3 Ways to Protect Your Office Against the Flu

 
Posted 25th February 2019


3 Ways to Protect Your Office Against the Flu

The flu is a productivity killer for commercial offices.

For most offices, an outbreak of the flu can throw all momentum off course. Fortunately, there’s a relatively simple solution: Regular commercial cleaning and disinfecting.

Disinfecting your workspace is one of the most significant ways to protect your office against the flu.

Beyond routine cleaning, though, there are steps every office can take to protect against influenza. Here are a few of the most important steps offices can take to stay healthy and clean during flu season:

  • Make It Easier for Employees to Get Flu Shots

Simple hygiene can go a long way to preventing the spread of influenza. Here’s why: On surfaces, the influenza virus can infect people for up to 48 hours

Promoting good hygiene can thus slow the spread. It is recommended offices and critical environments follow some basic protocols, including:

  • Encourage employees to stay home if they’re sick
  • Providing hygiene educational materials during flu season
  • Wash hands regularly
  • Provide hand sanitizer to employees in multiple locations
  • Cover your coughs and sneezes
  • Keep disinfectant wipes in the office
  • Encourage employees to disinfect their personal workspace

This strategy isn’t just great for flu season; it can help prevent illness throughout the year.

Professional cleaning service is one of the fastest ways to slow the spread of influenza. Regular cleaning, though, isn’t always enough. Although using a professional cleaning company will help to slow the spread of influenza, cleaning alone doesn’t disinfect surfaces.

That’s why it’s important to work with your commercial cleaning company during flu season on a disinfectant program. Many surfaces in your office should be disinfected regularly during flu season, including:

  • Office supplies like staplers
  • Computers and copiers
  • Phones and handsets  
  • Shared furniture, e.g. conference room tables and chairs
  • Door knobs and handles
  • Common areas

Having a commercial cleaning service professionally disinfect your workspace routinely is the most-effective flu prevention tactic. Proper disinfecting kills 90% of germs, including the flu virus. That’s why during flu season, your commercial cleaning program should include regular disinfecting services.

Need Help? Contact Falcon Cleaning and Support Services on 07957 638424

<< Back to Blog