Providing a clean environment for your customers and employees is more important now than ever. It’s critical to ensure your cleaning practices are top notch–from your facility’s surfaces and air quality to your employees’ hand hygiene. We’ll explore some of the germiest areas in your workplace and the professional cleaning supplies you can use to keep your surfaces clean and disinfected.
The Eye-Opening Truth About Your Business’s High-Touch Surfaces
If your business is open to the public (like a grocery store) or even if it’s occupied solely by your employees (like a manufacturing plant), your workplace’s surfaces are a hotbed for bacteria and viruses, like the one that causes COVID-19.
Some of the germiest places in a work environment:
- Elevator buttons
- Office equipment
- The coffee machine
- The kitchen sink
- Your desk
- Your keyboard
- Door handles
- The restroom
How Can I Improve My Cleaning Practices?
To help prevent the spread of germs, disinfect your workplace’s surfaces with professional cleaning products at least once per day. Try to clean and disinfect germ hotspots more frequently.
If someone becomes ill and has been in your workplace in the past 24 hours, the spaces they occupied should be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected. Always follow the cleaning and disinfecting practices and regulations based on your type of facility.
What Cleaning Supplies Do I Need?
Clean your surfaces with products that contain soap or detergent to remove contaminants and reduce germs. Follow up with a disinfectant to remove the remaining germs. As with all cleaning products, always follow the manufacturer's instructions.
Zoro Is Your Destination for Cleaning Supplies
If your business is accustomed to purchasing brands and products that are commonly used in household settings, Zoro has the must-have cleaning supplies you prefer! We have a full selection of janitorial cleaning supplies from popular brands including Lysol, Clorox, and Purell.
Cleaning/disinfectant products you may like:
| Disinfecting Wipes | Disinfecting Spray | Toilet Bowl Cleaner | Surface Disinfectant |
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If you’re a facilities manager for a back-of-the-house work environment and purchase industrial janitorial cleaning products, Zoro has a wide selection to meet all of your cleaning and disinfecting needs.
Cleaning/disinfectant products you may like:
| All-Purpose Disinfectant Cleaner | Disinfecting Wipes | Aerosol Disinfectant Spray Cleaner | Disinfectant Cleaner with a Trigger Spray | Bulk Disinfectant Cleaner |
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Help protect your employees and customers from illness-causing germs with regular cleaning and disinfecting practices. You can find all of the items on your cleaning supplies list at Zoro. Make sure to come back to the Zoro Resource Hub to read additional articles in this series, Essential Cleaning Supplies: Solutions to Eliminate Odors and Essential Cleaning Supplies: Solutions for Hand Hygiene. And don’t forget to shop Zoro.com for the best cleaning products for your business.
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Product Compliance and Suitability
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