When it comes to the health and safety of staff and clients in the workplace, awareness of potential hazards and managing identified risk is now considered one of business management’s greatest requirements.

Not all hazardous situations are caused by biohazard contamination that may affect your business. Consider these issues that may affect the health and productivity of your valued staff and clients attending your workplace:

Carpet Cleaning and Maintenance

A daily vacuum is not enough to remove stains that have the potential to cause bacterial odours. Regular, effective steam cleaning assists with hygiene and removal of pathogenic organisms from floor surfaces.

Dirt and pollen tend to become ‘trapped’ within carpet fibres and can cause allergic reactions. When ineffective cleaning occurs with vacuum cleaners with inadequate or no HEPA filters, the vacuum exhaust releases pollens and odours (contaminants) back into the indoor air space.

Tile and grout cleaning

Hard floors can easily be cleaned by mopping with light detergents, but urine and faeces in communal bathrooms are often simply redistributed from one spot to another. In many cases, bacteria can spread into other areas, known as secondary contamination. In particular, urine can soak into grout and stain tiles causing a pungent bacterial odour that can only be cleaned using ‘neutralising’ treatments and effective steam cleaning extraction. If the grout is dirty, you can be sure it is contaminated with bacteria.

The cleanliness of the workplace is a significant part of the health and safety of the workforce and must be treated as a priority.

The team at Blueys is here to help raise awareness for employers and develop appropriate hygiene management in the workplace. We can identify areas of concern and provide practical, cost-effective workplace cleaning solutions.

To find out more about hygiene in the workplace, call 1800 925 925 today for a no-obligation assessment.