What to look for in your office cleaning.

This isn’t your typical cleaning checklist but very important when shopping for quality office cleaning service. Looking for office cleaning can get a little confusing. You may not be sure what needs to be done and how much you should pay. What if you have a special cleaning request? What did your past cleaning program look like? If you don’t know the answers, that’s okay.

The first question you should ask yourself is, “What’s most important to me about my cleaning program?”

Below are some important things to look for (and why).

✓   Restrooms that are clean at an “unseen” level. Just because it looks clean, doesn’t mean it really is.

✓   Dependable customer support. You should know you can rely on someone to answer your phone call or email.

✓   Improved air quality. Bacteria, allergens and dust in the air are bad news and decrease the wellness of your facility.

✓   Reduced germ spread. You can’t do much about a guy who sneezes on your office donuts, but properly disinfected surfaces and germ hot spots are a must.

✓   Modern cleaning techniques. Do not settle for the guy with a dirty rag and string mop. Although popular, they spread germs all over the workplace.

✓   Built for your needs. Every office is different, and so are your needs. Make sure your future cleaning service offers special services that match your needs.

Dirty Schools, what are our children sharing?

We’ve covered the importance of clean floors as lots of preparation goes into the first day of school. Unfortunately, an important piece of first day preparation doesn’t usually happen – infectious disease prevention. And, that can have serious consequences.

With 38 million school days a year lost because of the flu there needs to be improvement.

In schools, germ hot spots get touched repeatedly by students throughout the week.

• Water fountain spigot has 2,700,000 bacteria per inch
• Cafeteria trays have 33,800 bacteria per inch
• Cold water faucet has 32,000 bacteria per inch

If you’re a parent, contact your children’s school to learn more about what their janitorial services are doing (or not) to ensure a clean and healthier environment.