Maintaining a healthy work environment often means taking action in several ways. One would be to hire a professional cleaning company to ensure that you and your staff operate so that cleanliness and health are part of your daily routine.
In addition, and with recent events still a significant focus around the world, many of us are learning to work in new ways, and part of that is driven by the increasing need for hygiene, not only for our well-being but for the well-being of our colleagues and customers.
Providing a healthy and hygienic environment for its staff and customers is essential in these uncertain times. It can be the difference between a business surviving or not.
Here are three simple but highly effective ways of helping your business stay healthy.
Plan Regular Cleaning Properly
The size of your business and, more importantly, the length of your premises will dictate the cleaning required. However, it must be adequately planned, whether it needs to be done several times a day or just once.
If you hire a commercial cleaning company, they will have the expertise to advise you on your cleaning regime. Beyond that, you need to ensure you have plans in place for things like ensuring they have access to the building outside regular working hours and regularly communicate with the cleaning company should your requirements change, even temporarily.
Commercial cleaning companies will also have experienced staff who can undertake cleaning operations suitable for the type of business you are in and the type of premises you are in.
Install Hand Sanitisers
Wherever you might go these days, you’ll find that hand sanitisers are now found in locations other than washrooms. They have become a part of our daily lives. If you are a business owner, it is essential to ensure that, given the importance of keeping your hands clean and hygienic, hand sanitisers are available throughout your business premises.
Also, remember that the healthier your staff are, and the more you do to protect them from becoming ill, the less sick leave your business is likely to experience and the more productive your staff will likely be.
From a customer or client point of view, if they can see that you are a proactive business towards their health and well-being, they are more likely to remain loyal and also recommend you to others.
Promote Health Amongst Your Staff
Being an employer is about more than paying your staff every month. To a large degree, you have a duty of care, and as such, you should ensure everything you do as an employer promotes their health.
If you have a staff canteen, make sure that the menu is a nutritious one. You could also arrange for a local gym or health club to offer staff discounted memberships, or, if your budget allows, you could provide free and enhanced health care as one of your employee benefits.
As we have mentioned previously, every business is adversely impacted when its staff are absent due to illness, so everything you do to promote their health is for their benefit and the benefit of the business that employs them.