What are some of the things inspected in the lodging establishments?
Generally speaking and with a great deal of brevity, there are eight areas of greatest concern in the lodging establishment inspections. The first two are basically safe water and an approved sanitary wastewater disposal system. Sanitation and housekeeping have always been important but have become more lax with management and housekeeping crews across the nation. We expect our facilities to be kept clean and in good repair. That includes clean bed linens, clean towels, and clean furnishings as well as clean floors, walls and ceilings. We look at the sanitation methods and location of the in-room coffee maker, drinking glasses and ice bucket. Bedbug infestations are becoming more common so, we are providing education for the workers at our local lodging establishments. We have also asked housekeeping to be diligent in watching for signs of bedbugs. A lodging establishment found to be infested with bedbugs will be asked to close the guest rooms and areas where the infestation has occurr
