Best Practices for Effective Office Cleaning

Office Cleaning Best Practices Every Company Should Use

1. Use environmentally-friendly or green cleaning and finishing products as much as possible. This not only reduces the environmental impact of the cleaning services, it also contributes to a healthier work environment for employees in the facility being cleaned by reducing toxic emissions from chemicals.
2. Use pre-measured products (such as packets) to prevent overuse of products. An added bonus is that by limiting overuse, you’ll be able to help keep product costs down.
3. Block off areas where spills have taken place as soon as possible. This will prevent anyone from walking through it, which reduces the risk of someone slipping and falling, or tracking the spilled item to other areas via shoes.
4. Cross-train cleaning staff to effectively perform different functions. Every person on the cleaning team should be able to complete several different functions. That way, there’s less chance of a task going unfinished because someone is out sick or on vacation.
5. Don’t reuse cloths to clean multiple areas. While using one cloth may save cleaning staff time, it also increases the spread of germs and other health hazards that can increase employee absenteeism in the office due to illness.
6. Go beyond the basics. Don’t just stop after cleaning floors and other standard items. A quality full-service cleaning company will also steam clean fabric sofas, chairs, and partitions. This will keep your property looking nice longer and also will significantly reduce airborne allergens and pollutants.
7. Provide consistent, reliable cleaning services. When companies are unresponsive or aren’t providing the highest quality service, it means that you’re not getting the service that you’re likely paying a lot of money for. To combat these issues, top-tier cleaning companies will be transparent about the costs and services that are included and use regular inspections and communication to ensure that their high levels of service are maintained.
8. Don’t use a mop: Use a machine and germicide to scrub and refinish floors. This is the only way to truly ensure that floors, such as tile, are clean.
9. Use a backpack vacuum. By keeping the vacuum off the ground, cleaning staff can increase productivity while also reducing the spread of contaminants, dust, and dirt on the floor. At Pro Clean, we manufacture the signature backpack vacuum cleaners our employees use. These machines use a four-filter system that captures and contains up to 99% of all dust, dirt, and bacteria.
10. Ensure employee safety and awareness. Highly-trained and experienced cleaning staff will use proper equipment, gear, and processes to ensure safety while cleaning and to reduce the spread of germs, dust, dirt, and other contaminants.