Office can become cluttered in the blink of an eye, which is why it's essential that you clean and maintain the open storage spaces in your office, ensuring that they are not only aesthetically pleasing to visitors, but they are clean and healthy, reducing the spread of germs among employees.
It's important that employees are encouraged to maintain a clean desk policy, along with decluttering and organising their open storage areas. This involves:
Organising storage spaces:
this helps to ensure supplies are stored neatly, while being accessible.
Set guidelines for document filing, reducing paper clutter, while ensuring all items stored can be accessed with ease.
Employees should be encouraged to tidy their desks, putting any items, documents, and files in their designated storage space before heading home in the evening.
Ensure any high touch surfaces, such as door handles, light switches, keyboards, and shared devices are sanitised regularly throughout the day to reduce the spread of germs.
The open storage space should be dusted regularly to reduce the risk of dust build up.
Glass surfaces should be spot cleaned as and when smudges and dirt are noticed. This includes the inside of windows, glass doors, and glass partitions.
If you put your coffee cup on a shelf while getting a file and accidentally knock it over, don't ignore it. Spills and mess should be cleaned immediately, reducing the risk of them leaving a permanent stain.
Open storage spaces in offices should be deep cleaned regularly, this includes removing everything from the storage area, cleaning and sanitising, and replacing them, ensuring everything is clean, organised, and neat. We recommend once a week, to once every two weeks, depending on your office location, and how often the storage space is used.
If your open storage space in your office is overflowing, even when clean, neat, and organised, it is a sign you may need additional storage solutions. Storage solutions that improve cleanliness and organisation, include:
Cleaning and maintaining open storage spaces in offices is not a major task, as long as it is addressed regularly. With regular dusting, daily tidying, and regular deep cleans, you can keep your open storage looking neat and clean, while ensuring it is easily accessible for employees. If you need help with your office cleaning, we would love to help. Contact Sloane Cleaning Services today for a free, no obligation quote.