ENHANCED FACILITY CLEANING PROCEDURES
Safety is CleanlinessWe are pleased to announce that we have been awarded our GBAC STAR
accreditation. Designed to assist facilities in establishing a comprehensive system ofcleaning, disinfection, and infectious disease prevention, the GBAC STARTM program is
the gold standard for prepared facilities.
While we strive to provide the best safety & sanitation throughout our facility, below areguidelines that we will follow to ensure the safety of our customers:

BALLROOMS & MEETING ROOMS
 Hand sanitizer dispensers will be placed inside every individual meeting room
 During event set-up, the team members setting the room will be wiping down eachpiece of equipment with disinfectant
 For refreshes 30 minutes or more, the following will be completed:o Replace soiled lineno Head table refresho Straightening of chairso Refresh water serviceo High touchpoints (doors/receptacles/railings) will be wiped down with 1minute disinfectant wipeso Disinfect microphones
 Nightly cleaning of meeting rooms will include all refresh items plus the following:o Replacement of soiled linenso Vacuumed with equipment using HEPA filtration

PUBLIC SPACEHigh Touch Common Areas During event hours, cleaning team members will be patrolling the common spaces
around the event to disinfect any high use/high touch areas
 The product that will be utilized is an EPA List N product with a 1-minute virus killtime

12/2022 The employees will follow a cyclical route, to disinfect their area multiple times
throughout the day Focus on high touch points:
o Wall handrailso Door handles
o Step railingso Escalator railso Trash/recycling containerso Public space furnitureo Drinking fountains
Hand Sanitizer Dispensers will be available in the following locations
 Top and bottom of each set of stairs and escalators
 Main entrances (Gate 4, 31 and 40)
 Elevators will have dispensers affixed inside each car
 Standing dispensers will be placed throughout all public spaces every 100 to 150
feet There are 470 hand sanitizer dispensers on campus for a total capacity of over
500,000 shots of foaming sanitizer

EXHIBIT SPACE
Minimum Enhanced Cleaning Standards for Exhibit Space
Licensee ResponsibilitiesFloor Care The use of vacuums with HEPA filters on all carpeted areas
 Cleaning and disinfecting of hard-floor surfaces need to be completed with floor
scrubbers, mops, or other approved methods
Disinfection
Disinfection using approved delivery systems with approved disinfectant(s).
 Custodial Services Professionals should address the following:o Wearing approved required PPEo Hand sanitization stations need to be provided in high traffic areas such asentry/exit, registration areas, and food service areas. Hand sanitization
stations should be checked that they are in place and replenished. Frequency
can be adjusted upon actual usage needs.
o Disinfect high touch points such as registration counters, information booths,touch screens, etc.
o Pay careful attention to all touch points:
 Doors
 Drawers and handles
 Tables Chairs

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Trash Cans Exhibit Booths
o Hand Sanitizer must be available in each bootho Furniture and high touch points as described should be disinfected each day
and throughout the dayo Floor care for hard surfaces and carpeting consistent with standard forcommon space is recommended
Post-Event Wearing approved PPE Follow procedures outlined in the Cleaning Guidelines and Debris Removal sectionof the Event Planning Guide
 Disinfect columns and railings 8’ and below*For general cleaning guidelines, please refer to the Event Planning Guide on ourwebsite.

RESTROOMS All restrooms will be fully cleaned and disinfected before the start of the event.
 During an event, restrooms may be closed briefly to ensure proper cleaning multiple
times each day, this also applies to restrooms open during move-in and move-out.
 McCormick Place restrooms also has a system called AIWX which provides apleasant customer experience through feedback monitoring (in real time). Visualcleaning cues ensure customer confidence, and feedback boards reduce time andeffort in requesting service (if needed).
 Once an event day is completed, all restrooms will be cleaned using the Kaivac
system and Hospital Grade Disinfectant.
o The Kaivac system is a touchless cleaning system that fully cleans anddisinfects a restroomo Disinfectant is applied to every surface and removed via indoor pressure
washerBUILDING SYSTEMS & HVAC
 McCormick Place building engineers continue to verify the operation of mechanicalsystems and will restore all sequences, set points and schedules modified from therollback of operations.
 Air quality improvements include:o Increasing building intake/air change rates during occupied event hours
o Ongoing process of replacing HVAC air filters with the extremely efficient
hospital grade Merv-13 rated filters that capture airborne viruses and bacteria
from coughs and sneezes

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