All Pro Cleaning Systems is thrilled to offer business cleaning services for offices, industrial spaces, medical buildings, restaurants, retail spaces, and more. One of the things all spaces have in common is the germ hotspot. Actually, most commercial properties are littered with germ hotspots. They are hotspots that cleaners should pay special attention to.
Germs are problematic. That much we all get. But the big thing from a cleaning perspective is recognizing where germs are most likely to hang out. Keeping those areas clean and disinfected reduces the risk of spread. And when germ spreading is minimized, people are healthier and happier.
Here are the top germ hotspots cleaners should pay attention to:
1. Door Handles and Light Switches
As we go through this list, you are going to notice something: most of our germ hotspots involve lots of contact between human hands and surfaces. That’s what makes them hotspots. The more often people may contact with a given surface, the more likely that surface is to be a harbinger of germs.
Therefore, door handles and light switches are near the top of the list. You need to actually touch a door handle to make it work. Likewise for a light switch, unless your office has smart lights installed. Door handles and light switches are germ hotspots that should be cleaned and disinfected daily.
2. Shared Office Equipment
Next up is the shared office equipment that keeps modern offices running. Everything from copiers to paper shredders to staplers and file cabins are germ magnets. The thing is that some germs can remain active on surfaces for quite a long time. So it’s not enough to clean shared office equipment once per week. The more frequently the equipment is used, the more frequently it needs to be cleaned.
3. Restrooms (In General)
Restrooms are well known germ hotspots for obvious reasons. But in these spaces, it is useless to concentrate exclusively on fixtures and towel dispensers. Everything in the restroom is a target for germs.
In a typical business cleaning scenario, restrooms are surface cleaned throughout the day. They are deep cleaned at least once per day – perhaps twice if a restroom gets excessive use. Regardless of the cleaning schedule, restrooms are hot spots the cleaners really should stay ahead of.
4. Break Rooms (In General)
Hand-in-hand with restrooms are break rooms. They are also harbingers for germs thanks to the food and drinks that freely flow from them. Key areas within the typical break room include the sink, countertops, fixtures, and appliances.
Break rooms are especially concerning because employees prepare and consume food in them. Consuming food provides yet another avenue for germs to make people sick. Therefore, cleaners should give as much attention to break rooms as they do restrooms.
5. Other High Touch Surfaces
We round out the list with the general category of other high touch surfaces. Any surfaces subjected to an excessive amount of human contact can be germ hotspots. Examples include elevator buttons, computer keyboards and mice, phone handsets, and water coolers. Where there is human contact there are germs.
Germ hot spots exist in every kind of workspace. You will find them in medical offices as well as manufacturing plants. Germ hotspots exist in restaurants, retail spaces, and industrial environments. Staying ahead of them ensures employee and visitor wellbeing.
Rust assured that All Pro Cleaning Systems takes germs seriously. If you would like to know more about our cleaning services and what we do to combat germ hotspots, do not be afraid to ask. We would appreciate the opportunity to keep your space clean.
