How deep cleaning improves your work environment, health & productivity

Reduced stress

Research suggests that clean offices and workplaces can help reduce overall stress at work. In a study examining how cleanliness in the workplace affects productivity and well-being in employees, it was possible to demonstrate that cleanliness has a significant role in the mental health of employees. The study notes that the cleaner one perceives their workplace to be, the less stressed and irritated one feels. In addition, even the surveyed people's levels of happiness and satisfaction at work increased with a cleaner workplace.

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Increased well-being

A clean and organized workplace can help increase employee well-being. A study published in the “Journal of Environmental Psychology” found that a clean and organized workplace contributed to increased well-being among employees, which in turn led to increased productivity. In addition, research suggests that employees who perceive their workplace as clean and well-run are more likely to feel satisfied with their job and thus less likely to apply for new jobs. Investing in a clean and fresh work environment therefore requires not only an investment in the direct and immediate, but also in the future and long-term, with a lower staff turnover as a potential consequence.

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Reduced sick leave

It may sound obvious, but clean work environments also reduce the risk of diseases and infections occurring or spreading in workplaces. Investing in a clean office environment can therefore be seen as an investment in the physical health of your employees. Several studies have shown that employees who work in cleaner workplaces report lower rates of illness and health problems. Thus, there is a direct relationship between the degree of cleanliness of the work environment and sick leave, where cleaner work environments usually lead to a reduction in sick leave among employees.

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Improved air quality

In addition, thorough cleaning can help improve the air quality in the workplace by removing dust, pollen and other contaminants that may be present in the air. With improved air quality, productivity can also increase. This is shown by a study published in “Indoor Air”, in which the researchers were able to demonstrate that improved air quality led to increased productivity among employees.

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Increased productivity as a result

Common to all of the above points is that they all indirectly increase productivity. In other words, not only does investing in a clean and fresh work environment lead to better conditions for improving the physical and mental health of your employees, but it also creates better conditions for your business to become more productive. Because when employees are doing well, they will most likely also perform better. With high-quality office and large-scale cleaning, we generally feel a little better at work and become more productive in our work. We call that a win-win.

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Sources:

Fish, W. J., Rosenfeld, A. H. (1997). Estimates of improved productivity and health from better indoor environments. Indoor Air, 7 (3), 158-172.

Horrevorts, M., Van Ophem, J. and Terpstra, P. (2018), “Impact of cleanliness on the productivity of employees”, Facilities, Vol. 36 No. 9/10, pp. 442-459.

LaMontagne, A. D., Keegel, T., Louie, A. M., Ostry, A., Landsbergis, P. A. (2007). A systematic review of the job-stress intervention evaluation literature, 1990-2005. International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health, 13 (3), 268-280.

Lundqvist, P. Jelmer, J. (2016). Upravljanje i upravljački ambiente a su relacija na Absenteeism. Journal of Occupational Health, 58 (2), 216-223.

Thatcher, A., Liu, Y., Brown, D. K. (2014). Influence of the physical environment on depressive symptoms of older residents living in nursing homes: A mixed methods study. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 40, 96-105.

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