5 Positive Health Effects Good Cleaning Can Have on Your Employees
You've probably heard that a clean, tidy, sanitary workspace is more conducive to getting lots of work done. But have you heard of all the health benefits it can bring to your employees? These benefits can help your employees take fewer sick days, make fewer workers’ compensation claims, and get more work done overall.
Using green cleaners can increase the health benefits of a clean workspace even more while simultaneously helping you position your company as eco-friendly. Here are five ways cleaning your workspace regularly with a green cleaning company can benefit your employees' health.
1. Clean Surfaces Help Employees Avoid Colds and Flu Better
Viruses spread colds and the flu. Viruses can travel through the air on a sneeze or cough and land on surfaces such as doorknobs and desks. These viruses can also transmit through touch. For example, they can spread when two employees shake hands, or if one employee uses the copy machine and then another employee touches it a few minutes later.
The more effective and regular your cleaning services are, the fewer viruses will hang around just waiting for an employee to pick them up. This can lead to decreased employee illness and sick days as well as a decrease in lowered productivity of a sick employee who came into work.
2. Less Dust Means Employees Can Breathe Easier
Any school, medical facility, or office building can become extremely dusty if not cleaned on a regular basis. The dust often will have irritants such as pollen or chemicals as well as simple dust mites. The dust and the irritants can aggravate or trigger conditions such as hay fever and asthma and worsen other respiratory conditions.
Even employees who have no preexisting respiratory conditions can experience detrimental effects when exposed to too much dust. Irritation, sneezing, watering eyes, and other unpleasant effects can occur. Keeping your facility dust-free can help employees avoid these negative health impacts.
3. Green Cleaners Mean Reduced Chemical Exposure
In addition to the chemical residue in the dust, employees can sometimes experience ill effects such as allergic reactions or respiratory problems from strong cleaning chemicals. That's because traditional chemical-powered cleaners decrease your indoor air quality by emitting potentially damaging gases called volatile organic compounds (VOCs).
Instead of strong chemicals, a green cleaning company can use gentler, more planet-friendly, and employee-friendly cleaners that are less likely to cause allergic reactions, respiratory trouble, and other ill effects.
4. A Clean Environment Can Support Good Mental Health
Working in a messy office is depressing, and not just metaphorically. Employees are likely to feel less fulfilled, more overwhelmed, less valued, and more discouraged on a daily basis if they work in a cluttered or dirty environment.
This means that a cluttered, grimy workplace could negatively affect workers' mental health, as well as cost you money by making them less productive and creative. Conversely, using a reputable green cleaning company to keep the environment clean and bright can have a positive supporting effect on workers' mental states.
5. A Tidy Environment Means Fewer Falls
Many factors can contribute to a slip and fall, such as physical dexterity, wet floors, clutter, and lighting. You can't improve your employees' physical dexterity, but you can focus on the other elements in play.
Keeping pathways clear, cleaning up spills immediately, and providing excellent floor traction are crucial if you don't want slip-and-fall lawsuits on your hands. Cleaning services come into play here because employees are statistically less likely to take a fall in a workplace that's well-kept and well-cleaned.
These five points show how much healthier your employees can be if you hire a professional green cleaning company. Janitorial Services Atlanta can provide eco-friendly commercial cleaning for your business, so give us a call today to learn more about our services.
