February 25, 2022

AEON DELIGHT CO., LTD. (9787 IS1)

37 infection control cleaning leaders trained

following the training of approximately 1,200 experts

AEON DELIGHT CO., LTD. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Kazumasa Hamada, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Group Chief Executive; hereafter referred to as “AEON delight”) launched the Advanced Course, our first training program for managers of the new Standard Cleaning (“NSC”)*1, a cleaning service that incorporates original infection control measures, in September 2021 and 37 employees were certified as first graduates on February 25, 2022.

Those who have completed the advanced course will work as leaders in the field of infection control cleaning, make proposals to customers regarding NSC quality improvement and infection control measures, and will also be responsible for training experts in the field as instructors.

*1: For more information about NSC, please refer to “Starting Service with New Cleaning Standards in the Post-COVID Era” on August 31, 2020 (only available in Japanese).

(Photos left, center) The conference took place as a webinar at the AEON delight studio. An employee who had experience as a nurse during the Great East Japan Earthquake gave a lecture on “Disaster Infection Control”.

(Pictured right) Staff from the Infection Control Cleaning Team supplying the NSC

Standards related to “safety and security” required in institutions are changing due to the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection. In light of this situation, in order to provide the best services that exceed the required standards, AEON delight has developed NSC as a new cleaning service that incorporates infection control measures. In providing the NSC, the workers themselves must understand the correct knowledge and procedures to prevent infection. To this end, AEON delight has created an original training program based on the information accumulated by its hygiene control department *2 provided to hospitals in the past as well as the latest research trends in infection control science. . To date, we have trained approximately 1,200 infection control cleaning specialists and provided NSC to approximately 150 facilities (as of January 31, 2022).

In this context, in order to ensure “safety and security” for as many customers as possible in the context of the COVID-19 disaster, we launched in September 2021 the Advanced Course, a new training program for leaders. , with the aim of developing human resources capable of training specialists in infection control cleaning. During the three-session program, participants from all over Japan learned about cleaning methods based on infection prevention and control measures, and infection prevention measures in the event of disasters such as heavy rains and storms. earthquakes that occur frequently due to climate change. After completing the entire program, we conducted an assessment and certified 37 people as the first graduates of the advanced course. In the future, those who have

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As a facility management company whose management philosophy is “We pursue the creation of ‘environmental value’ for our customers and local communities.”, we will continue to provide a safe and secure facility environment to our customers and local communities by practicing infection prevention measures continuously.

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