Whether your office is in a building you commute to on a daily basis or tucked within the confines of your very own home, one fact remains true: It must be cleaned, and you are most likely the one viable candidate for the job. By utilizing a few simple office cleaning tips, your office will be sparkling clean and fresh in no time at all, leaving you with more time for office business.
Good office cleaning can boost productivity and keep workers in the office more often. The best option for the cleanest office is to hire a professional cleaning service to thoroughly clean. Having a professional office cleaning service come every day is optimal, but if they come on a weekly basis, here are a few tips to help keep the office clean until their next visit. Following these simple steps once a week will help keep the office clean until it’s time for the professional cleaning service to come in.
1. Computers and other electronics comprise a good portion of our office configurations, and since they are used so frequently, often become the dirtiest items in the room. Wipe computer screens gently with a soft microfiber cloth. Blow computer keyboards out with compressed air. Next, clean the entire keyboard by dipping cotton swabs into rubbing alcohol and detailing on and around all of the keys. This process will clean and disinfect the keyboard, and help to halt the spread of germs. Dust the tops of printers and computer towers, fax machines and telephones with microfiber cloths and detail any parts with the cotton swab and alcohol that don't come into direct contact with the electric components. Computers and electronics are a magnet for dirt, bacteria, and germs, because office workers spend a majority of their time using them. The dust is fairly easy to clean with a duster or a compressed air canister, but to really give keyboards an optimal clean, use cotton swabs and rubbing alcohol in between the keys. And be sure to clean the underside of the keyboard as well. Computer screens are the ultimate dust magnets. Use a microfiber cloth and screen cleaning spray to avoid causing any harm to the screen.
2. Once a month remove everything from the tops of desks, shelves or table surfaces and clean with an all-purpose cleaner. Dust stacks of books and/or files as you return them to their proper places. By performing this duty monthly, it will save cleaning time weekly. Simply dust the work surfaces on a weekly basis and move only those things are are quick and easy to move. Wipe down the office chair with leather wipes (if made of leather or vinyl) and dust the legs and feet.
3. To get a pristine clean, disinfect the work surface area with rubbing alcohol and microfiber cloths. This includes the phone, printer, computer tower, fax machines, and anything else that is frequently touched.
4. Keep a few trash can liners in the bottom of your office trash can for quick emptying and replacement of the bags. Keep a handy dusting tool like the Swifter duster in a desk drawer for days when dust seems to be settling over your desk at a rapid rate. Stash a canister of disinfectant wipes in an office drawer or closet for quick cleanups of coffee spills and to frequently clean the mouthpiece of the phone, which is a haven for germs. Plug in an air freshener for a clean and fresh scent that lasts for several weeks.
5. Take everything off of desks and shelves and wipe them down thoroughly.
There have been countless studies that state the cleanliness of an office space is directly related to the productivity of the employees. Office cleaning on a regular basis can have positive effects on the mindset and the productivity of all office employees. To make sure that you are helping out your commercial cleaning company and getting the best out of their scheduled cleaning, Pro Maid has devised an office cleaning checklist to help guide office workers.
* Keep your desk space free of clutter.
> Use organizational items such as trays or filing boxes to hold loose papers, folders and important items.
* Limit your personal items.
> Of course it is fine to have pictures and a plant or two adorning your desk, but the more personal items you store on your desk, the less space you will have to get your work completed and the higher the possibility of your desk becoming cluttered.
* Keep hand sanitize and wipes at your desk.
> Your office cleaning company should be wiping down your desks during their scheduled visit, but when they aren’t around to wipe down your desk you should have something on hand to take care of anything that should arise.
As far as what your commercial cleaning company should be doing for general cleaning around the office, here is a quick checklist of what you should be expecting after a thorough clean:
- Empty wastebaskets
- Vacuumed carpets
- Swept and mopped floors
- Dusted and disinfected surfaces
- Shining doorknobs
- Stocked supplies in the restroom
- Shining toilets and urinals
- Fingerprints removed from windows and doors
- Mopped and disinfected bathroom floors
Are you looking for a competent, reliable and flexible partner to clean your home or office?
Pro Maid Cleaning Services is at your service. We provide a wide variety of customers with first-rate service. Our professionally trained staff and environmentally friendly cleaning techniques have made us a local success. Whether you are in need of a scheduled cleaning we always try our best to give you the best service.
We are sure these easy to use tips will help you keep your office clean and beautiful.
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