It is well known that inadequate hand washing can lead to the spread of germs. However, as cleaning professionals it is sometimes overlooked how important this is in our industry.
Clean hands thoroughly after using chemicals, cleaning up spills, or emptying bins — even if gloves were worn. At least 20 seconds are needed for the washing to be effective. If soap and water are not available, it is a good idea to keep alcohol based hand sanitizers, gels or antibacterial wipes around as an alternative.
Surveys show that proper training is beneficial in getting employees to pay attention to their hand cleaning habits. When training your employees make sure to include this vital information about keeping their hands clean.
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Clean the Eco-Friendly Way
It’s safe to assume that we could all do a little more to help our environment, so here a few tips to help you be more eco-friendly when you clean:
White vinegar: Is a natural disinfectant and a stain remover. It’s a diluted ascetic acid and substitute for more powerful ammonia-based cleaners like window cleaner. White wine vinegar is ok to use, but white distilled vinegar is less expensive. Do not use malt vinegar!
Sodium Bicarbonate: When mixed with water it forms a slightly alkaline liquid, which goes through grease and dirt on almost all surface’s. Used neat it’s slightly abrasive and can be used to scrub problem stains. Often vinegar and soda are mixed, for max cleaning strength.
Olive Oil: Is a great alternative to furniture polish. The most basic type of olive oil will work, so don’t worry about the fancy extra-virgin stuff.
Lemons: The citric acid in lemon juice makes it ideal for bleaching, disinfecting, deodorising and getting rid of grease. It’s an extremely natural and multi-purpose cleaning poduct, All households should have to hand.
Essential Oil: Dab some essential oil on a light bulb. Whilst on, the heat will diffuse the fragrance creating a nice smelling room at a very low cost. This could save you so much on air-fresheners.
Now you’ve got the tips, search those cupboards for these everyday household items and get cleaning!
Today See’s the Start of Computer Cleaning Week
Monday 17th September is the first day of Durable UK’s Computer Cleaning week, as a supplier of office cleaning products the company want to highlight the issue of how dirty our office’s are. Durable’s latest survey shows that the UK’s offices are some of the most dirty places in the country.
Here are some tips on keeping those germs away and maintaining a clean computer:
One thing that can keep your computer functioning properly is to dust your card slots and cable sockets with a vacuum.
A good investment to keep your computer clean is a compressed air can, as dust inside your computer will act as an insulator and as heat is what kills electronics, if you want to prevent your computer getting to dusty. Air cans are an ideal solution as it blows the dust out, without heating up the electronics with a vacuum. You can also use the compressed air to efficiently clean your keyboard too.
So to keep your computer living and functioning properly for as long as possible, clean it regularly.
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