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9 Facts every employer should know about keeping employees healthy

1. Unhygienic work conditions lead to millions of employee sick days every year.

2. There are 400 times more germs on an office desk than a toilet seat.

3. Office phones gather up to 25,127 germs per square inch, while keyboards feature up to 3,295 and computer mice 1,676.

4. One employee who has a virus typically infects 50% of the people near them in 4 hours, while also distributing infectious droplets across high-volume touchpoints such as door handles and computers.

5. Contaminated surfaces are the cause of 80% of infections.

6. Only 20% of people clean their office computer mice.

7. Viruses and bacteria can live on surfaces for up to 24 hours.

8. Half of the employees surveyed said they don’t wash their hands after using the toilet.

9. Sick calls account for approximately 60% of overtime call-ins.

   
   

We at Exteria Brite are committed to providing office staff a clean, safe, and healthy work environment. The owners of Exteria Brite, Mark and Lidia have a combined thirty plus years working in environmental services at local hospitals in St. Thomas. We always adhere to best practice as set out by Public Health Ontario.

We offer daily, weekly, bi-weekly and monthly cleaning options and will sit down with you to answer any questions you have and discuss any additional services that we can offer.

Please call or email Mark 226-926-7369