Allergy is one of the reasons for employee absenteeism. Study shows, people who suffers from allergic problems misses one hour of his work time in a week. This is a big amount of time considering in a year. That is 52 hours in a year! But the thing that is more fearing that several employees might suffer from allergic problem at a time that will reduce the productivity of your organization.
As an employer, you can keep your productivity up with taking care of the working environment of your office. This will increase the hygiene and healthy environment of your office, protect your employee’s health and keep your organization’s productivity up. Keeping your office cleaned regularly and having scheduled deep cleaning with allergy specific cleaning ordered could make a big difference in the quality of air in your workplace.
So what do you need to take care of your office cleanliness to help reduce allergens that make your employees suffer?
- Clean your office’s airconditioning and heating ducts monthly
- Vacuum carpets with proper allergen filters
- Use microfiber clothes to remove dust, so it is not just pushed around and stirred up into the air and they will not scratch surfaces
- Cushions used for sitting should be laundered regularly
- Try to keep windows closed during high pollen times
- Use high quality air filtration air filtering system
- Encourage your employees to get allergen testing so they know and understand their triggers
- Proper allergy medication can help many sufferers without drowsiness
- Inspect for and prevent areas that can grow mold, use pure vinegar to kill mold, bleach does not kill mold and is dangerous to everyone breathing the fumes
- Control pests, cockroaches and other pests can carry allergen triggers. Do not use chemical baits and traps that could irritate also
You need to setup an allergy cleaning plan for your office. This will help you to maintain cleaning of your office regularly and will help your commercial cleaning service provider to understand what your requirements are and how often you’d like to clean your office to reduce the allergic attack on your employees. Each employee needs to do their part to make it a success. It is not a huge thing to take on, just a shift to a new more healthy way of cleaning and being aware of allergens.
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