There are a few different ways to disinfect your office work stations and all the equipments, upholstery, furniture, electronics, and carpets. You can purchase one of the many disinfectant sprays in the cleaning store, you can make your own disinfectant spray at your office with green and safe products, and/or you can call a professional cleaning company.
Whether you should choose to sanitize on your own or call in a professional cleaning services company to help will depend upon the overall condition of your office. This will be of great importance Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Eldoret, Nakuru, Kakamega and other parts of Kenya being at risk of corona virus. Here’s what we found as the best simple solutions for cleaning special items, office room by room:
Reception
Wallpaper: Paper or fabric wallpaper coated with vinyl can be dusted with a dust mop and washed with an all-purpose cleanser without bleach and a clean sponge, then rinse with water.
Waiting area/ bay
Window and mirror: Dilute ammonia-based window cleaners and wipe with streak-free microfiber cloths.
Sealed wood and other furniture: Mix water and a little mild liquid dish detergent and spray onto furniture, then wipe with a damp cloth and dry with another clean, lint-free cloth. Dust oiled or untreated wood paneling with a vacuum cleaner’s soft brush attachment or a ceiling brush. Remove fingerprints with a damp cloth dipped in a mild detergent solution.
Carpet, rug, drape, cushion and other soft, porous surface: Clean with products such as multi surface disinfectant. Launder using the warmest appropriate water setting and then dry completely. Dust with a vacuum cleaner’s soft brush attachment or with a soft, long-handled broom with synthetic fibers. Check the label to read the recommendation: W means water-based cleaner, S is solvent cleaner and X is vacuum only.
Leather upholstery: Vacuum crevices and dust with a soft, white cloth dampened with water and a little dish soap. Test before using saddle soap or another leather cleaner, which may remove some color.
Floor: Sanitize your floor with a mop dampened with a half cup of distilled white vinegar diluted with one gallon of water. Have porous concrete sealed and wash with a phosphate-free detergent. Mop or sponge sealed cork with only hot water and buff with a dry mop or cloth.
If your office has a fireplace then cleaning this area may entail having a professional clean the chimney of a wood-burning fireplace to remove built-up soot and flammable creosote once a year. Also clean the flues of wood-burning and solid-fuel stoves.
Kitchen
For most organizations including hospitals, schools, hotels, go downs, warehouses, malls, banking halls, apartments, social halls there are sections of the office with a kitchen. Having a professional cleaning company in Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Eldoret, Nakuru, Kakamega and other parts of Kenya working with you sanitizing and disinfecting your office kitchen will be of great help.
Here is how you can go about it:
Grease: Use dish soap or don goggles and add eight parts water to one part ammonia.
Garbage disposal: Shake in deodorizing baking soda, which is mildly abrasive and counteracts smelly acids poured down the drain.
Cutting board: Remove mildew and clean up raw meat, poultry or fish with bacteria-killing bleach (never mix with ammonia or any other cleanser).
Laminate cabinet: Use a handheld vacuum to remove dust then wipe up dirt and grease with a mild solution of dishwashing liquid mixed with clean, warm water. Wipe down with a clean, damp cloth and dry with another clean, soft, lint-free cloth or a microfiber cloth to avoid scratching laminate and high-gloss cabinetry.
Counter: Use a clean, soft cotton cloth with water and a mild, non-chemical liquid detergent to wipe down formica laminate. Don’t let water penetrate the seams, which can cause the substrate to swell. Don’t use cleaners containing acid, alkali or sodium hypochlorite that will mar, etch, corrode and permanently discolor the laminate surface, says the Formica company.
Granite: Clean with a sponge dipped in water and mild detergent, and use a plastic scrub pad to gently remove stubborn dirt.
Stainless-steel appliances: Use a specially formulated, non-abrasive stainless-steel cleanser that won’t leave scratches.
Washroom
Floor: Microfiber mops are most effective at removing dirt and bacteria.
Marble counter: Use a clean cloth or a sponge with warm water and mild liquid detergent, rinse and then dry with a soft cloth.
Sink and tub: Use a sponge with hot water and liquid detergent instead of abrasive scouring powders. Glass treatment will repel water on clean shower doors.
Toilet bowl: Clean and disinfect with a toilet bowl cleaner. Use harsh cleaners to remove rust and stains sparingly.
Sanitary disposal bins: Have your office lady washroom bins sanitized by a professional company. This services are available in Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Eldoret, Nakuru, Kakamega and other parts of Kenya
Equipment
Coated glass: Use a damp microfiber cleaning cloth or screen wipes for eyeglasses, phones, cameras lenses, computer screens, ear buds and remote controls. Rubbing alcohol can cause damage as can spraying liquid directly onto them. A specialized UV light sterilizer and sanitizer can also be used to clean a smartphone, toothbrush, jewelry, eyeglasses, toys, keys and money.
Audio equipment: Use a soft, anti-static dust cloth that can be dampened with rubbing alcohol to remove fingerprints.
Video games consoles: Only use a dry, lint-free cloth.
Sports gear and equipment: Use Clear Gear Sports Spray.
If it is a hotel, guest house or services apartments consider doing the following for various rooms:
Bedrooms
Pillows: Fluff them every day to remove dust. About every month, hang them outdoors or run foam and latex pillows on the dryer’s no-heat cycle. Twice a year, clean down, feather and polyester pillows in the washing machine’s gentle cycle and dry them completely, or take pillows to the dry cleaners. Launder pillow covers, pillowcases and sheets once a week.
Laundry room
Cleaning supplies: Use a disinfectant wipe on soap dispenser pumps. Wash cleaning rags, shake out dusters and brooms, and microwave the kitchen sponge for two minutes daily then replace it every two weeks.
Washing machines: Rinse non self-cleaning washing machines with distilled white vinegar every six months to remove bacteria and mildew odors. Run a regular cycle with hot water and two cups of white vinegar in an empty washing machine. Then wipe down the interior to eliminate buildup and run a cycle of hot water to rinse.
Dryer: Wash the baked-enamel exterior with mild detergent and water, then wipe with a damp sponge; or use any all-purpose cleaner without abrasives. Clean the lint filter every time you run the machine.
More cleaning tips
Facility and office cleaning company First Class cleaning services uses electrostatic sprayer disinfectant systems to attack germs in difficult-to-reach spaces. Our professional cleaners offers these cleaning tips:
One-way wipe down: Wipe down a surface in one direction and don’t go back over it in the opposite direction to avoid leaving germs.
Color code cloths: Identify cloths for specific spaces so you don’t contaminate the kitchen with the bathroom cloth.
You can contact us for facility cleaning, washroom consumables, sanitary disposal bins, fumigation/ pest control on sales@firstclasscleaning.co.ke or call 0721867339
