Glossary
Custodial Supervisor Terms & Vocabulary
15 essential custodial supervisor terms with plain-English definitions: the vocabulary you’ll hear in training and on day one.
Key custodial supervisor vocabulary
These 15 terms come up constantly in custodial supervisor training, on the job and in interviews. Knowing them helps you follow instructions, document accurately and sound prepared.
- Burnishing
- High-speed floor polishing.
- Color coding
- Separate cloths by area.
- Dwell time
- Time a disinfectant must stay wet.
- EVS
- Environmental services.
- High-touch surface
- Frequently touched area.
- Par level
- Supply stock level.
- Productivity rate
- Square feet per hour.
- Quality inspection
- Checking cleanliness.
- SDS
- Safety data sheet.
- Strip and wax
- Floor refinishing.
- Team cleaning
- Specialized tasks by person.
- Terminal clean
- Deep clean of a patient room.
- Wet floor sign
- Slip warning.
- Work order
- Request for service.
- Zone cleaning
- Cleaning by area.
Practice these terms
Test yourself with the free Custodial Supervisor practice test: it includes vocabulary questions built from this list. For a complete course, see Custodial Supervisor training.
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