleaner
• Unplug from electrical socket
• Put back vacuum cleaner to storeroom
Cleaning Instruction:
• Tidy cable
• Open container and clean with damp cloth then dry it
• Clean dust filter
• Throw away rubbish, clean dust bag and set it up
• Clean the pipe too and other helping tools
• Set up again and save it in the store room
Working safety:
Don not operate electrical equipments when with wet hand because water is electrical conductor
Do not leave vacuum cleaner when connected with electricity
During vacuuming, keep the machine close to you to easily turn off the machine when there is electrical shock
Do not unplug by pulling on cord
If you get burning smell, switch off machine

CLEANING SUPPLIES
There are various kinds of and form of cleaning supplies that is used to clean the house or other places. The various kinds and form of the cleaning supplies can be divided into:
 Soap: It is easily mixing with water. Its form can be liquid or solid
 Chemical action: It is chemically reacted and usually used to clean hard stains

 Disinfectant: It is used to kill germ, often used to clean toilet bowl
 Chemical polish: to shine the surfaces of good for example wood polish, metal polish, leather polish, glass cleaner
 Deodorant: to makes rooms fresh, its for can be liquid or solid