Your Office Cleaners ARE Important in the Fight Against Swine Flu

The re-emergence of swine flu this winter is on one hand surprising and concerning to possibly all companies but lets face it after all the initial news this year it has not been in the press or media as much second time round. Due to the media not taking as much notice it is likely swine flu (and its prevention) will not be at the forefront of people's minds - allowing it to quietly spread around offices and workplaces.

Before its too late you should take some basic precautions and you'll be surprised at how effective your office cleaners will be in the prevention of swine flu and the protection of your staff and workers.

Make sure the soap dispensers in the staff's washrooms are full and not running on empty. If you run electric hand driers then make sure they are operating correctly alternatively if you use paper towels for hand drying then keep them stocked up. Swine flu can be drastically stopped from spreading with regular hand washing so make sure all staff are kept informed of what is expected of them.

Ask your contract office cleaners to make sure surfaces such as workdesks, phones and door knobs get special attention, it may require them to spend slightly more time cleaning but if this helps keep your staff in work rather than off sick it will be worth the investment for your business.

Request that your contract cleaners provide an abundant supply of tissues and place them in easy to reach places for your staff, again if they are using the tissues correctly your cleaners should make sure all bins are emptied on a high frequency.

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