With the beginning of 2018 not only a new year started but a massive flu epidemic as well.

The CDC has stated a flu of this nature has not happened in 13 years. It is currently a nationwide epidemic as you can see on the CDC website.  CDC Flu Map

You may be able to pass on the flu to someone else before you know you are sick, as well as while you are sick. Although people with the flu are most contagious in the first 3-4 days after their illness begins,  some otherwise healthy adults may be able to infect others beginning 1 day  before  symptoms develop and up to 5 to 7 days  after  becoming sick. Some people, especially young children and people with weakened immune systems, might be able to infect others with flu viruses for an even longer time.

What can your business do to help stop the spread this in your office, retail space or warehouse?

The flu virus can “live” on surfaces for 24 hours and actively make people ill.

Bringing in a professional cleaning crew to sanitize all of the following:

Your basic cleaning wipes can do only so much to help prevent your employees or customers from coming in contact with the virus.

There are a lot of areas that a professional will think that someone might overlook or not think of as a cleaning crew is trained by in regulations dealing with sanitizing.

One thing not many people think of is having your carpet steam cleaned while a virus is happening, every time someone coughs or sneezes they are releasing thousands of germs straight on to your floor.

There are other things your employees can do to help prevent an outbreak at work.

Make sure all of your workers are washing their hands and are using hand sanitizer.

If any employee is running a fever that means they are contagious even if they aren’t coughing or sneezing it is a sign of something wrong in your body.

Some companies have disposable masks at their office in case someone has been sick there “they may not be the most fashionable item” but it better to be safe than sorry sometimes.

If you have a office or retail space that customers regularly visit then maybe put out a bottle of hand sanitizer or sanitizing wipes for your shopping cart handles or baskets.

Not only will bringing in a professional cleaning crew help keep your employees healthier it will save you money – less employees at work means lower production which in turns leads to profit loss.

If you need help in cleaning and sanitizing your building Enviro USA, Inc is just a phone call away at 866-564-1444!