Jo’burg is notoriously dry and dusty in the winter months and with that climate come very particular bugs and germs that travel and thrive in the dust and dry air. It is therefore very important to adapt office cleaning techniques to ensure that your office remains healthy and hygienic during flu season.

Office cleaning tips for flu season

1. Wash your hands – make sure that you and everyone in your office washes their hands thoroughly and after every encounter with another person. Shaking hands at the beginning of a meeting is very courteous however spreads germs like wildfire. Washing hands after coming back from shops or meetings is also very important as you may have picked up germs whilst out and can now spread them within your office.
2. Use hand sanitizer – have bottles of hand sanitiser distributed throughout the office, especially in high traffic areas such as reception or the kitchen. Try to implement a policy that people need to use the hand sanitiser regularly. ‘
3. Coughs and sneezes spread disease – make sure that you cover your mouth and nose every time you sneeze. Train those who clean kitchens and surfaces to do the same so that they are not the ones spreading the germs.
4. Clean air conditioning/heater filters – Jo’burg winters can be bitter and many offices have excellent heating facilities. These however can really dry out offices and spread germs if not regularly cleaned. Make sure that your office uses new technology as these more often than not trap germs and release only clean, fresh air.
5. Use air purifiers – Jo’burg winters are incredibly dry as mentioned above and people often suffer from sore scratchy throats, blood shot eyes and general discomfort. In order to minimise this air purifiers can be bought and scattered throughout the office to minimise discomfort and increase productivity. Air purifiers work by attracting harmful particles such as smoke, mould, pollen, bacteria, viruses, and pet dander that are in the air trapping them in the filter system. The impurities remain on the filter leaving the clean air to continue to circulate. Although air purifiers don’t completely eliminate germs and bacteria they go a long way to decrease discomfort particularly in allergy sufferers and people with compromised immune systems.
6. Hire an expert cleaning service – the most beneficial thing to do just before flu season starts is to hire a professional cleaning service to deep clean the office. A clean office will attract fewer germs and bacteria as there is no dust, mould or moisture to settle on. Once flu season is over another deep clean can be done so as to get rid of any germs that may have settled.

The BMC Group was established in 1982 and has years of experience in providing exceptional cleaning services to a wide range of customers, both big and small, across multiple industries. All our cleaning service contracts can be tailored made to meet your budget and requirements.

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