Study guide: Floor Care Technician
Read these alongside the lessons. The reading list is free, official material from the agencies and code bodies that set the rules. The key terms and practice questions come from each lesson.
Reading list
- OSHA: Hazard communication and Safety Data Sheets
- OSHA: Walking-working surfaces (slips, trips and falls)
- OSHA: Personal protective equipment
- OSHA: Cleaning industry
- EPA: Safer Choice products
- Carpet and Rug Institute
- CDC: Carbon monoxide poisoning
- Bureau of Labor Statistics: Janitors and building cleaners What the work is, pay, training and job outlook.
Codes are adopted by each state and city, sometimes with changes. Check the edition and rules for where you work on the course page ("Rules where you work").
Floor Types and Cleaning Chemistry
Identifying floors, pH and dilution, and chemical safety.
3 lessons. Key terms, practice questions and written questions open with a plan. See plans.
Equipment and Daily Care
Floor machines, pads and tools; daily and periodic care; and stone, tile, concrete and wood floors.
3 lessons. Key terms, practice questions and written questions open with a plan. See plans.
Stripping and Refinishing Resilient Floors
Strip and refinish step by step; burnishing and slip safety.
2 lessons. Key terms, practice questions and written questions open with a plan. See plans.
Carpet Care
Carpet maintenance and extraction, and spotting and stain removal.
2 lessons. Key terms, practice questions and written questions open with a plan. See plans.
Working as a Floor Care Professional
Customer service, estimating and growing a floor care business.
1 lessons. Key terms, practice questions and written questions open with a plan. See plans.