Month: May 2020

How Do You Prepare For Re-entry?

Communication is the first step. Let your employees, tenants, and visitors know that the workplace and all common areas have been sanitized by a professional COVID-19 cleaning service professionally sanitized with EPA-approved chemicals that are effective against the Covid-19. Display visible signs communicating this. Employees, tenants, and visitors must feel comfortable and know that everything possible has been done to ensure their safety.

The re-opening of your facility will be determined by your type of business. There are some companies that may already have policies in place for when this can occur. This may be full, partial, or gradual reentry. Some business may continue to have work from home policies in addition to opening.

Take Preventative Measures Against Covid-19

While washing hands with soap and water is the best way to ensure hands are properly washed and rid of germs, it isn’t always a viable option. However, there is a simple solution: hand sanitizer. According to the World Health Organization (who) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), hand sanitizer is one of the best tools available to help prevent the spread of germs Supply hand sanitizer for people entering the building. Place your hand sanitizer dispensers near entrances, in lobby’s, near elevators, by stairwells and outside of restrooms. Have hand sanitizer dispensers in break rooms, near coffee stations, in copier rooms, by vending machines, conference rooms and close to workstations. Considering that on any given workday, employees use their hands to type up reports, shake hands with new clients, open doors, and share community spaces, it might be a good idea to put some extra hand hygiene solutions in place for the safety of your facility patrons.

 

Post signage on proper hand washing, coughing or sneezing into a bent elbow, and 6 feet social distancing reminders.

 

Put a formal plan in place in the event there is a confirmed case of COVID-19 in the facility. If there is a confirmed case in your facility, evacuate and contact us today to schedule your COVID-19 cleaning services to Deep Clean, Disinfect and Sanitize the premises.

 

Additionally, remind people to stay at home if they are ill. It only takes one infected person to infect your entire building.

 

How Can WOW! BMS help with Re-opening?

We use Electrostatic Technologies in our disinfection services to ensure that each facility is disinfected with a 99.999% bacteria elimination. Our staff is trained and equipped with Personal Protective Equipment to do the job. We clean and disinfect all touch points to ensure that each facility is safe and germ free.

Combining the electrostatic technologies and the prowess of our team, we offer an INTEGRATED CLEAN™ service that is second to none and can help you reopen your business safely.

 

 

Why Should You Consider WOW! BMS?

Our unique and innovative approach to protecting your building investment sets us apart from other cleaning and maintenance providers. As a Covid-19 cleaning expert, WOW! BMS works closely with clients to understand the disinfection needs and severity of their facility. We provide our clients with the best office cleaning and disinfection services because we believe our clients define our existence. Over the years, delivering and exceeding promises made to clients has made us the best at what we do! Contact us today to learn how we can make your office and employees feel safer.

It’s common for cleaning staff to prioritize the disinfection of soap dispensers, railings, door knobs, and countertops as they are more obvious high-touch surfaces that invite frequent contact from hands. However, floors need the same attention too. There are countless ways a floor can become contaminated, including exposure to the bottom of shoes, placement of bags that have been on other surfaces, patient-room spills, and residual airborne bacteria. Many facility managers consider floor disinfection to be a wasted effort instead of being a priority.

Often lying undetected, it’s important to identify how germs transfer from the floor to other critical surfaces. For example, in health care facilities, wheelchairs are a prominent source of cross-contamination, according to a study from the World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. A patient’s hands will touch everything the wheels pick up as they move throughout the room, bathroom, or corridor, causing the potential spread of harmful germs or super-bugs. Another example is when visitors place  handbags or other personal items are placed on the floor and then moved to a table or other high-touch areas. Flooring is a surface that all facility managers should consider adding to their infection control plan.

 

Disinfecting Floors After Cleaning

After the floors have been cleared of dust, dirt, and debris, cleaning professionals are clear to disinfect. Product selection for disinfection is crucial, as it impacts the safety of your building’s visitors. Below are best practices to consider when making product decisions.

  • Reduce contact time. Choose a chemical concentrate with a shortened dwell time to minimize obstruction in high-foot traffic areas.
  • Ensure chemical accuracy. Using the right amount of chemicals is important to ensure proper cleaning, disinfection, and sanitizing of surfaces. Mopping systems that feature a chemical dispenser provide more control by accurately applying disinfectant to the floor.
  • Consider disposable options. Launder-able mop pads can harbor the dangerous bacteria that contributes to cross-contamination. Using disposable mop pads will help reduce the cross-contamination of bacteria on facility floors.
  • Alleviate cleaning fatigue. Physical strain is a concern for any task requiring high repetition. Use a mopping system with ergonomic features to help alleviate cleaning staff fatigue.

Create a New Mindset for Disinfecting Floors

Today, the standard for floor disinfection is changing due to a growing awareness of the harmful bacteria that can be found on floors. As a result, facilities such as hospitals are increasingly relying on floor disinfection procedures to limit and eliminate the dangerous pathogens that resides on floors. There are core steps and products that can provide optimal disinfection results, and cleaning is an important first step in the process. Cleaning removes dirt and debris which provides housing for harmful bacteria. When selecting a dusting product, facility managers should choose a tool that traps dirt, dust and hair as opposed to products that simply redistribute debris.

 

Unsure if your floors are getting properly disinfected? Contact WOW! Building Maintenance Solutions for a free estimate! Our expert team has almost two decades of experience providing professional disinfection services to offices and commercial buildings throughout Westchester County.