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With social distancing in effect for the foreseeable future, commercial spaces, namely workspaces and offices, must adapt. Businesses will be forced to change how they operate and interact with staff, to create a safe environment and meet the new stringent guidelines.
Workspaces must be reviewed to ensure that employees are protected and feel safe in their surrounding environment. How office layouts can be adapted to be COVID-secure has become a key consideration for employers and facilities managers.
COVID-19 will seemingly be around for a while so many businesses may turn to full renovation as a long-term solution to ensure the safety of their staff. Hygiene and personal space are highly important, and renovation allows for better implementation of government regulations.
CARPET IS THE MOST HYGIENIC
FLOORING TYPE Cleanliness must be prioritised for a commercial space to be safe, secure and hygienic, especially in a COVID society. According to The New England Journal of Medicine, coronavirus can live on surfaces, which aren’t cleaned with anti-bacterial, for up to 72 hours. Therefore, precautions need to be taken in order to reduce the spread of the virus.
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It’s likely that hygiene and cleanliness will remain important ever-more, even in a post-COVID world. There is an increased awareness of germs that exist in the workplace, and staff need reassurance from employers that they are doing everything they can to protect and safeguard.
Sinks and hand-sanitising stations are likely to be installed into the office at easily accessible points, and employees will be guided towards them upon entering the premises. However, office interiors, such as furnishings and flooring still need to be reviewed.
Recent studies are beginning to illustrate that porous surfaces, such as carpet, are less hospitable to coronavirus. Therefore, carpet tiles are considered one of the best, most hygienic flooring solutions for commercial and public environments.
DIRECTIONAL WALKWAYS
& FLOOR SIGNAGE It can be difficult to stay alert in a place you feel at ease, particularly indoors. With the workplace such a familiar place to staff, they may feel at ease and unintentionally forget vital social distancing measures.
To prevent this from happening, employees must be consistently reminded of the rules in place. This can be
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