While Opening Office Post Lockdown

Recommended course of action.

The rampant coronavirus has made a huge impact on our ways of living and working. With the lockdown still on, offices and businesses are prepping up to open their workspaces post a week from now to resume their on-site working routine. But with the danger of the COVID-19 still lurking, there are some precautions that the commercial office owners/ landlords and tenants, who are opening up their buildings  for the workforce, has take care of. 

As per CDC and WHO, there are some major precautionary steps that are needed to be taken care of to make the workspaces safe for the employees. The most prominent of these steps are :

• Ventilation

One of the primary steps after a month and a half long lockdown is to take care of its ventilation. The work space have to be properly aired before it is used. All the ventilation ducts should be properly vacuumed and disinfected before opening up the place for employees. This will help in keeping the air in the building fresh and secure.

• Sanitation and Pest Control

Yet another important element after the building has been closed for over a month, is sanitation and pest control. Tidying up the place with proper cleaning and sanitizing on a daily basis is a critical must. Pest infestation should be controlled stringently during these times as these can act as potential carriers for the COVID-19.

• Cleaning False Ceiling

False ceilings can sometimes be a major hassle for commercial office owners or landlords if left uncleaned for long durations. It is imperative that dusting and cleaning of the same be done according to the material they are made of before opening up the office space. For instance, vacuum cleaners can be used for the normal dusting process, and moist cloth or sponge can be used for cleaning the false ceilings.

• Sanitizing high-touch surfaces

The most important precautionary step recommended by the WHO for commercial office spaces is proper sanitization of accessible commodities and high-touch surfaces like door knobs, lift buttons, seat handles, etc. The main way the virus can propagate from carriers to healthy bodies is through physical contact of accessible commodities like these. Keeping high-touch surfaces disinfected can make a major difference in terms of determining how much the virus spreads.

• Providing disposable gloves and sanitizers in common places

Common places in commercial office spaces like washrooms, reception, front desk, meeting rooms, etc., should always have tissues, sanitizers, soaps, and disposable gloves in place. This will not only help in preventing the spread of the COVID-19, but also various other communicable diseases. Automatic soap dispensers in washrooms are another great way of ensuring optimum safety measures in commercial office spaces.

• Stocking up on medical precautionary items

To take care of your employees optimally, you should properly stock up on items such as sanitizers, disinfectants, soap, tissues, automatic digital thermometers, masks, disposable gloves, etc. Providing employees with masks and other commodities to keep them secure is the best course of action in times like these.

Conclusion

Although the lockdown might be ending soon, the threat of the COVID-19 outbreak still looms at large. Keeping the aforementioned precautions in mind and implementing them in your building/ office can help in battling the spread of this virus. Office spaces offered by Ideal Space Solutions are a pristine example of carrying out the best practices in ensuring the safety of all personnel on-site and keeping the work environment healthy.