Top 10 “Germiest” Places AT Work

If you’ve pumped gas, used a grocery cart, or touched an escalator handrail, you’ve come into contact with a few of our most germ-ridden public places. But what about less public spots, like your office? Turns out that’s a hot bed of bacteria too. Before cold and flu season gets into full swing, let’s take a look at the top 10 germiest places at work.

 

1. Office phone – According to University of Arizona research, your office phone gets coated with bacteria from your mouth and hands, harboring about 25,000 germs per square inch. Yikes!

2. Keyboard and Mouse – Unavoidable and constantly touched.

3. Desktop – Most of us don’t wipe down our desktop before and after eating lunch or a snack, yet food particles can be a breeding ground. And if you place your purse or briefcase on top your desk, you’ve just added to the petri dish.

4. Fax and copier machines – While the toilet seat gets regular cleaning, have you seen anyone sanitize these recently?

5. Communal kitchen items – The communal coffee pot, refrigerator, and microwave are all laden with illness-causing germs.

6. Water cooler – The spout rarely gets disinfected and you often see people filling their already used water bottles or cups with it, sometimes touching the spout directly.

7. Shared pens – You might want to think twice about letting a co-worker use your pen. On average, surface germs lurk for up to 72 hours.

8. Common areas – Conference room armrests, doorknobs, light switches, and railings, touched by many hands and cleaned only occasionally, if that.

9. Vending machine – Beware the innocent vending machine. Fingers, money, and food – a great combination for harboring potential pathogens. Neither the vendor filling it nor the cleaning crew wipe down this germy beast.

10. Elevator buttons – There’s a reason you see people using their elbow to press their floor.

Even the cleanest person comes into contact with various bugs and bacteria on a daily basis. While frequent hand washing remains your best defense, add an extra layer of protection by using disinfectant wipes on frequently touched items and keeping a hand sanitizer available. And, just in case the bug bites, be sure to have a fresh supply of cold and flu medicine on hand. With these tips in mind, you can stay strong and healthy this season and all year long.

Get rid of that old mop bucket and keep your floors clean.

How many places whether a restaurant, school, or cafeteria do you go to and see that familiar yellow sign that reads: Caution Wet Floor? Sure it may look like those floors are being cleaned but do you ever take a look at that old mop bucket that is typically being used? Most of the time it is filled with disgusting, dirty water that has just been removed from the floor only to be flopped back on to the same floor it just came from. This is definitely an example of working harder, not smarter!

The Fix:
Rubbermaid HYGEN Clean Water System Bucket and Wringer – featuring the industry’s first integrated water filter that cleans the water so you can clean the floor.

The Rubbermaid Hygen system allows you to remove dirt and grime out of cleaning water by utilizing a filtering chamber that has an integrated filter. All you do is simply tilt the bucket 90 degrees by pressing the handle. This allows the dirty water to transfer to the filter chamber. Once it is completely transferred to the chamber just rotate the bucket back to the upright position, and voila! You have clean, filtered water.

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