The Office Cleaning Checklist You Need - ServiceMaster Clean PBM

Use This Office Cleaning Checklist to Get the Clean You Deserve

As an office manager or building manager, your reputation is on the line when it comes to how clean (or not) your facilities are. Developing an office cleaning checklist for your commercial cleaning company to follow will help ensure your offices are a clean and attractive place for clients to visit and your employees to work.

Bathroom/Restroom Cleaning Checklist

If you’ve ever been in a public bathroom and been grossed out, you know how important it is to have clean and well-stocked restrooms. Have your commercial cleaning services staff do each of these things each time they clean:

• Empty the trash, including sanitary napkin receptacles.
• Wipe/disinfect and replace liners.
• Restock toilet paper, paper towels, and hand soap.
• Clean and sanitize toilet bowls and urinals. Polish chrome.
• Clean and sanitize both sides of toilet seats.
• Clean and sanitize bathroom stall walls and doors.
• Clean and disinfect sinks.
• Clean and polish mirrors.
• Clean and sanitize counters and baby changing station (if applicable).
• Sweep dust and debris from floors, and then mop and rinse bathroom floors with disinfectant.
• Sanitize light switches, door handles, air dryers, and paper towel dispensers.
• Replace burned out light bulbs.
• Alert facilities to any plumbing or electrical issues.

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Break Room/Kitchen Cleaning Checklist

While you can hope for your employees to clean up their own spills, don’t count on it. Here’s a checklist to give to your commercial cleaning staff:

• Clear counters and floor of trash and food debris and put in trash.
• Empty coffee grounds from coffee makers into the trash.
• Empty trash and replace liners. Wipe down trash containers.
• Empty the recycling bins. Wipe down bins.
• Clean and disinfect countertops, tables, chairs, and exterior of appliances.
• Clean and disinfect sinks and polish faucets.
• Spot clean cabinets.
• Spot clean walls near trash bins.
• Dry mop or sweep hard surface floors to remove debris.
• Damp mop hard surface floors.
• Vacuum carpet (if applicable).
• On Fridays, clean and disinfect the microwave.
• On Fridays, remove old food from the refrigerator, clean and disinfect the interior.

Reception Area/Waiting Room Cleaning Checklist

If you have a reception area or medical office waiting room, it’s important to pay close attention to the cleanliness of that area for the comfort and safety of your clients. Here’s your cleaning checklist for these areas:

• Remove all debris and empty trash. Replace liners.
• Sanitize outside of trash receptacles.
• Dust the desk, tables, wooden chair arms.
• Dust windowsills, wall art, and artificial plants.
• Clean and sanitize welcome desk counter area.
• Clean and sanitize hard surface areas such as plastic chairs and children’s play area.
• Dust mop hard surface floors and then damp mop with disinfectant.
• Spot clean carpet stains.
• Vacuum carpeting and upholstered furniture.
• Clean glass partitions and doors.
• Sanitize high-touch areas including door handles, light switches, and water cooler.
• Replenish cups at water cooler.

Office/Cubicle Cleaning Checklist

Keeping the area where your employees work clean and tidy is good for morale but also good for preventing illness. Here’s your office cleaning checklist:

• Empty trash and recycling. Replace liners.
• Dust desks, computer screens, filing cabinets, tables chair legs, and windowsills.
• Dust air vents and baseboards.
• Vacuum carpeting.
• Wipe and sanitize cleared desk areas and tables. Remove any coffee rings.
• Sanitize high-touch areas such as light switches, doorknobs, and phones.
• Spot clean interior windows.

Your janitorial services or commercial cleaning staff should complete this checklist every time they perform office cleaning. You will also want to schedule project-based cleaning when it is convenient for you, such as commercial carpet cleaning, hard surface floor cleaning and sealing, etc.

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