Maintaining restroom hygiene is important to ensuring the health and safety of your employees and visitors. At the same time, many businesses tend to make hygiene mistakes that can lead to customer complaints and health risks.
The most common aspects that businesses tend to get wrong when it comes to office restroom hygiene includes:
This is the most common office restroom hygiene mistake that businesses tend to make. Restrooms are high traffic areas that are prone to germs, dust, and odour accumulation. Not having a consistent cleaning schedule results in unhygienic conditions that can quickly get out of control. When your restrooms are dirty, they house germs, viruses, and bacteria, increasing the risk of illness and absenteeism.
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High touch surfaces, such as taps, flush buttons or handles, door handles, and soap dispensers are often ignored during the cleaning process. These surfaces harbour germs and can transmit them quickly. When you ignore high touch surfaces, your other cleaning efforts are fruitless. For example, did you know the flu can survive on surfaces for days?
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When you run out of toilet paper, hand soap, or paper towels, it is frustrating to employees, but also poses a hygiene risk. When there isn't enough soap, employees cannot wash their hands, leading to poor hygiene, while empty dispensers or a lack of toilet paper can negatively impact a clients perception of your business.
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The biggest complaints employees have is unpleasant odours in the restroom. While businesses usually focus on visual cleanliness, it's not uncommon for unpleasant odours to be ignored. Bad smells can create an uncomfortable experience for employees and clients, while ongoing odours may indicate an issue, such as a plumbing issue or poor ventilation.
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Many businesses are under the impression when they hire an in-house cleaning team, they know what they are doing. The truth is that cleaning teams need training and guidance to ensure that they complete their tasks to high standards.
We recommend you provide your cleaning staff with proper training on cleaning techniques, hygiene importance, along with how to identify maintenance issues, ensuring your restrooms shine and are hygienic at all times.
Office restrooms are hotspots for germs and bacteria, which is why it's so important that these areas are kept hygienic and safe for employees and clients. Many businesses make the above mistakes when it comes to office restroom hygiene. Following our above tips can help you overcome any restroom cleaning issues you have. Alternatively, you can contact the Sloane Cleaning Services team today, taking advantage of our more than 40 years of commercial cleaning experience. Call us now to get your office restroom clean and healthy.