Dedicated floor care can help stop the spread of germs

Cleaning for safety and sanitization remains top priority for janitorial teams, as well as maintenance and facility managers. While restrooms, eating areas, and high-touch surfaces receive a lot of attention, floor care is vital in helping to keep employees safe and facilities germ-free. Studies show that there is an average of over 421,000 units of bacteria on the sole of a single shoe, and over 98 per cent of bacteria on bathroom floors was tracked in from outside. Germs collect on the floor and are spread throughout the facility without proper attention to sanitization.

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Ensuring that your facility is as clean, hygienic, and safe as possible means staying vigilant with focused floor care:

• Choose effective tools to clean for hygiene. For example, cotton mops typically move the germs across the surface area, whereas microfibre mops attract up to 99 per cent of dirt and bacteria, allowing you to trap the germs and stop them from being tracked throughout your building.
• Similarly, using vacuums with HEPA filters can help improve air quality, making it harder for any airborne germs and bacteria to settle on the floors in the first place.
• Cross-contamination can be a risk when cleaning multiple rooms, so consider implementing systems to designate products and tools to certain areas so that dirt and germs stay confined to a single space, rather than spreading throughout the building. For example, colour coding bathroom tools and products will help keep them from being used in the kitchen.
• Consider installing matting outside and inside the front entrance to help trap dirt and debris before it travels from room to room.
• Follow product instructions for best use. Use the correct products, with the correct dilution on the correct surfaces (as directed by the manufacturer) to ensure maximum performance for sanitization.
• Staff training is also a crucial step in helping prevent the spread of germs. Misapplication or misuse of cleaning products and practices can increase the risk of cross-contamination and diminish your sanitization efforts.

Remaining vigilant with your floor care means keeping staff and visitors safe, while enforcing strict cleaning protocols, and maintaining a hygienic environment.

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