Finally a thread I am an EXPERT in!
Cleaning!
You are all correct. You can not expect to hire "untrained cleaning staff" to clean out an area which has sensitive equipment.
What makes this problem worse is the fact that many people pass through this workspace, so dirt, crap, rubbish builds up.
Also this workspace may be used 24/7. when does the window of opportunity arise for a "deep clean"?
The answer is.......
In the "dead time" The time in your shift when things are quiet, you CLEAN!
To make this wonderful thing better you leave a note for the next shift telling them how far you got.
Works in my industry. Unskilled labour just mops the floor. The people that use the equipment clean up their trash at the end of the shift, clean and sterilize what they used and do some of the "Deep Cleaning"
OK so some of you are going to yell... "we are not paid to clean!"
To those I say, "Take pride in the equipment you use, and care for it"