How your Commercial Office Cleaner Can Improve Indoor Air Quality

We spend many hours a day, often over many years, in an office environment. Whether you are in construction, hospitality, tech or finance, a large proportion of jobs are based in an office, and as a building manager or facilities manager, it is your responsibility to ensure that the building which people spend most of their working day is comfortable and healthy.

There are standards to meet for workplace health and safety when it comes to indoor air quality, and this can vary state to state. There is a whole industry dedicated to monitoring and reporting on indoor air quality, but did you that even small changes made by your office cleaner can contribute to better indoor air quality and therefore a healthier place to work?

What cleaning chemicals are your office cleaners using?

It’s essential that you are aware of which chemicals are coming into your building. Some cheaper, stronger chemicals may cut through grease and grime with ease, but what are the side effects? Check all cleaning chemicals and ensure that there are not any overpowering artificial scents, or toxic chemicals which can damage the throat and lungs which can cause skin irritation and allergic reactions.

Deal with smoke odor

Smoke from industrial machinery and commercial kitchens can build up over time triggering an overpowering smell and possible carcinogenic particles which are a danger to human health. Ask your office cleaner or handyman to clean the area using the correct PPE (Protective equipment) and then use a smoke odor removal paint to cover the damaged area. Over time, pollutants and odors from tobacco and pot smoke as well as pet odors, collect and concentrate on surfaces creating an unpleasant, potentially unsafe indoor air quality condition and could cause significant health risks.

There is recent research from the National Institute of Health who found that these toxic brews, called ThirdHand Smoke, can then reemit back into the air and recombine to form harmful compounds that remain at high levels long after smoking has stopped occurring. ECOBOND OdorDefender is a professional-grade Eco-friendly, odor-blocking paint designed for sealing & blocking dangerous odors and fumes from the effects of smoke & improves indoor air quality.

Does your office cleaning schedule cover air vents?

Take a look at your office cleaners schedule of works. Do they regularly clean out air vents and filters in the office? What does the build-up look like on your air conditioning units? Could they add air filter maintenance more frequently to their cleaning schedule? It’s crucial to focus on these areas to reduce the number of dust particles in the air and circulate fresher, cleaner air.

The office bathroom can contribute to good indoor air quality

An office bathroom may not be the first room you think of when trying to improve indoor air quality, but a change in process can enhance the health and wellbeing of your office staff.

How?

Talk to your office cleaning supervisor and work with them to assess the current office bathroom set up. Are you using paper towels which end up in the landfill, or left on the floor? If this is the case, you may want to consider switching to a hand drying system. New, innovative commercial hand dryers on the market are fitted with HEPA Filters and Ion neutralizing systems to eliminate airborne germs with every use. These systems immediately reduce the spread of bacteria and other airborne diseases which lurk in office bathrooms and they also work hard to neutralize offensive odors.

What else can I do to improve indoor air quality?

If you are working in a high-rise office building, this will not be a viable option, but if you are on a ground floor office, open the windows from time to time as fresh air circulation is vital to the health and wellbeing of office workers. Plants can also make a huge difference, not only to office indoor air quality but also to the moral and positivity of working office culture. There are many CO2 absorbing plants which thrive in office environments and take minimal upkeep. Either maintain them yourself or see if your office cleaner can water and manage them for you.

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