Control of linen is an important task to manage the operations, it basically falls into three areas of activities:-
1) Hygienic standards and appearance of linen 2) Daily routine exchange of linen between floors and departments linen room and laundry. 3) Purchase details, inventories and stock taking records.
The following points need to be considered during linen control :
Regular stocktaking
Correct laundering procedure
Purchase only as per requirement
Proper supervision in the linen room
Correct storage
Re-cycling of linen
Proper exchange procedure
Controlling misuse
Monogramming and Marking