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Did you know that MRSA can live for up to a week on surfaces such as desks, tables and other hard surfaces?* In today's modern workplace where technology is used by almost every employee, users seem to be blissfully ignorant to the potential dangers lurking beneath their finger tips. The average desk contains over 10 million germs on it's surface** and with more opportunities for bacteria to breed such as workers hot desking and eating food at their desks, we appear to be more concerned with cleaning our homes than our unhealthy work environments where we spend the majority of our days.
A person can be exposed to a cold or flu virus for up to three days through contact with a contaminated surface*** and with UK businesses losing £11.7 billion per year due to sickness**** it is time for employers to ensure their employees work in safe and germ free offices. Research from the University of Arizona has proven that cleaning your desk and computer accessories regularly can reduce the bacteria count by 99.9%
More Facts:
- Computer keyboards can harbour dangerous germs such as MRSA for as long as 24 hours (source: Chicago Northwestern Hospital)
- A third of workers have cut their nails at Work!
- Computer keyboards are accumulating up to two grams of muck every month
- 72% of us pick our noses at work
- 87% of office workers eat lunch at their desks
- A mobile phone contains more bacteria than on the bottom of our shoes
