The H1N1 Virus or Swine Flu\u00a0outbreak of pandemic influenza has caused illness, hospitalization and even deaths all across the US this year.\u00a0 The World Health Organizations have raised phase 4 pandemic alerts and according to Disease Control and Prevention, the most effective method of prevention is taking precautionary measures in hygiene.<\/p>\n
Facility Managers are training staff on proper methods of using disinfectants to help eliminate the spread of infections in working environments.\u00a0 Maintaining clean and sanitized buildings can help reduce the risk of flu outbreak and the spread of H1N1 virus.<\/p>\n
Part of the effort is educating the\u00a0public about the importance of sanitizing and cleaning high traffic public areas.\u00a0 Many companies are using environmentally friendly disinfectant cleaners to wipe all areas throughout their facilities like the Washington Metro.\u00a0 The Washington Post claims \u201cGood personal hygiene can cut the risk of spreading and catching the virus.\u201d<\/p>\n
Employers and their cleaning staff play an important role in protecting employees’ health and safety.\u00a0\u00a0Educating staff with verbal and written work instructions can help prevent the influence of H1N1 virus and the risks associated with outbreaks within facilities.\u00a0 In addition, maintenance staff can help by ensuring timely preventive maintenance on air handling equipment that can improve indoor air quality and help prevent\u00a0the virus from spreading.<\/p>\n
Tracking the progress of cleaning staff can be easily accomplished with Cleaning Service Software<\/a> while maintenance staff can use their Facility Maintenance Software<\/a>\u00a0to ensure filters are changed regularly and that vents are free from contaminants to improve indoor air quality.<\/p>\n The right preventive measures can help minimize the\u00a0spread of H1N1 virus this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Maintaining clean and sanitized buildings can help reduce the risk of flu outbreak and the spread of H1N1 virus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[44,50],"tags":[6,10],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"psp_head":"