Offices disinfection and their daily mechanical cleaning are some of the activities pertaining to the employer’s compliance with the provisions of Italian Legislative Decree 81/2008, in order to guarantee a healthy working environment.
Generally speaking, in the workplace decontamination must not only be carried out in offices, but also in production plants and common areas such as: break rooms, canteens, bathrooms, meeting rooms, warehouses, waiting areas and all other company premises and more: it is also necessary on the company fleet vehicles that are daily used by employees, such as trucks and vans.
This activity protects the health of all the people who spend time within the organisation’s premises and, when carried out in production plants and in vehicles, also protects the safety and integrity of the goods produced and transported
Risks in unhealthy working environments
Working environments are attended by people coming from different homes, who often go to crowded places (such as bars, restaurants) and probably move around using public transport. In short, people who come into daily contact with contexts and surfaces potentially contaminated by viruses, bacteria, germs and other substances harmful to health.
In addition, aeraulic systems (ventilation, aeration and air conditioning), if not properly maintained, can release dust, pollen, other pathogens such as fungi, molds and even the well-known bacterium Legionella Pneumophila into the air and the environment.
For all the reasons above, the microbial load in the air and on the surfaces of company premises can be very high and can be a source of infectious diseases, asthma, allergies, influences and respiratory problems.
The main risks associated with unhealthy working places are:
- Health risk for workers
- Risk of products contamination
In terms of business results, these risks translate into an increase of absences due to illness, combined with a consequent decrease in the efficiency of the entire organisation (in case of health problems). Negative impacts on production with consequent economic and corporate image damage (in case of product contamination).
Therefore, the employer who does not guarantee adequate hygiene in the office may incur in:
- Administrative pecuniary sanctions
- Criminal sanctions (in the most serious cases).
Risks in unhealthy working environments
Working environments are attended by people coming from different homes, who often go to crowded places (such as bars, restaurants) and probably move around using public transport. In short, people who come into daily contact with contexts and surfaces potentially contaminated by viruses, bacteria, germs and other substances harmful to health.
In addition, aeraulic systems (ventilation, aeration and air conditioning), if not properly maintained, can release dust, pollen, other pathogens such as fungi, molds and even the well-known bacterium Legionella Pneumophila into the air and the environment.
For all the reasons above, the microbial load in the air and on the surfaces of company premises can be very high and can be a source of infectious diseases, asthma, allergies, influences and respiratory problems.
The main risks associated with unhealthy working places are:
- Health risk for workers
- Risk of products contamination
In terms of business results, these risks translate into an increase of absences due to illness, combined with a consequent decrease in the efficiency of the entire organisation (in case of health problems). Negative impacts on production with consequent economic and corporate image damage (in case of product contamination).
Therefore, the employer who does not guarantee adequate hygiene in the office may incur in:
- Administrative pecuniary sanctions
- Criminal sanctions (in the most serious cases).
The advantages of office disinfection
A thorough decontamination of surfaces and air, thanks to its fungicidal, bactericidal and virucidal action, minimizes the risks associated with unhealthy working environments.
Office disinfection ensures:
THE DESTRUCTION OF VIRUSES, BACTERIA, GERMS, PATHOGENS, MOULDS, FUNGI (AVOIDING THEIR REFORMATION)
ELIMINATION OF POLLUTANTS FROM OUTSIDE
PURIFIED AND FRESH AIR, THANKS TO THE ELIMINATION OF PARTICLES THAT MAKE THE AIR HEAVY AND STALE
IMPROVEMENT IN PEOPLE’S QUALITY OF LIFE
GREATER SAFETY OF THE GOODS PRODUCED
CLEAN AND DISINFECTED SURFACES
REMOVAL OF PESTS SUCH AS: BUGS, FLIES, MOSQUITOES AND ANTS
Our services of office disinfection
The disinfection treatment in an office must involve:
- All surfaces, for example: floors, walls, windows, doors
- The ventilation systems
- The air of the room
- Furniture and furnishings such as: desks, chairs, armchairs, sofas, wardrobes
- Electronic components such as: PCs, keyboards, mice, telephones, screens, printers, fax machines, coffee machines and snack dispensers, etc.
In order to decontaminate your office environment, we at GEA use technologies based on the potential of hydrogen peroxide stabilized (H2O2) and ozone (O3).
We use professional and certified machines and products whose effectiveness is tested.
All the solutions we use have a biocidal action, are environmentally friendly (they do not leave toxic residues, nor toxic substances to be disposed of) and can be used on surfaces of any material, such as metal, plastic, glass, wood, without damaging them.
In order to decontaminate your office environment, we at GEA use technologies based on the potential of hydrogen peroxide stabilized (H2O2) and ozone (O3).
We use professional and certified machines and products whose effectiveness is tested.
All the solutions we use have a biocidal action, are environmentally friendly (they do not leave toxic residues, nor toxic substances to be disposed of) and can be used on surfaces of any material, such as metal, plastic, glass, wood, without damaging them.
We support you in the choice of the most suitable technology for your needs and, once the most suitable disinfectant solution has been identified, one of our specialised technicians will perform the disinfecting activity in your office by carrying out the following steps:
- Detection of the microbial charge on the surfaces through sampling.
- Saturation of the area to disinfect.
In the case of hydrogen peroxide stabilized, our technician will diffuse the microparticles of this substance by nebulising them in the A.T.U. ducts. (Air Treatment Unit) – if present – and into the environment.
In the case of ozone, our specialist will install the ozone generator inside your office.
- New sampling of treated surfaces.
To double-check the effectiveness of our intervention, the samples taken are analysed through specific instruments or by a laboratory specialised in microbiological analysis, which will issue a document containing the results of the microbiological sampling (and therefore the level of the microbial kill).
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