With select states lifting their stay-at-home orders and allowing certain businesses to reopen, it’s time for some business owners, facility managers, and HR departments to begin planning for reopening.

Using the CDC’s official guidelines, Commercial Cleaning Corporation created this checklist to help you develop, implement, and maintain a reopening plan, so your customers and employees can safely enter.

Step 1. Develop a Plan

To begin, you need to determine what types of surfaces, materials, and objects your facility consists of.

Determine what needs to be cleaned

Surfaces and objects that aren’t frequently touched should be cleaned, but don’t need to be disinfected
If your office, school, or other facility has been unoccupied for 7 days or more, it will only require routine cleaning to reopen
If the area is outside, it will typically only need normal routine cleaning, not disinfection

Determine what needs to be disinfected

Consult this list of EPA-approved disinfectants to determine what to use based on the material type
Frequently touched surfaces like doorknobs, countertops, phones, keyboards, touchscreens, and toilets will need routine cleaning and disinfection
Soft and porous materials that aren’t touched frequently should be cleaned according to the item’s label, and rugs and seating may be removed or stored to reduce cleaning and disinfecting challenges

Determine the resources and equipment you will need

Keep the availability of cleaners, disinfectants, and personal protective equipment (PPE) in mind
Always wear gloves that are appropriate for the chemicals being used

Step 2. Implement Your Plan

Read the instructions for any cleaning and disinfecting products you use and put on appropriate gloves and PPE before getting started.

Clean all visibly dirty surfaces and objects using soap and water

When you finish cleaning, wash your hands thoroughly for 20 seconds with soap and water

Use the appropriate cleaning or disinfectant product for your needs

Refer to the list of EPA-approved cleaners and disinfectants to determine what’s appropriate for your needs

Be sure to follow the instructions provided on the product label

Follow the instructions on the label for all cleaning and disinfecting products regarding concentration, dilution, application method, contact time, and any other special considerations

Step 3. Maintain and Revise Your Plan as Needed

Continue to follow this plan and make revisions based on updated federal, state, and local guidance.

Continue cleaning and disinfecting on a regular basis

Surfaces frequently touched by multiple people should be cleaned and disinfected at least once a day

Maintain safe behavioral practices

Continue following safe behavioral practices such as social distancing, frequently washing hands, wearing cloth face covers, and staying home if sick

Consider practices that reduce exposure potential

Consider wiping public surfaces before and after you touch them

Don’t Confront COVID-19 Alone

With many people under one roof, it can be difficult to maintain a clean and sanitary workplace without help. At Commercial Cleaning Corporation, we utilize special tools to fight disease, including electrostatic disinfection technology, and stock a complete line of supplies, including hand soaps, sanitizing systems, disinfectant sprays, and wipes. Let us help you keep your office, industrial facility, or other commercial property clean and germ-free.

Get in touch with us today.

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Source: Reopening America Guidance, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention