Everyone wants to work in a safe office environment, and for most businesses, that means hiring a professional cleaning company that knows how to get rid of germs. Millions of sick days are taken every year thanks to employees catching various bugs, and while sometimes this is something that is out of your control, many times this could easily be prevented.
While many cleaning companies concentrate on cleaning what they see as obvious sources of germs, such as the restroom area, they often don’t realize that office touch points are equally germ-ridden, if not more so. Keeping all touch points clean and disinfected is a major step in the fight against infections such as MRSA, which can result in permanent disability and even death, as well as pandemics such as swine flu, H1NI and Avian flu.
So what exactly is an office touch point? A touch point is anything that is regularly touched by either the employees or the people who come into an office environment. It can be a telephone used by a staffer, a door handle, or a restroom door handle. When not cleaned properly, these touch points are likely places to pick up viruses and bacteria, leaving people open to infection that can eventually impact not only their lives, but also the bottom line of a business. Leaving these surfaces dirty can lead to more employee sick days, and eventually financial loss. And remember, once a touch point is touched, it obviously needs to be cleaned again, so businesses need a system in place that keeps everything up to standard, all the time.
HEITS Building Services of Southern New England, which serves the greater Boston area and Connecticut, realizes the importance of cleaning office touch points. With this in mind, it has developed a special color-coded microfiber cloth system to stop contamination from one area from spreading into another. That’s why when it comes to Boston office cleaning, it uses only certain cloths to clean certain areas, therefore making sure that there is no cross-contamination and that the facility is as hygienic and germ-free as possible. Different colored cloths are used to clean dedicated areas only, so there is no worry that used cloths will show up where they shouldn’t. After all, what’s the point of having a cleaner use a clean cloth to disinfect the toilet when he then uses the same cloth to wipe down a computer?
Touch points are generally the most vital hazards in any type of facility, and often they are, sadly, the most overlooked ones as well when it comes to professional cleaning. If you are wondering whether your own office is up to scratch, call in a HEITS professional today. The company will come to your office or facility and do a professional audit to ascertain whether or not it meets the standards of a HEITS cleaning crew. If it doesn’t make the mark, you will receive a detailed report pointing out potential areas of deficiency. This way, you can see where you need to improve your cleaning methods and take steps to make your office environment healthier and safer for all involved.