Maintaining workplace cleanliness is key to employee health and safety standards. Workplace cleanliness prevents the spread of bacteria and illnesses, improving staff productivity and employee morale.

Employees drive productivity within your business, protecting employees from contracting an illness is crucial. When employees are met with an illness their productivity will fall, resulting in a higher workload for other employees and slower results.

Infection control in the workplace aims to prevent bacteria from spreading and coming into contact with an individual.

 

Employee Awareness

With multiple communal areas in workspaces, it is important that when these facilities are used, they are cared for with the correct procedures. It is important to implement rules and procedures, so that these areas are kept clean and tidy.

Training

By educating staff through training on procedures, this will limit the spread of bacteria. Training should educate staff in depth around health and safety measures which include procedures of how to properly wash hands and how to keep clean and tidy communal spaces.

For these rules and procedures to be followed by employees, it is important that all staff participate. To raise awareness on the importance of these procedures, it is important for all staff leaders to lead by example and make their efforts visible to their employees. When members of the leadership team are seen to follow and adopt certain traits, it is known to embed the traits into the company culture, therefore influencing other staff members to adopt the same traits.

Signage

Training can be accompanied with signage across the workplace. Informative signage can act as a simple guide and reminder of proper procedures. These can be placed in communal areas, in employee handbooks and on doors.

As well as physical signage, you could also implement technology and in-person reminders. With reminder posts in monthly updates, newsletters, and staff discussions. This will help inform those employees that are not in the workplace as regular on the rules and regulations.

 

Providing Hygiene and Cleaning Products

Providing washroom consumables and personal hygiene equipment for staff is key to infection prevention. Strategically placing washroom consumables such as hand soap can encourage staff to wash their hands by acting as a friendly un-conscious reminder.

In other communal workplace areas, such as the kitchen, providing hand sanitisers, hand soaps, and disinfecting wipes may also encourage staff to tidy areas after use.

Many cleaning solutions can cause health issues for when used incorrectly or excessively. However, by using eco-friendly cleaning solutions, you can limit the risk. Inhaling large amount so harsh chemicals daily can cause respiratory issues for the user, whereas eco-friendly cleaning solutions use less harsh chemicals whilst still providing high standards. Providing eco-friendly products and educating staff on the effects may also interest employees to utilise them.

 

Professional Cleaning Partner

It is important for employers to ensure that a professional cleaning schedule is in place to maintain workplace health and safety. Whilst it is key for employees to keep their desks clean and tidy, this will not eliminate all bacteria in the workplace. A regular professional clean and deep cleaning will ensure all bacteria within the workplace is eliminated.

Protecting employees from harmful bacteria requires a proactive approach, which can be carried out with effective cleaning solutions. With a tailored case dependant approach, implementing professional cleaning services into your workplace schedule will provide a cleaner, safer environment for all employees.

 

 

Finally, promoting workplace hygiene and implementing health and safety procedures can help protect your employees from bacteria. With these implementations, ultimately the performance of your company will exceed, and the employee morale will improve.

 

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Partnering with a professional cleaning service can help ensure that the highest hygiene standards are met consistently. With more than 50 years of dedicated experience, we can deliver the highest standards of professional cleaning.

If you’re looking for a professional cleaning partner to improve your workplace health and safety standards, get in touch with our friendly support team today. You can give us a call on 01279 944332 or email helpdesk@doccleaning.com and we will get back to you within 48 hours.