How to Keep Your Offices Clean Post-COVID-19

Since the Coronavirus hit, people have been afraid to leave their homes. Many companies and businesses avoid working on-site, leaving their buildings vacant for long periods of time. No matter what happens in the world, your office can be kept clean and reduce customer and employee risks.

Maintain a clean office at all times in order to avoid COVID-19 spreading from one surface to another. In order to prevent infection, the government enacts policies such as mandatory cleaning. Learning different techniques will help your employees and office stay clean.

Disinfect High-Traffic Areas

Make sure your cleaning staff thoroughly cleans and disinfects high traffic areas. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) should be worn by everyone in your building.

In order to avoid infections, hospitalizations, and long-term quarantines, safety and health protocols must be strictly followed. Coronavirus can affect your entire operation if someone gets infected with it.

If you want to significantly lower your office's infection rate, it is important to disinfect high touchpoints. Building access points, such as doors and panels, need to be noted. You will not know if it's the same technician or several, so it would be best if they were disinfected before they entered.

Clean Out Air Ducts

You can also keep your office virus-free by cleaning your air ducts. An office's air conditioning system is an important element, especially during pandemics, since it improves indoor air quality. Typically, systems draw air from the outside and pass it through air purification systems.

In the office, employees need clean air to breathe, and keeping the HVAC system clean can reduce the possibility of contamination making them ill. They are then at greater risk of contracting Coronavirus because their immune system is weakened.

Clean Out Carpets

Viruses and harmful bacteria are more likely to infest surfaces that absorb moisture quickly, such as carpets. In offices, carpet flooring is common because it reduces noise from footsteps and is easy to clean. The tradeoff is that carpets can harbor viruses, which adhere to them when walked on, and spread when they do.

Viruses can be brought into the home by employees, which can be passed on to family members. To eliminate viruses, your office cleaning staff must thoroughly disinfect and clean carpeted floors. Additionally, you can always hire professional carpet cleaners since they use products and elaborate methods for cleaning carpets.

Clean and Disinfect Office Chairs and Furniture

Since your employees spend the majority of their time at their desks, it is imperative that their surfaces are kept clean. It is very easy for employees to spread the virus throughout an office building due to furniture contaminated with viruses, including desks, chairs, consoles and other items. Desks and chairs should be cleaned and disinfected regularly since you cannot be sure whether the users have cleaned their hands or used dirty surfaces.

Place Hand Sanitizing Stations

Today, many offices have hand sanitizing stations to ensure employees have clean, disinfected hands. There are times when employees forget to wash their hands or are too busy to do so. If your budget allows, you can also place hand sanitizer bottles on each desk.

Clean hand sanitizer bottles regularly, especially if the dispensers aren't automatic. Consider installing automatic dispensers that won't require touching. 

If your office doesn't have enough cleaning staff, consider hiring more experienced ones. Cleanliness can help prevent employee illnesses. Further, you should implement strict rules along with hiring professional cleaners to stop virus transmission.

It is never a good idea to take any chances, even if your employees have been fully vaccinated. Put on a mask to stay healthy. They should wear them within the office while maintaining a socially distant posture. You can prevent COVID-19 in your office and among your employees by keeping it clean, disinfected, and promoting safe behaviors.

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