{"id":7129,"date":"2018-12-05T12:24:41","date_gmt":"2018-12-05T17:24:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/diversefacilitysolutions.com\/?p=7129"},"modified":"2022-02-23T20:46:53","modified_gmt":"2022-02-23T20:46:53","slug":"the-custodian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diversefacilitysolutions.com\/blog\/the-custodian\/","title":{"rendered":"The Custodian"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dictionary.com\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Custodian<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>[kuh-stoh-dee-uh\u2009n], (noun):\u00a0a person who has custody; keeper; guardian. a person entrusted with guarding or maintaining a property; janitor.<\/p>\n

Merriam-webster.com\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Definition of custodian:\u00a0<\/strong>one that guards and protects or maintains, especially: one entrusted with guarding and keeping property or records.<\/p>\n

Vocabulary.com<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The word custodian<\/strong> comes from Latin custos, meaning “guardian,” and anyone who looks after something can be a custodian. You might be the custodian of your club’s records \u2014 you take care of the files and keep them up to date. Or you could be the custodian of the crown jewels \u2014 you hold the keys to the treasury and it’s your job to make sure the jewels don’t get lost or stolen.<\/p>\n

Etymonline.com<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Custodian (n.):\u00a0<\/strong>1781, “one who has the care or custody of anything” (a library, a lunatic, etc.), from custody (Latin custodia) + -an. In this sense Middle English had custode (late 14c.), custodier (late 15c.). As “janitor,” by 1944, American English, short for custodian-janitor (by 1899). Related: Custodianship.<\/p>\n

The True Definition of Custodian<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Working in the facilities and operations industry, we\u2019re often quick to define a Custodian<\/strong> in a way that strictly relates to cleaning.\u00a0 But the definition of a custodian, no matter where you look, clearly defines that words as something more\u2026a caretaker, a guardian, a protector.\u00a0 Custodians, often referred to as janitors, are more than just the person who pulls your trash.\u00a0 Custodians share in a responsibility to \u201cprotect\u201d your facility, \u201cguard\u201d your facility\u2019s assets, and \u201ccare\u201d for the facility in the background, often at night or at a time when no one sees them.\u00a0 Every day, when a custodian starts his or her shift, that person contributes to better indoor air quality, the health of the facility and its occupants, and your overall comfort in your workplace.\u00a0 The custodian guards your building\u2019s assets by maintaining the cleanliness and finish of your building\u2019s floors, walls, elevators, carpets and stairwells.\u00a0 Without constant attention, your carpets and floors and walls and stairs and desks and windows use would deteriorate from every day use and your assets become damaged.\u00a0 Without a Custodian onsite every day disinfecting door handles, sinks, desks, phones and light switches, building occupants would share and pass flu and cold germs more quickly and at a much higher rate.\u00a0 Without spending the time to protect and finish floors and surfaces like stainless steel, your facility would appear old, dirty and uncomfortable.<\/p>\n

Did you also know that many years ago the word janitor meant doorkeeper, or a person who holds the key to a door? Not only do custodians or janitors truly often hold keys to the doors of a facility, but they are the gatekeepers that return your space to its original form, it\u2019s cleanest and most comfortable.\u00a0 Before closing the doors for good, your custodian is tasked with leaving you a clean and comfortable atmosphere before you return the next morning.\u00a0 Often Custodians and Janitors spend all of their time working overnight when facilities are empty.\u00a0 Never seeing any of the building occupants, and rarely having interaction with those who most benefit from their work and dedication.\u00a0 Don\u2019t forget how important the Custodian\u2019s work truly is.\u00a0 Recognizing your Custodians goes a long way in everyone\u2019s success.\u00a0 Remember that your Custodian works hard protecting, guarding, and caring.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dictionary.com\u00a0 Custodian\u00a0[kuh-stoh-dee-uh\u2009n], (noun):\u00a0a person who has custody; keeper; guardian. a person entrusted with guarding or maintaining a property; janitor. Merriam-webster.com\u00a0 Definition of custodian:\u00a0one that guards and protects or maintains, especially: one entrusted with guarding and keeping property or records. Vocabulary.com The word custodian comes from Latin custos, meaning “guardian,” and anyone who looks after something […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7129","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/diversefacilitysolutions.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7129"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/diversefacilitysolutions.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/diversefacilitysolutions.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diversefacilitysolutions.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diversefacilitysolutions.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7129"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/diversefacilitysolutions.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7129\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7578,"href":"https:\/\/diversefacilitysolutions.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7129\/revisions\/7578"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/diversefacilitysolutions.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7129"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diversefacilitysolutions.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7129"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diversefacilitysolutions.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7129"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}