Proper office cleaning techniques can have a huge impact on productivity.  On average, employees lose nine days of work every year due to sickness.  In addition, consider the days people are feeling drained and starting to get sick, but still come to work.

Some of this can definitely be avoided by making sure the office cleaning staff know where to clean and use Eco-friendly cleaning materials.

• A typical office keyboard is a great place for bacteria to grow and propagate. Studies have shown that a computer keyboard can carry up to 7,500 bacteria at any given time.
• Viruses such as the flu can linger on unclean surfaces such as work desks, doorknobs, photocopiers, and other shared electronic equipment for 24 hours.
• 60% of absences from work illnesses are contracted from dirty equipment in the office such as e-coli, staph, and bacteria.
• A whopping 25,127 germs per square inch were found on just a telephone.

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