How to Properly Sanitize and Maintain Employee Bathrooms

Restrooms: We all use them, but nobody likes to think about them. As an employer, though, it’s your duty to consider the ones your employees use.

Bathrooms allow workers to satisfy an essential need and be more productive on the job. Have you ever tried to work when you really have to go? Your ability to do your best is certainly compromised, to say the least!

In this day and age, it has become even more important to mind your facility’s restrooms. Because it’s an area that so many people use, it can quickly become a hotbed for germs. In addition, due to the room’s inherent function, germs are bound to exist there in the first place, regardless of how many people use it.

Keeping employees safe from these germs is not only an ethical responsibility but also a business-minded one, as filthy surroundings quickly tank worker morale and certainly aren’t good for your public image. Plus, a sick worker is an inherently unproductive one, especially if they’re rendered so ill they must stay home from the office or tap into their time off.

Because public bathrooms are such a concentrated area for the pathogens that can sicken your workers, keeping their cleanliness levels on track is crucial to any functioning business in these times. Unfortunately, as integral as it is, maintaining bathrooms can often seem like an overwhelming task, especially if your facility has many of them. It can feel as though as soon as you clean one, the next one is dirty.

As janitorial and commercial cleaning services experts, The Firm Facility Services is here to help. Let us teach you some of the basics of smart employee bathroom management.

How to Tell If You Need Professional Cleaning Services

Keeping your business’s bathrooms clean is important, but there are some telltale signs that your bathrooms need professional cleaning. These signs can help you determine if your current cleaning process is working well enough.

Some of the signs include:

• Dirt and smudges on the doorknobs

• Streaks, wetness, and smears on the mirror

• Bathroom floors are dirty

• Unpleasant smells

• Overflowing trash cans

• Sinks have grime and old soak caked on

If you notice any of these signs in your bathrooms, it is time to consider a new bathroom cleaning plan.

Invest in Commercial Cleaning Services for Bathrooms

You and your employees work hard day in and day out to get your jobs done. If your bathrooms have fallen to the back of your priority list – which they often do – it’s time to invest in better commercial cleaning services.

When you hire The Firm, we come to you anywhere in the country. With our expertise in everything from window washing to tile and grout cleaning, we’re your one-stop shop for all things related to facility maintenance.

We’ll take care of everything, so you and your workers can return to doing what you’re paid for while enjoying spotless and sanitized restrooms.

Keep Restrooms Spotless Between Cleanings

Though you can hire us for full stress-free bathroom maintenance, if a partial solution works better for your facility, that’s fine too. We serve various needs and industries and are as flexible as we are versatile.

If you choose a partial bathroom cleaning service from us, here are a few tips to keep your restrooms spotless between cleanings.

Put Employees On a Cleaning Rotation

Some workplaces have employees clean the bathroom in between professional cleanings. Establishing a fair rotating schedule (nobody gets out of bathroom cleaning duty, extenuating circumstances aside) can help ensure the chore gets done on time and every time.

Reminding employees that the restroom is also the one they use can also go a long way to ensuring it stays clean.

Provide Enough Garbage Cans & Change Them Frequently

We’ve all been to a restroom with overflowing garbage cans by the paper towels; few sights are grosser! If your employee bathroom is lost under a constant deluge of waste, consider adding more garbage cans or swapping the ones you have out for ones of a larger size. Adding recycling bins is an environmentally-friendly solution that can also aid in refuse containment.

Adding extra waste containers might feel like you’re merely putting off the problem, but it’s not. Take it from our maintenance experts: Appearances matter, no matter what industry you’re a part of – especially regarding your own employees.

Use Specialized Products for Individual Surfaces

Mirror cleaner exists for a reason, as does rust-remover and counter disinfectant. Using the right product for the job is similar to a mechanic using the right tool – in other words, essential.

Furthermore, not all products are created equal, so check ingredients, concentrations, and functions before use. In addition, check to make sure that no products are toxic when mixed with others. Some apparently innocuous combinations can lead to some devastating results.

Does all of that sound like a handful? It is; we won’t lie. There’s no shame in hiring the professionals at The Firm to take care of everything to properly sanitize and maintain your bathrooms.

Restock Supplies Frequently

Keeping supplies such as toilet paper, soaps, and paper towels stocked at all times is important for keeping a restroom clean. Ensuring that employees have the appropriate supplies to maintain their cleanliness can also help keep the bathroom cleaner.

Get Bathroom Cleaning Services On-Demand

If you have emergency cleaning situations or need more specialized cleaning services, you can opt for on-demand bathroom cleaning services. On-demand cleaning services are perfect for situations where you need deep and specialized cleaning. When you are a customer of The Firm’s On-Demand Services program, you have access to a professional cleaner 24/7.

When you call in an issue, the professional will arrive within four hours. The on-demand services you need are custom tailored to the needs of your business.

And The Firm has more than on-demand cleaning services! Other services include construction clean-up, break-fix situations, and electrical problems.

If there’s a problem in your bathrooms keeping them from staying clean, our professional handyman can fix the problem when you call it in, and our cleaners can keep the bathroom clean.

When Facility Bathrooms Need Repair

Keeping your bathrooms clean is not the only challenge. Keeping your bathrooms in good repair is also something that you need to be mindful of. Dispensers, toilets, faucets, stalls, and doors are all breakable items and regularly need to be repaired.

There are signs that you need repairs in your bathrooms, such as noisy pipes, low water pressure, drains not working, bathrooms being dingy, and requiring excessive repairs. If you find yourself calling a handyman on a regular basis to make repairs, you should consider our on-demand facility services.

As we mentioned, The Firm’s On-Demand Services are perfect for when your bathrooms need to be repaired. You’ll no longer have to call multiple handymen to find someone with time to service your business, and your employees and customers won’t have to wait long for the repair to take place.

The Firm Facility Services: High-Quality Cleaning & Maintenance

As a nationwide company, we have the manpower and the expertise to keep your business deep-cleaned and shining! When you choose to work with The Firm Facility Services, you get everything you need to maintain and clean your business.

The Firm is more than a professional cleaning service; We can handle various break-fix issues, post-construction clean-up, exterior and window cleaning, electrical repairs, floor repairs, carpentry, and commercial painting.

For more information on our on-demand services or just want a quote, give us a call now at 1-833-347-6411 or request a free quote online.