All office employees should be educated on:
- Hand Washing & Sanitizing. All retail locations should consider having both hand sanitizing stations and cart sanitizing stations at primary entrances. Both employees and patrons can be reminded of handwashing best practices according to CDC guidelines via strategically located signs.
- Self-checkout sanitizing process. Any employee who may work in a self-serve area, including self-checkout or any retail location where a customer may somehow take care of themselves, should be trained to rotational touchpoint sanitizing of these areas.
- Offer Patrons with preexisting medical conditions or older adults a dedicated time to shop or use an alternative shopping model. The goal is to make it easier for at-risk individuals to shop with the best possible social distancing precautions, again following MOH, CDC guidelines.
- Hand hygiene practices. Retail spaces should consider providing signs, handwashing procedures, and hand sanitation opportunities for both employees and shoppers. Hand hygiene practices are defined as washing with soap and water for at least 20 seconds before and after eating; after sneezing, coughing, or using a tissue; after a bathroom break; before touching food; after touching or cleaning a surface that could be contaminated; and after sharing any type of electronic equipment or supplies. Hand sanitizers should be selected based upon MOH, CDC and WHO guidelines.
- Coughs and sneezes should be covered with tissues or done into the inside of the elbow. Any used tissues should immediately be thrown away and the hands should be washed.
- Priority areas should be cleaned on an on–going basis. This includes high contact surfaces that are touched by lots of people, such as checkout areas, handrails, carts, equipment used to stock the facility, restrooms, etc.
Why Is It Essential to Keep Your Office Space Sanitized?
If there’s no one watching, it can be tempting to consider cutting corners on disinfection and sanitation! Yet, working to keep COVID-19 and other bugs at bay at your retail space by continuously applying best practices is paramount. It acts as a risk management tool and can help protect your brand. Frequent and appropriate disinfection and sanitation is truly an investment in your business.
At First Class Cleaning Services we offer guaranteed sanitization and disinfection for work spaces in Nairobi, Kisumu, Nakuru, Eldoret and Kakamega Kenya. Email us on sales@firstclasscleaning.co.ke
