Maintaining office cleanliness is essential to your long-term success. A clean workspace isn't only visually appealing, it improves employee well-being, morale, and productivity. While your professional cleaning services are invaluable in making your office shine, there are things you can do to maintain office cleanliness between professional cleans.
Areas Requiring Regular Cleaning
Whether your professional cleaners come in once a day or once a week, you will want to ensure these areas are kept clean and sparkling:
- Common areas – shared spaces can spread germs if not cleaned regularly. High touch surfaces, such as door handles, appliances, and light switches should be cleaned and disinfected regularly to reduce the spread of germs
- Desks – desks are hotspots for germs and should be cleaned regularly, including phones, keyboards, and mice
- Electronics – laptops and computers can get dusty and brimming with germs within a short time. Cleaning and disinfecting these electronics regularly with the appropriate cleaners, ensures they remain hygienic without causing damage.
Simple Daily Cleaning Tips
- Wipe down surfaces – desks, keyboards, and mice should be wiped down with disinfectant, removing germs and dust
- Organise desks – clutter free desks makes cleaning easier, also reducing stress and distractions
- Cable management – cables should be neatly arranged to prevent trips and falls, along with dust accumulation
- Encourage employees to clean up behind themselves, such as washing their cup, wiping any spills, and putting food away
- Neaten meeting rooms after meetings, removing any rubbish, while wiping down the table and chairs
Implement a Cleaning Schedule Among Employees
Include your employees in maintaining office cleanliness by creating a cleaning schedule that can be implemented on a rotational basis among employees, enhancing your workspace.
- Identify common areas and tasks needed to ensure cleanliness is maintained
- Create a cleaning rota for cleaning tasks that need to be performed daily and weekly, assigning the duties to employees
- Rotate tasks to ensure one person isn't being burdened with most of the cleaning, this ensures a fair approach
- Communicate your expectations – ensure employees understand their responsibilities, along with the importance of office cleanliness
Conclusion
Maintaining office cleanliness is essential for visual appeal, while creating a healthy, positive, and productive workspace. While your professional cleaning services are essential, there are some simple ways to maintain office cleanliness between professional cleans. Follow our above recommended tips for maintaining cleanliness, or get in touch with the Sloane Cleaning Services team today to discuss your needs.
