They spend around 40 hours a week at their workplace, drinking coffee, eating snacks or even lunch at the table. The workplace has to endure a lot and over time all sorts of dirt and bacteria collect on your desk, in the spaces between the keyboard and on the phone. Time for a thorough cleaning, after all you can concentrate much better on the essentials at a clean and tidy desk.
Cleaning the computer keyboard: A pool of germs and bacteria
The computer keyboard is in constant use, and chocolate fingers, crumbs, and coffee splatters happily land on it. Many germs and bacteria that can transmit infections and diseases accumulate, especially in workplaces with changing users. According to an American study by the University of Arizona, there are 400 times more bacteria on the computer keyboard than on a toilet seat. A damp cloth is sufficient for daily cleaning. Once a week you should clean the gaps with a cotton swab soaked in detergent. In order to remove nasty breadcrumbs and food scraps that have accumulated inside the keyboard, you should also remove the keys at regular intervals, if they are not permanently installed, and clean them thoroughly.This can be done in the dishwasher, for example. But be careful: Only clean the keys in the dishwasher, not the entire keyboard.
How do you properly clean a monitor?
There are special screen cleaning cloths for monitors and screens. If you don’t have one at hand, a soft cloth will suffice. When it comes to cleaning agents, you should make sure that they are suitable for LED and TFT displays. Cleaning is best done by hand if you unplug the monitor and place it horizontally on a firm surface. Streaks and fingerprints can be thoroughly removed with a microfiber cloth and suitable cleaning agents. You should never put the cleaning agent directly on the monitor, but on the microfiber cloth.
Professional office cleaning
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Remove dust from shelves, folders and files
Above all, older folders and files that are not needed every day linger on the shelves and a thick layer of dust gradually forms on them. As soon as you take a file off the shelf, the dust whirls up and spreads throughout the room. This dust is pure poison, especially for sensitive electronic devices! It settles in ventilation and can damage it in the long run. Daily cleaning of the shelves is not necessary, but you should not neglect cupboards and sideboards and dust them thoroughly at least once a month.
Kitchen: How to remove scale from the kettle
The kitchen is a popular place in the office where many employees sit together, eat or prepare coffee. Of course, everyday pollution also occurs there. Surfaces are cleaned quickly, but there are also devices that are often forgotten. Especially in winter, the kettle is constantly in operation and over time limescale builds up in the interior. This cannot be avoided and is due to the hard water. You can use baking powder to descale it. Simply put one pack in the kettle with 200ml of water and let it boil. Let the liquid cool down for another hour and the kettle will shine in new splendor. You should also dedicate yourself to the microwave regularly and remove dried leftovers, which can be very stubborn.This works great with a pot in which you boil water and detergent. Now place the pot in the microwave and close the door. The water vapor loosens stuck food residue and fat and can be easily washed off with a soft cloth.
Things that are often forgotten when cleaning the office
You have the office telephone in your hand several times a day. Bacteria and germs are transferred from our hands directly to the telephone receiver, from which they then end up on our faces. Around 1600 bacteria lurk on an office telephone, making it the second most germ-contaminated object in the office. The keys and handset in particular should be wiped down weekly with a damp cleaning cloth. The same applies to doorknobs, doorbells or elevator buttons, which are often overlooked during cleaning.