Preventing Germs in the Office – Hand Sanitizer & Disinfectant Wipes
Given the recent outbreak and raised level of awareness around swine flu, we thought it might be helpful to provide a number of tips and guidelines around how to keep the office environment healthy and safe.
An Office Cleanliness Monitor that surveyed 1,000 United States office workers found that sixty-four (64) percent of company employees and office workers see a direct connection between the cleanliness of building and the number of times an employee calls in sick.
Furthermore, they go on to cite that longer hours at work and little emphasis on cleaning as one of the primary culprits that lead to unsanitary conditions resulting increase incidents of employee illness and sick days.
A few details the Monitor research report outlined included the following:
- The average number of times they catch a cold from co-workers is 1.4 times per year
- Sixty-nine (69) percent believe a clean office workspace or environment makes employees more productive
- Eighty-five (85) percent of workers think regularly about office cleanliness
- Only forty (40) percent of workers have confidence in their building’s cleaning staff
- Seventy-eight (78) percent of workers say that co-workers cause them to get sick each year
7 Steps to a Clean Office & No Germs
To help ensure a clean office and cubicle space, the following provides 7 tips around preventing the spread of germs and contaimination between co-workers.
- Use drink containers that have spill proof tops
- Remove desk or office items that hinder the ability of the janitorial crew to clean adequately
- Avoid disposing of drinks or food in desk trash recepticles
- Wash hands on a consistent basis and distribute hand sanitizer wipes throughout the office
- Everyday, wipe phones with disinfectant wipes
- On a regular basis wipe doorknobs and work surfaces with antimicrobial wipes or cleaning wipes
- Report dust buildup on air diffusers, a signal that the system is dirty and needs cleaning.
Communicating these simple tips and guidelines around preventing germs in office will help employees to remain safe and healthy thereby reducing potential downtime or sick days.
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