Getting Your Office Ready For Staff To Return

2020 has held more unexpected events than we could have imagined. The coronavirus pandemic is one of the main ones. The spread of a potentially deadly and highly contagious virus across countries around the world has seen all of our lives change dramatically. Hundreds of thousands have lost their lives in this tragedy. Even more, people have lost loved ones. On top of this, those who haven’t been directly impacted by the virus in this way have seen a complete change to our day to day lives.

If you run a business, your employees probably aren’t coming into work in order to follow government social distancing guidelines. Those who can work from home are working remotely. Those who can’t are simply unable to work. But as we begin to get to grips with social distancing measures and the infection rate of the virus is reducing, more and more industries are slowly heading back to the usual routine. This, of course, isn’t a change that can happen overnight. Instead, you will have to plan carefully and implement measures to protect your staff as best you can. Here are a few suggestions that can get things started in the right direction!

Professionally Clean the Space

Most businesses emptied people out of the offices on pretty short notice. You may not have had a chance to deep clean the space after people left. So, it’s a good idea to have the space professionally cleaned to a high degree before you send anyone back in. Choose a specialist in virus bio hazard cleaning. They’ll have all of the right cleaning products and expertise to make sure that the office is as clean as possible before you ask anyone to re-enter it.

Reorganize Desks

It’s important to reorganize desks and other spaces where people will be spending a lot of time throughout the day so that there are two meters between each. This will help to maintain social distancing guidelines between your workers.

Implement Plastic Barriers

There should be plastic barriers in any area where people may be sitting and where people may be impacted by germs spread by others. You may have seen these being used in supermarkets, gas stations, and other essential customer-facing roles over the past few months. Having them in the office can be particularly useful, as they can prevent the transfer of germs between one desk space and another. Just make sure you use options that have the right materials and encourage staff to wipe them down with antibacterial wipes throughout the day.

Ensure Staff Socially Distance in Communal Spaces

There may be communal spaces that staff can spend time in, like the kitchen and bathroom. Make sure that staff knows that they still need to socially distance within these spaces. Create a safe queueing system in the spaces with floor markers to keep people adequately apart.

These are just a few suggestions that could help transform your office space into a safe and more appropriate working environment for the current times. Having this all prepared before staff return can help to limit the spread of the virus!