Do gym cleaners need specialised training or certification?
Some tasks look easy—until you’re the one holding the mop. If you’ve ever walked into a gym and wrinkled your nose, you know what I’m talking about. Gyms aren’t just sweaty; they’re biological battlegrounds of bacteria, body fluids, and barefoot fungi. So here’s the big question: Do gym cleaners need specialised training or certification? Short answer: Not legally—but they absolutely should. Let’s break down why that matters for your business, brand, and the biceps crowd paying for access. Can anyone clean a gym, or do you need training? Technically, there’s no national law in Australia that mandates certification for gym cleaners. But let’s be honest— that doesn’t mean they’re qualified . Gym cleaning isn’t just about aesthetics. It’s about infection control, risk management, and user experience. A cleaner who doesn’t understand cross-contamination or how to correctly dilute disinfectants could be doing more harm than good. And in a post-COVID world? Expectations have cha...