Office Cleaning

5 Office Cleaning Tips

1. Help People Help Themselves

Installing antibacterial hand gel dispensers, tissues, and cleaning supplies in the office allows each person to take care of the cleanliness of their own space, reducing the number of germs spread throughout the day and ensuring a cleaner working environment for all. Office desks, especially when ‘hot-desking’, can be dangerous if not properly cleaned, computer keyboards containing over 20,000 bacteria. Providing cleaning tools for individual workers means they can keep on top of the cleanliness of their own work area.

2. Tidy Office, Tidy Mind

This rule is something many professionals swear by. If surrounded by mess, your thoughts will become a mess. Therefore, keeping desks clean by avoiding clutter and having enough storage solutions to accommodate all your needs is essential for productivity. There’s nothing worse than an untidy desk and not being able to discern the important pieces of paper in a pile from the doodles; simple solutions such as organisers, file folders, and filing cabinets can solve these issues with ease.

3. Concentrate on your own tidiness and wellbeing

Make it habit to keep your own office space clean and tidy every day and wash your hands regularly, especially in today’s current climate. The government recommends washing your hands for at least 20 seconds often throughout the day, especially before and after eating, after using the toilet, and after handling unclean items. We also recommend carrying a small bottle of antibacterial hand gel with you just in case you don’t have access to soap and water.

4. Keep communal areas clean

Whether this is the kitchen, the break room, or the bathroom, keeping these communal areas in your office clean is important. Believe it or not, the dirtiest surface of all is not the toilet seat, but the microwave door handle. Just ensuring daily cleaning of these areas will hugely reduce the number of germs collected and spread throughout your office.

5. Don’t forget to clean the kitchen

Considering the previously mentioned fact that microwaves are worse for germs than toilet seats, it’s no wonder keeping the kitchen area clean is so important. Kitchens often build up a lot of bacteria and germs if not properly and regularly cleaned. Ensuring you are regularly sanitising worktops and microwaves and cleaning out the old, out of date food from the fridges can make a world of difference. Additional daily tasks you can practice including: avoiding eating at your desk and making sure you wash your hands regularly, before and after eating, will reduce your own personal risk of contracting an illness.