Preventing influenza outbreaks in office environments

Preventing influenza outbreaks is the main concern for most office managers and people who must work in office environments.  

The recent outbreak of measles from Disneyland emphasizes how having a large number of people in an environment where someone is sick can have far-reaching effects when it comes to the spread of the disease.

Certainly, the most critical point of preventing the disease is to wash hands properly. We have repeatedly advised, and we do not stop us!

Wash hands and disease
How many times must wash their hands?

       *  Before preparing food and after food preparation
       *  After eating
       *  Before and after using the bathroom
       *  After touching animals or animal waste
       *  After coughing or sneezing
       *  Whenever your hands are dirty
       *  More often if you are around someone who is sick

What is the hand washing technique?

Hands should be wet before applying soap. Wet hands will do better and foam soap gives better coverage on their hands when washing. Wash for 10-20 seconds.

The use of an alcohol-based disinfectant in the absence of water and soap is acceptable, however, is not as effective as the use of soap and water. 

Seven of the capacity for preventing the spread of the disease in the office 
1) Ensure that all reusable towels are washed or changed daily. In an office environment, paper towels are better to limit the spread of infection.

2) Have disinfecting wipes on hand for employees to use in their jobs. If an employee has a sneezing or coughing, they can try to clean the affected area with quick wipe. This will wipe out their own work environment and help prevent the spread of the disease, if someone comes by action or workstation.

3) The next most critical to prevent the epidemic in its desktop form is to ensure that people do not come to work when ill. This seems like common sense, but can not be overstated. Cough or sneeze cause germs in the air, and led to the beginnings of a flu epidemic spreads. 

4) Inform your employees how to contain a sneeze or cough. The simplest method being of course a tissue. However, it is not always possible to make a quick enough so make sure everyone knows how to catch a cough or sneeze into your sleeve. This is certainly not ideal, but still a better alternative than sending germs into the air for all to catch.

5) Supply and use as many distributors as possible without contact in the bathroom and the dining room. Using soap dispensers and towel dispensers touch can go a long way to stop the spread of infection by having one point of contact less where germs can get out and spread among the users of your desktop.

6) Be sure to also encourage employees to take a vaccine against influenza. If you have enough employees even organize a vaccine against clinical influenza in place is a great option to help keep your healthier office during the flu season. Even a vaccine against the mobile site or a location near the flu is a good choice.

Many people make excuses for not getting vaccinated against the flu. Often the reasons are personal and non-medical. While the vaccine against the flu is a great preventive technique to prevent the spread of flu in the office of the flu season.
By: Jonas