This could be a record! You know there’s a flu epidemic when I get 15 back-to-back radio interviews across the nation about cleaning office surfaces during flu season.
A recent study showed that when employees come to work sick, more than half the surfaces in the office will be contaminated by lunch time. Yuk. Simple interventions go a long way toward protecting yourself from those germ-infested surfaces. Wash your hands frequently with warm, soapy water. This is the best prevention and the easiest. Keep hand-sanitizer on your desk and use it when you shake hands with guests or employees. And be sure to strategically place those sanitizing wipes around the office for people to wipe down surfaces. I like the Clorox Wipes or Lysol Spray.
Here are the radio stations I got to talk to this morning about cleaning:
WHAM Rochester, NY
0706AM ET
KFAB Omaha, NE
0713AM ET
WERC Birmingham, AL
0733AM ET
WSYR Syracuse, NY
0743AM ET
WSJK Champagne, IL
0808AM ET
WILM Wilmington, DE
0819AM ET
WREC Memphis, TN
0840AM ET
KCMO Kansas City, MO
0850AM ET
WRVA Richmond, VA
0900AM ET
WDRC Hartford, CT
0910AM ET
WILS Lansing, MI
0920AM ET
WGY Albany, NY
0930AM ET
WJBO Baton Rouge, LA
0940AM ET
KOGO San Diego, CA
0949AM ET
WCBM Baltimore, MD
1006AM ET
This was a record for me and evidence of this super hot topic! People want to know what else they can do during flu season to avoid getting sick. Here are some common surfaces in the office people don’t think to sanitize, but can be loaded with germs and bacteria during the flu season:
- Microwave door handles
- Refrigerator door handles
- Coffee pot handles
- Vending machine buttons
- Elevator buttons
- Desk phones
- Computer keyboard and mouse
- Drinking fountain buttons
- Toilet bowl handle
- Door knobs
The best prevention when coming into contact with contaminated surfaces is still old fashioned hand-washing, Use warm soap water, wash for one minute, and repeat more often throughout the day. When wiping down computer keyboards, the mouse, and the phones grab a container of Clorox Wipes to make the job easier and the effort more effective.
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