Keeping Offices Safe for Everyone

The Omicron Variant & Keeping Offices Safe For Everyone

1/25/2022

On November 26, 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) officially recognized a new variant of the coronavirus — strain B 1.1.529, also known as the Omicron variant. Governments around the world are scrambling to collect data and make preparations for lockdowns and new protocols to follow; and while the variant is in its early stages, our team at Peak Janitorial are ready to help maintain our communities safe.

How to protect yourself form the Omicron Variant

Omicron could be a special case, according to preliminary data — WHO states that, “preliminary evidence suggests an increased risk of reinfection with this variant,” as compared to other variants.
Data will continue to be collected and guidance will be formulated accordingly, but in the meantime you should take normal precautions:

Wear a facemask while occupying indoor public spaces
Monitor indoor air quality
Social distance whenever possible
Regularly clean and disinfect high-touch surfaces
Wash your hands frequently

How you can keep offices safe for everyone

With the consistent and ever-troubling evolution of COVID-19, business owners and managers struggle with what we can do to ensure the ongoing health and safety of our workplaces. Here are a few suggestions given what we know after two years of experience and scientific study:

High Touch = Frequent Cleaning & Disinfection

Given the intense research and data accrued after two years of pandemic we know more than ever about how to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and its variants.

High touch items and areas MUST still include sanitizing and disinfecting. To ensure the utmost in health and safety in the office, keep disinfectants on hand to keep high touch surfaces properly sanitized. Use an effective surface disinfectant cleaner and thoroughly wipe them down frequently throughout the day. High touch surfaces include:

Desk and table surfaces
Monitors, keyboards, computer mouse, and any other devices
Pens, pencils, and other writing accessories
Countertops, cabinet doors
Sinks and fixtures
Restrooms – toilets, sinks and fixtures, countertops, hand dryers
Doors and doorknobs
Light switch plates

Protecting You Office From the Omicron Variant.

Consistency is Key. While disinfecting and sanitizing may not be necessary for your office or spaces beyond the important high touch zones, consistent and frequent cleaning is vital. Yes, the virus is airborne and most transmissible through the air, but keeping surfaces as clean as possible is still very important, particularly if you have most of your workforce back on the job.

All of your spaces need to be cleaned daily. Not only will it provide for the health and safety of your team, but it will give them peace of mind and trust in knowing you prioritize their safety. This will allow them to focus on their work, not their worries about getting sick. With winter upon us and flu season kicking in to high gear, frequent and consistent office cleaning is doubly important.

Electrostatic Disinfection Services - COVID 19

Do you have a plan to protect your staff, customers and building occupants from the spread of illness now and into the future? Do you need a deep disinfecting of your office?

With Electrostatic Spraying Technology, we help protect workers, customers, students and others as it provides a broad-spectrum approach to disinfecting a complete surface area and an entire room as we have never seen before.

Disinfectant products are approved by Health Canada and assigned a Drug Identification Number (DIN). Through electrostatic forces which are greater than gravity.
Used in a variety of facility types such as healthcare, nursing, schools, offices, sports facilities for surface disinfection.

Peak Janitorial Is Here to Help

Since before the beginning of the Pandemic in 2020, we have developed experience in dealing with cleaning & disinfecting. COVID-19 is an extremely serious situation and we understand that the health and safety of you, your family, and employees are on the line. Contact us to book our Disinfection Services. Our services are customized to meet your needs because every project is different and every client is special! We provide cost effective cleaning systems to keep your spaces looking and feeling their best.