I Am Thankful For...

As the holiday season approaches, we have a lot of reasons to be thankful. While it’s been a difficult year, it’s important to take a moment to express gratitude for the good things that we still have. The office is a great place to start. Offices and medical buildings are, for many people, a home away from home.

To have a safe, clean building to return to every day is a reason to be thankful.

Everyone knows how important it is to keep shared surfaces clean. Countertops, desks, and other high-traffic surfaces need to be wiped down several times a day. Be thankful for clean, germ-free surfaces, from the most obvious areas like your bathroom counters, to the ignored baseboards.

Surface cleaning offers more than one benefit. While it eradicates bacteria and viruses, it also makes the space look and feel tidier. When you have visitors in your building, the office’s cleanliness can make a good first impression. Nowadays, it is even more important that your guests and staff trust that you care about office hygiene.

We pay special attention to high-touch areas. All day long, people touch light fixtures, doorknobs, elevator buttons, and more. Shared spaces are likely to have more germs because there is higher traffic in the area. If your facility has a kitchen, we don’t forget the microwaves, coffee machines, or any other piece of equipment that the staff touches. With our help, your staff can press the buttons on the photocopier without worrying that it might be a hotbed for germs.

Desk items are often overlooked. When you have a trusted commercial cleaning service, you can be thankful that they won’t forget the smaller items. They pay attention to detail. Often, desks and desk items might be dusted every once in a while. This isn’t enough to slow and prevent the spread of viruses.

Think about the mousepads, keyboards, and utensils that can harbor bacteria. One of the items that carry the most bacteria is the work phone. Phones may be picked up several times a day, spreading germs from your hands as well as your mouth. 

Every day, people touch electronic devices. Think about the touch screen devices in your building, the remote controls, or even the keyboards and ATMs. When you think about it, you may realize there are more electronics in your building than you imagined. It is easy to overlook the electronics when you don’t have a checklist to go through. Cleaners that are at least 70% alcohol solutions can sanitize these items. 

Everyone knows how to do laundry, right? Not everyone knows how to do laundry in a way that can slow the spread of illness. If you own or manage a medical facility, how you launder the clothing, linens, towels, and other items can make a difference.We understand that warm water is more effective at killing germs and that all items have to be dried completely. When you take the laundry out of the hamper, it may feel natural to shake it out before you throw it into the washer. Do not do this. Shaking laundry can spread germs into the air.

If you take the full weight of all cleaning responsibilities, the stress of running a building and keeping it clean may be too much. There are too many details to remember. You may spend every night wondering whether the office is clean enough. Is your staff safe enough? Be thankful to have a company that won’t forget any of the items on the checklist.

The health and safety of those in your building are a top priority. Regular cleaning and sanitation cuts down on the amount of staff and employee sick days. Fear and anxiety due to illness can cut into staff productivity just as much as sick days. Be thankful that your office is clean and your staff can breathe easier, in a less stressful environment.

Every year, it is important to think about what we have that makes us thankful. This year, a clean office space can make a difference in everyone’s lives. At Servico, we value reliability and will go above and beyond to ensure that there is no detail left unchecked when it comes to the cleanliness of your office or medical facility. Call (248) 294-0166 or email us today for a dependable commercial cleaning company!