Foxborough is an important northeast hub for business and financial services, healthcare, social assistance, professional services, and science. That means a high density of office workers who spend their days making magic at their desks. At night, cleaning crews come in and tidy things up.
As a commercial cleaning company servicing the greater Boston area, we can say one thing about nightly office cleaning: it is made more efficient when employees make a habit of practicing daily desk hygiene. A little bit of effort on an employee’s part can make all the difference in the world when a cleaning crew comes through.
If you are interested in promoting daily desk hygiene among your Foxborough team members, here are some quick tips you could put in play immediately:
Desk Surface Cleaning
A desk surface can look clean to the naked eye but still be home to all sorts of bacteria and viruses. One way to prevent germ buildup is to wipe down the desk surface daily. A disinfectant wipe or a clean cloth with a disinfecting spray will do the trick.
Desk surface cleaning not only inhibits germ buildup, but it also addresses surface dirt and grime. Cleaning crews don’t have to spend as much time on desks that are wiped down daily. The best thing about desk surface cleaning is that it only takes seconds.
Cleaning Keyboards and Mice
Together with desk surface cleaning is keeping the keyboard and mouse clean as well. At the end of the day, employees can shut off their computers and then quickly wipe down the peripherals. Again, it takes only seconds. A quick daily cleaning prevents buildup that can be harder to get rid of months down the road.
Incidentally, it is best to use cans of compressed air or gentle brushes to clean crumbs and other visible debris from a computer keyboard. Trying to wipe it away with a rag or disinfectant wipe could force debris under the keys, causing them to stick.
Avoid Desktop Meals
Some parts of daily desk hygiene are unrelated to direct cleaning. Yet they are still just as important. For example, good desk hygiene dictates avoiding desktop meals. In other words, workers should enjoy their lunches and coffee breaks in the office break room.
Keeping food and beverages away from the desk helps eliminate one of the biggest sources of dirt and grime cleaning crews need to work with. As a bonus, an employee will never ruin a keyboard with spilled coffee if coffee never makes it to the desktop.
In fairness, sealed travel mugs and water bottles are safe to use at the desk. If there is a lid to prevent spills, things are good.
Declutter Daily
Dirt and grime are more difficult to address on cluttered desks. So as a general rule, employees should declutter daily. Unnecessary items should be removed and put away. Trash should be thrown into the receptacle. By addressing clutter at the end of each day, employees can help prevent additional accumulations of dust and dirt.
Be Careful With the Trash Can
Finally, being careful with the trash can is considered a part of daily dusk hygiene. By this we mean keeping certain things out of the cubical or office trash can. Liquids immediately come to mind. Throwing everything and anything into the trash can only make it more difficult to clean and promotes foul odors.
Office cleaning is our thing at All Pro Cleaning Systems. We clean all sorts of offices in Foxborough and throughout the greater Boston area. Contact us for a quote and custom cleaning schedule for your building.