Imagine walking into a dirty and cluttered office. How would you feel? Would you want to stay there for long? Would you trust the business or people working there? Could you be productive? Regular workplace cleaning is essential for your business, employees, and clients for many reasons.
Implementing a robust office cleaning schedule is a surefire way to keep your office clean and welcoming for clients and promote a healthy, productive, stress-free environment for employees all year round.
An office cleaning schedule makes the process easier to manage and ensures that no cleaning task gets forgotten, whether you are doing it yourself or outsourcing the job to a professional commercial cleaner.
In this blog post, we will outline a comprehensive list of daily, weekly, monthly, and annual office cleaning tasks that will help you plan and monitor the cleaning of your business effectively.
Daily Office Cleaning Tasks
These office cleaning tasks should be carried out daily to keep your office or workplace tidy, stress-free, and hygienic.
Kitchen
- Wipe down kitchen appliances, including microwave, fridge, toaster, electric jug, sandwich press etc.
- Wipe down and disinfect benchtop surfaces, sinks, tables, chairs, light switches, and door handles.
- Wash and put away dishes or load and start the dishwasher.
- Sweep and mop the kitchen floor.
- Clean all windows with a glass cleaner.
- Restock paper towels, dishwashing liquid, hand soap, and any other provided supplies, e.g. coffee and sugar.
- Disinfect or replace the kitchen sponge.
- Remove any dish towels and cleaning cloths for laundering and replace with clean ones.
- Empty out all rubbish and recycling bins and put fresh bags in each bin.
Office and Reception Area
- Clear any clutter and organise any loose items in common areas.
- Collect rubbish or dishes from the common areas and private offices or desks.
- Dust all furniture and office equipment, including tables, chairs, desks, monitors, keyboards, and printers.
- Wipe down shared chairs and tables.
- Sweep and mop any hard floor surfaces.
- Vacuum floors (including under tables and desks) and rugs.
- Wipe down and disinfect door handles and light switches.
- Clean all windows with a glass cleaner.
- Tidy any magazines or books for visitors.
- Straighten or return common chairs and tables to their usual location.
- Empty all rubbish bins and put fresh bags in each bin.
Bathroom
- Disinfect all toilets and urinals.
- Clean mirrors and windows with glass cleaner.
- Wipe down and disinfect all counters, stall doors, hand dryers, door handles, sinks, light switches, and paper towel holders.
- Restock paper towels, toilet paper, hand wash, and any other hygiene supplies provided.
- Remove any hand towels for laundering and replace with clean ones.
- Sweep and mop the floors.
- Empty all rubbish bins and put fresh bags in each bin.
Weekly Office Cleaning Tasks
These office cleaning tasks should be done every week (or every 3-4 days) to maintain a high level of cleanliness and hygiene in the office.
- Empty the fridge, discard old food, and clean all the drawers and shelves.
- Deep clean the microwave.
- Remove, empty, and clean the crumb tray from the toaster.
- Deep clean the oven and any other kitchen appliances, e.g. dishwasher.
- Clean all cupboard doors, baseboards, stalls, and walls.
- Dust all vents, handrails, picture frames, window sills, shelves, and blinds.
- Clean any floor drains.
- Disinfect any phones, remotes, and consoles.
- Clean interior and exterior entry door glass.
- Check pest traps and replace if necessary.
- Sweep and remove any leaves, branches, or rubbish that is near the front door or entrance to your building.
Monthly Office Cleaning Tasks
- These office cleaning tasks should be done every month (or every 4-6 weeks) to ensure a thorough and deep office cleaning.
- Vacuum all vents and office furniture material.
- Move and clean beneath heavy kitchen appliances, e.g. fridge, dishwasher.
- Dust, wipe down, and disinfect any hard-to-reach or covered places, such as along the highest points of windows, cabinets, ceiling fans, etc.
- Polish hardwood floors, surfaces, and furniture.
- Organise and declutter office drawers, filing cabinets, shelves, and cupboards.
- Discard any papers or files that are no longer necessary or useful.
Annual Office Cleaning Tasks
These office cleaning tasks should be done annually (or 1-2 times per year) to preserve the quality and appearance of the office.
- Steam clean all carpets, rugs, and upholstery.
- Wash the exterior of all windows.
- Clean all light fixtures.
- Wax any wooden floors.
- Clean and service heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems.
- Clean all walls.
- Clean all window coverings (curtains and blinds).
- Clean all gutters and downpipes.
- Clean and sanitise air ducts.
- Deep clean all rubbish and recycling bins.
Conclusion
Carrying out these daily, weekly, monthly, and annual office cleaning tasks will help keep your office or workplace welcoming, hygienic, and productive all year round.
If you would rather not have to carry out or oversee the cleaning schedule yourself, then Cleantastic Commercial Cleaners can help. We provide professional cleaning services to regularly clean and deep clean businesses New Zealand-wide.
Spend your office time working and not cleaning. Call Cleantastic Commercial Cleaners today on 0800 800 055 for a professional clean.
