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How To Work Out How Often To Schedule Office Cleaning

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How often do you need to schedule your office cleaning company?

Office managers or facility directors who are tasked with providing a clean building will know the answer. Still, if you’re new to the job, this article is for you.

First off, there is no right nor wrong answer to the frequency of office cleaning; however, you can ascertain what’s a good schedule for your business with a few simple answers. For hygiene and staying safe during a pandemic, cleaning is more frequent. All workstations need a thorough deep clean that also included disinfecting to kill bacteria and viruses.

Once you know the cleaning your office needs, your focus can switch to hiring a cleaning company regularly.

Company Budget and Needs

What your business can afford is the starting point. Scheduling a cleaning crew to come multiple times a week when you have a small office with a few employees can quickly burn through your budget. It may not achieve your ultimate goal of having a sanitized environment that is safe for all.

On the other hand, if you wait too long between cleanings, filth, grime, and germs can build up over time. Therefore getting the frequency right is essential, and so is clean.

Keep in mind that some industries require more frequent cleaning for health and safety reasons. If that’s the case for you, figure out your requirements (you may also have to comply with third-party regulations) and set a budget for your office cleaning services.

For instance, if you’re in the healthcare industry, sanitization and disposal can’t ever be skipped — but in an office environment, cutting a trash disposal service is less dangerous.

To establish an office cleaning budget, you will need to research the going rates with reliable commercial cleaning companies in your area.

Selection Process

Create a shortlist of potential providers and first cull it with a phone interview. Then from your shortlist, meet with a cleaning company or two if you’ve not yet decided on a provider to discuss the best possible schedule for your routine cleaning.

Most cleaning companies are flexible insofar as they understand the need to clean outside of regular operating hours.

Workplace Size

The size of your workplace and the number of people who frequent it will help the cleaning providers determine the time and resource required to clean it. More staff and more workstations will take longer and need more cleaning product. The number of workstations that will include desks and trash bins will require dusting and emptying the trash maybe multiple times a week.

Plus, how the office is furnished will add time and product to the task.

  • How many windows are in your office?
  • Are your office floors carpeted or tiled?

Floors

Flooring is a factor in how frequently you should schedule workplace cleaning. You may choose to do a thorough deep clean of carpets once a month. Know the flooring your office has and schedule the cleaning as and when required.

Windows

Depending on how many windows you have in your office, natural light will highlight the smudges on your windows as well as the accumulated dust in your office.

  • Are the windows furnished with curtains or blinds?

Your prospective cleaning company will need to do a walkthrough of your facility and complete an inventory to determine the best plan of action for cleaning your office as well as the cost. 🙂

Summary

Covid-19 has taught us a few things about hygiene and while staff are resilient you need to give them a healthy environment in which to work.

Know your budget and type of business and the cleaning it requires to keep your staff and customers safe. Create a cleaning schedule based on your needs. Remember, there is no right or wrong for the frequency of the clean or the cleaning and sanitising required.

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