--- title: Are You Ready for Employees to Return to the Office? description: If your company is preparing for a return to in-person operations, now is the time to create your cleaning plan for workplace health, safety, and cleanliness post re-opening.  --- [![Elite-Touch-Cleaning-Services-CMYK-300dpi-A](https://blog.elitetouchcleaningservices.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Elite-Touch-Cleaning-Services-CMYK-300dpi-A.jpg?width=1187&height=738&name=Elite-Touch-Cleaning-Services-CMYK-300dpi-A.jpg "Elite-Touch-Cleaning-Services-CMYK-300dpi-A")](https://elitetouchcleaningservices.com/) Open main menu Close main menu - [Elite Touch Blog](https://blog.elitetouchcleaningservices.com/blog) # Are You Ready for Employees to Return to the Office? [Elite Touch Team](https://blog.elitetouchcleaningservices.com/resources/author/elite-touch-team) [Share this blog post on Twitter](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=I+found+this+interesting+blog+post&url=https://blog.elitetouchcleaningservices.com/resources/are-you-ready-for-employees-to-return-to-the-office) [Share this blog post on Facebook](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://blog.elitetouchcleaningservices.com/resources/are-you-ready-for-employees-to-return-to-the-office) [Share this blog post on LinkedIn](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://blog.elitetouchcleaningservices.com/resources/are-you-ready-for-employees-to-return-to-the-office) ![ELI July Email To-Do list Graphic-3](https://blog.elitetouchcleaningservices.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ELI%20July%20Email%20To-Do%20list%20Graphic-3.png?width=1123&name=ELI%20July%20Email%20To-Do%20list%20Graphic-3.png)As vaccination rates creep upward and society quickly returns to normal, companies are planning for the return of their employees and customers to their corporate facilities. But COVID-19 variants such as Delta could threaten these plans without proper disinfection and cleaning.  If your company is preparing for a return to in-person operations, now is the time to create your plan for workplace health, safety, and cleanliness post re-opening.  While the [CDC](https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/disinfecting-building-facility.html) and [OSHA](https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/publications/OSHA4045.pdf) have detailed recommendations for overall health and safety of your employees and customers, here are specific recommendations to maintain a clean commercial office space: 1. **Make an Office Cleaning Plan ** - Take note of your high traffic areas such as reception areas, bathrooms, and entry/exit doors and make sure to clean them daily. - Clean the heavy traffic touch points daily.  - Train any employees tasked with cleaning on how to properly handle all new cleaning procedures and keep a log of activity. 2. **Consider a Deep Clean Prior to Your Re-Opening** - Schedule a deep cleaning of the office including disinfection to ensure that your employees return to a clean office space. - The best time to clean spaces which don’t regularly get cleaned (such as storage rooms, server rooms, and other low-traffic spaces) is before your employees and customers return! 3. **Use the Correct Cleaning Chemicals and Procedures For Your Space** - If you plan to use disinfectants, use those found on the EPA List N to ensure their effectiveness against tough bacteria and viruses such as COVID-19, including the Delta variant. - Train the cleaning staff to use proper protective equipment while cleaning, especially when using harsh or potentially dangerous chemicals. - Elite Touch Cleaning can recommend proper disinfectant products for your commercial space. 4. **Plan for Sickness and Make a Contingency Plan** - - Hopefully no one in your office gets sick; however, if someone does, it is important to have a cleaning plan to ensure the spread of germs is minimized. - Encourage employees to report positive COVID-19 tests to managers so that they can identify exposures.  - Train your staff on how to respond in these situations and ensure a clean and healthy office space for visitors and employees.  [![Download our Office Cleaning Checklist](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/8612211/5a2487de-0ed0-41cc-8f93-424498426f46.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/8612211/5a2487de-0ed0-41cc-8f93-424498426f46) *If you need help putting together your commercial office cleaning plan, Elite Touch Cleaning Services can help! 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