Winter Cleaning Tips and Checklist for Businesses

June 8, 2018

During winter months people tend to bundle up and stay indoors more because of the cold weather outside. Because of this, keeping businesses clean is important as winter is a time when germs and diseases easily spread, especially in busy office spaces that are not properly cleaned on a regular basis.

If you are concerned about keeping germs and diseases from spreading among your employees this winter, and you should be, as employee sick leave and absenteeism related to sicknesses lowers production levels and costs businesses a lot of money each year. Thankfully, you can stave off the potential for your entire workforce being out on sick leave because of a spread of germs, by taking proper winter cleaning precautions.

Winter Cleaning Tips and Checklist for Your Business

Here are some winter cleaning tips and checklist for your business, to help you keep your workforce healthy and your working spaces clean:

Maintain air quality – during winter, when everyone is bundled up indoors, and all windows and door are closed, making sure that air quality is maintained is an absolute must. In fact, studies have shown that indoor air is actually has five times the amount of pollutants than the air outside. With that said, indoor air is continuously circulated throughout offices and work spaces, so it is absolutely essential to make sure that your HVAC systems are cleaned and maintained regularly.

Keep flooring clean and dry – in areas where there is snow, employees and customers can track dust, dirt, slush, and snow into your business, and remaining moisture on flooring can become an ideal breeding ground for all types of bacteria, germs and mold to grow.

Disinfect surfaces and touch points – one of the best tips to add to your winter cleaning checklist is to disinfect all surfaces and touch points in your business. Tables, counter spaces, bathroom areas, shared machinery and equipment need to be disinfected daily, especially touch points like door handles, railing, phones, chairs, and break room refrigerators and microwave oven handles. Disinfecting these is the best way to make sure that one person’s cold or illness does not spread to others.

Hire professional cleaning services – while many businesses assign staff to clean up around office and work spaces, this is just not enough to ensure that winter viruses don’t spread. When you hire professional cleaners, you can be assured that all surfaces, touch points, and flooring are specially cleaned and sanitised, making your business a healthy and clean work environment for your employees and visitors.

Faye's Cleaning Pty Ltd

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Suite 3, 17 Comalco Court, Thomastown, VIC 3074
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