What are the Germiest Spots in Your Office?
Keeping a clean office is an absolutely critical job for every commercial space. Keeping your employees and customers safe is more important than ever, and the COVID-19 disinfecting specialists at TNT Group Janitorial + Building Solutions know that you want to do all you can to fight dirt and germs so that everyone can rest assured that your office is safe and sound.
To do that, you can ensure the germiest spots in your office are cleaned regularly. But unfortunately, there are a handful of common places where germs like to congregate.
Elevator Buttons
These are a hotbed because almost everyone touches them. Customers, employees, visitors, and everyone who gets in the elevator hits the same handful of buttons. Not only the buttons but the handrails and walls, and even the doors of elevators, pick up a lot of germs from people idly passing through. Even if your office is only on one building floor, your employees have to get there somehow, and that’s a carriage full of germs.
And before you think, "Well, I'll just instill a stair-only rule," we'll remind you of handrails. Handrails in stairs are also super popular with the germy crowd because everyone puts their hands on them, whether they’re going up or going down.
Vending Machines
Another place where people all tend to congregate, vending machines have a set amount of buttons that people will always be pressing. Even if the only one who likes fruit bars is Dave from accounting, everyone has to hit the “Vend” button and open that little flap at the bottom to get their prize. Another popular place for germs to hang out is the top left corner. Feel oddly specific? The left-hand corner is where many people rest their hands while looking at the selections in the machine itself.
Just Above the Door Handles
While we all know that door handles are a prime spot for germs, the TNT Group Janitorial + Building Solutions professionals know that there's a hidden spot. Many people know that door handles are an issue germ-wise, so they’ve amended their actions by pushing doors open and closed with a hand just above the door handle. This would be great if everyone didn’t do it or did it with clean hands. Cleaning professionals need to be on the lookout for these out-of-the-way dirt hotspots.
Printers, Photocopiers, Coffee Machines
Shared spaces are places where germs can accumulate quickly, especially the ones that many people use often. For example, printers and photocopiers are office essentials that are often centrally placed and frequently visited by most people within the office. The same goes for coffee machines because coffee has become a staple in the corporate lifestyle.
Desktops (no, do NOT do that!)
Although it might feel like a desktop can't get dirty because it's holding things, the things it's holding are often carrying germs. Not only that, but we frequently rest our hands on desktops, making them great places for germs to hang out until the next person comes along and rests their hands there.
Keyboards and Telephones
If you’re in an office that shares computers or phones, these are the perfect germ dispersal system. Person A holds a phone and talks into it, getting their germs on the handset so that Person B can pick it up and get the germs on the keyboard they touch, and then person C types in a few words, and next thing you know the germs have gone through the whole alphabet of people.
Clean Those Spots Out
Contacting a cleaning service for more information on keeping the hotbeds of germ activity at bay will help ensure a safe and clean work environment for your commercial space. At TNT Group Janitorial + Building Solutions, we're proud to be COVID-19 disinfecting specialists, which makes us uniquely qualified to clean all the nasty and dangerous germs out of your commercial space.
As a result, we ensure that all the germs that can cause illness in your office space are dealt with quickly. If you’d like more information on how we can help keep your office clean, check out our website.
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