Since the outbreak of COVID-19, additional cleaning has been introduced in all areas of our lives. This is also the case for school transportation like school buses and shared car pool vehicles. Specialised Covid-19 Cleaning as well as Vehicle Disinfection is necessary for everyone to continue operating educational institutions, facilities and supporting transportation as close to normal as possible.

Cleaning and disinfection measures for school vehicles.

During the on-going pandemic, school and educational institution authorities should implement Covid-19 Cleaning and Vehicle Disinfection processes and practices. They should continue to monitor the schedules throughout the school year, to ensure that they are strictly adhered to in all areas of school transportation.

• Shared areas of the transport depot and office environment should be regularly sanitised and disinfected with hospital grade disinfectant.
• Ensure cleaning of all passenger touch points in vehicles, such as entrance rails, grab rails, seat top rails, hand holds, bell pushes and storage racks.
• Focussed cleaning of drivers’ touch areas such as the driver controls, steering wheel, and the driver’s area in general should also be carried out.
• Drivers should be informed about being conscious of not handling any personal items of the passengers.
• Wearing gloves should be a necessary requirement for drivers.
• Hand sanitisers should be made available for use in the transport depot, office environment and on all vehicles.

Practising good hand hygiene in school transportation is crucial.

To protect fellow commuters – students, institution and transportation staffs, can follow the advice from Transport NSW and NSW Health.

• Clean your hands with soap and water. Regular use of hand sanitiser or cleaning wipes is also advised.
• When you cough or sneeze, be aware to cover your nose and mouth.
• Avoid being in close contact with anyone who displays cold or flu-like symptoms.
• Any individual that feels ill should avoid travel.

General guidelines during school travel.

Besides enhanced cleaning and disinfection, schools should also implement the following to ensure everyone’s safety during travel.

• Encourage social distancing on buses where possible.
• Drivers, students and school staff must wear masks during the period of travel.
• On some buses, to minimise contact between the driver and passengers, the seats immediately behind the driver and adjacent to the driver may be isolated.
• In case of seat allotment, passengers should remain in their allocated seat.
• Temperature testing maybe implemented.
• Passengers should take responsibility for their personal belongings.
• Do not board the vehicle if you have tested positive for Covid-19 and are meant to be self-isolating, have flu like symptoms or are feeling sick.

Looking for a tailored cleaning, decontamination and disinfection solution?

As increased cleaning continues, Bio Hazard Services Pty Ltd provides specialised cleaning services for schools and educational institutions. Our Vehicle Decontamination and Facilities Disinfection services are delivered with care and guaranteed quality. We also provide COVID-19 Cleaning in accordance with NSW Health Guidelines.

At Bio Hazard Services Pty Ltd, we maintain the highest sanitisation standards to meet the enhanced cleaning needs. Our cleaning teams are made of highly qualified and well experienced professionals. We do any work in school transportation and educational facilities while they aren’t on site or are not in use. To avoid any downtime, we always communicate closely with our clients to ensure we get the job done right and in the best possible timeframe.

Our emergency specialised services cover Covid-19 Cleaning, Biohazard Cleaning, Decontamination and Disinfection, Meth Cleaning and Restoration Services. To get a quote, or avail of any of our specialised cleaning services, get in touch with us here, on email or call us on 0490439319.

We are available 24/7 in Sydney, Blue Mountains and Regional NSW. Our service areas also include Bathurst, Lithgow, Orange, Wellington, Penrith, Blacktown, Windsor, Campbelltown and Parramatta.