November/December 2009 R IN K M A G AZ I N E 19
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e all struggle to keep our
facilities clean, so in this issue we
wanted to talk with a couple of guys
that not only do it, but do it well. Tony
Carteiro and Scott Newhall are the janitors for the
Phillips Academy Ice Rink in Andover Mass. Over the
years, many skating facilities have hired a dedicated
janitorial staff. However, we know it's hard to get part-
time and young staff to provide a thorough cleaning of
the facility. In fact, expecting part-time and younger
workers to really take their time to clean and disinfect
the facility is frustrating at best. Your part time and
younger staff can and should be expected to keep the
facility picked up, but to expect them to take the time
for proper disinfecting and cleaning is a stretch. We
asked Carteiro and Newhall their secrets.
As Carteiro and Newhall see it, keeping up with
the crowd is the first step. "It's not like cleaning the
boards when you can do it once a year" says Carteiro.
"We have to stay ahead of the stick marks on the walls
every day."
When you walk into an ice facility there are signs at
the front entry glass and the rink entry glass doorways
whether or not someone is paying attention. This
requires spot cleaning the glass entries every day and,
once a week, doing a complete entry glass cleaning.
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by BEN RUGGLES
Tony Carteiro and Scott
Newhall have a game plan for
keeping their facility clean.
