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How to protect your office from bacteria and germs

by Chris Bernard Professional Blogger
On a normal day, which means any day in which your office sees a normal footfall or the attendance count, your workers or employees touch a number of surfaces in the office, including doors, common cooking utensils in the kitchens and electronic buttons. This may seem small or even inevitable, but what if we tell you that there are surfaces that are capable of harboring more germs than the cupboard of your kitchen, a toilet seat and the feeding dish of your pet! One particular service you may want to look at is the Office Cleaning in Lethbridge.

In this article, you shall see what some of the most germ-laden places in your office are. The data is based on hours of research and bacteria samples. This data is from both small companies to large corporate houses, which means that if your office is large, you are not out of the problem just yet. You are just as susceptible to these things like everyone else.

You may be asking which types of surfaces have the most germs and bacteria? Is it doorknobs, coffee pots, buttons, water dispensers or something else? Are these things capable of making you and your employees sick? Remember, bacteria count or level is measured in the unit CFU.

1) A copier start button has 1,200,013 CFU, which has 4 times more bacteria than a pet bowl has 306, 000 CFU.
2) A copy pot handle has 108,592 CFU that has 34 times more bacteria than a school toilet seat that has 3,200 CFU.
3) An Office entrance doorknob has 545 CFU that has 2.5 times more bacteria than a Home bathroom doorknob at 203 CFU.
4) A water dispenser has 185 CFU that means that it has 4 times more bacteria than a cutting board that has 44 CFU.
5) A conference room doorknob has 9 CFU which means that it has 3.5 times more bacteria than a Car steering wheel at 2.6 CFU.

When the day is busy, you probably no not even think about germs and bacteria. These are the last things any one can think of. However, if you really look into it, your office has a considerable bacteria count that facilitates the spread of diseases. Your employees, and by extension your productivity, can be at risk. Just think about it. On an average, people drink around 3 cups of coffee a day. This while your employees are enjoying the cappuccino, the bacteria are out there enjoying as well because they are able to spread out their diseases. A cup like this has more germs than a school’s toilet seat!  However, what if you are just using the photocopying machine? Are then not safe? Not really! This machine has 4 times more bacteria that your pet’s eating dish!

Common types of bacteria include Gram-positive cocci, Gram-positive rods, Bacillus and Gram-negative rods.

As the office owner, it is up to you to ensure that your employees remain healthy. Doing so ensures that your company does not lose out in the long run. You may want to use quality cleaning service in Lethbridge.


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