{"id":21527,"date":"2020-10-02T09:20:07","date_gmt":"2020-10-02T09:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/upgifs.com\/blog\/21527\/commercial-cleaning-this-is-how-to-keep-your-business-clean-and-safe\/"},"modified":"2020-10-02T15:32:00","modified_gmt":"2020-10-02T15:32:00","slug":"commercial-cleaning-this-is-how-to-keep-your-business-clean-and-safe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/upgifs.com\/blog\/21527\/commercial-cleaning-this-is-how-to-keep-your-business-clean-and-safe\/","title":{"rendered":"Commercial Cleaning: This Is How to Keep Your Business Clean and Safe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that over <a href=\"https:\/\/smallbusiness.chron.com\/industry-standard-sick-days-73953.html\">70% of employees<\/a> offer paid sick time for their employees?<\/p>\n<p>If you are among these employees, you no doubt want to keep sick time to a minimum and get the maximum out of your employees.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>What is one of the best ways to keep your employees healthy? Keep your work premises clean. This avoids the growth of bacteria and the transmission of bugs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Have you considered hiring a\u00a0commercial cleaning company to\u00a0do this for you? What do you need to do to keep your premises clean? Why not read our in-depth guide to find out.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Keep Your Floors Clean<\/h2>\n<p>It is a simple law of physics, what goes up must come down. Whatever activity occurs in your workplace, some of it will eventually end up on the floor.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This leads to a build-up of dust, food items, and oils. This in turn invites bacteria and insects to come and feed on it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To ensure that you have the cleanest floors possible, ensure that you employ professional\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/overtimebm.com\/disinfecting-services\/\">disinfecting services<\/a>\u00a0that will thoroughly remove potential feeding grounds for bugs.<\/p>\n<h2>Maintain\u00a0Clean Bathrooms<\/h2>\n<p>Communal bathrooms are a priority area to keep clean. They are generally warm, damp, and have poor lighting &#8211; this is an ideal environment for bacteria to breed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If possible, arrange for bathrooms to be checked and cleaned throughout the day. Ensure that there is a sufficient supply of hand towels. Experts show that these are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC3538484\/#:~:text=Search%20terms%20used%20were%20hand%20dryer%20and%20hand%20drying.&amp;text=However%2C%20most%20studies%20suggest%20that,superior%20to%20electric%20air%20dryers.\">superior to hand dryers<\/a>\u00a0in preventing the spread of germs.<\/p>\n<h2>Set Up a\u00a0Cleaning Schedule<\/h2>\n<p>The most effective way to ensure that your work areas are clean is to employ a company that will come in each evening and thoroughly sanitize the work environment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, you can institute policies in addition to this which will uphold good standards of cleanliness. One of these is to set up <a href=\"https:\/\/safetyculture.com\/checklists\/cleaning-checklists\/\">a cleaning schedule<\/a> that is handled by staff members.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If staff members are required to do some sort of cleaning during the day, they will likely take greater responsibility for the general cleanliness of the workplace.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Further, the workplace will remain clean and sanitized throughout the workday.<\/p>\n<p>This is especially important during the COVID-19 pandemic when contamination is the greatest priority in business.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>The Most Effective Commercial Cleaning Solutions and Much More<\/h2>\n<p>If you are a business owner, you know that health and safety are a top priority in 2020. Whether it is providing locations to wash and disinfect hands or encourage habits that will prevent cross-contamination, owners have many responsibilities.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It pays to find and employ a\u00a0commercial cleaning company that can remove dirt and souces of contamination from your workplace.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in learning more about business and safe work practices, why not take a look at our other blog articles? We research and publish the latest information about these subjects to help you get the best out of your business.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that over 70% of employees offer paid sick time for their employees? If you are among these employees, you no doubt want to keep sick time to&hellip; <span class=\"read-more-span\"><a href=\"https:\/\/upgifs.com\/blog\/21527\/commercial-cleaning-this-is-how-to-keep-your-business-clean-and-safe\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Commercial Cleaning: This Is How to Keep Your Business Clean and Safe&#8221;<\/span> <span class=\"genericon genericon-next\"><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":21528,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/upgifs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21527"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/upgifs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/upgifs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/upgifs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/upgifs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21527"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/upgifs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21527\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21554,"href":"https:\/\/upgifs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21527\/revisions\/21554"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/upgifs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21528"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/upgifs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21527"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/upgifs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21527"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/upgifs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21527"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}