Disinfection is one of the most important jobs that a commercial cleaning company performs. Without proper disinfection, your workplace could become a hotspot for bacterial and viral outbreaks. Conversely, cleaners could introduce new health and safety concerns into your workplace by abusing certain types of disinfectants. This is one of the biggest reasons to […]
Every year, American businesses lose over $60 billion to workplace injury and illness. Remarkably, almost one-fifth of that figure comes from a single category — slips, trips, and falls — which cost businesses more than $11 billion every year. That number’s especially concerning for providers of janitorial services, as many of these incidents involve […]
Flu season’s a busy time of year for janitorial companies and for bank cleaning contractors in particular. As public spaces that deal in hand-to-hand cash transactions, financial institutions are vulnerable to flu outbreaks, which can lead to heavy HR costs and erode customer confidence. To reduce the risk of influenza outbreaks, bank cleaning contractors are […]
Every winter, office cleaning service providers go on high alert for flu season, pulling double-duty to help prevent the spread of infection. But influenza isn’t the only illness in peak season this time of year. Winter is also the most common time of year for norovirus, the leading cause of gastroenteritis in the U.S. and […]
In recent years, more and more industries are switching to green cleaning services. While more expensive than standard cleaning services, green cleaning delivers a positive return on investment by creating a healthier workspace, improving employee wellness and productivity. However, there are a handful of sectors where green cleaning has been slow to take off. One […]
When hiring a healthcare cleaning service, cleaning and disinfection standards are your biggest priority. However, there are other important factors that you will want to keep in mind. One critical area will be security. No matter how clean and how hygienic a cleaning vendor’s work may be, you don’t want them cleaning your facility if […]
Hot-desking is a practice in an office of allocating desks to workers when they are required or on a rotating system, rather than giving each worker their own desk. Over the past decade, hot-desking has reshaped the way we think of office space. In that time, more and more workplaces have switched to a hot-desking […]