Expert’s Advice: How Often Does Your Retail Store Need To Be Sanitized?

The Covid pandemic has set up many trends, gradually making them the new normal-one of them happens to be the increasing importance given to sanitization, cleaning and disinfection. Sanitization has always been a hygiene practice to keep premises and surfaces away from harmful viruses, bacteria, germs, pollutants, and other toxic components. And in recent times, sanitization is mainly known as a way to keep the coronavirus away. 

As with any physical place that can retain harmful contaminants, bacteria, and viruses, even your retail store requires apt sanitization to ensure optimal hygiene practices. According to experts, how often you should sanitize your retail store depends on three main factors according to experts, which are as follows.

The location, size, and activity 

Generally, suppose your retail store is in a polluted environment with busy roads. In that case, it will require sanitization more often, at least twice in a week, as the spread of harmful components from the outdoor air to your store is likely high. On the other hand, if your store is large with many units or divisions that are often active or in use, it should be sanitized more often.

Lastly, if your store consistently engages in outdoor activities like transporting goods, loading, and unloading, then the chances of these activities bringing in outdoor harmful and toxic elements to your store are very high. So, in that case, your store will need sanitization more often than you regularly do. 

The interiors and features of your store 

The material used within your store’s interior and other features in your store also play a great role in deciding how often your store will need sanitization. Generally, suppose your store has interiors or furniture that uses sensitive fabrics or materials that can easily stick and retain germs, dust, and pollutants. In that case, your store will need more frequent sanitization- at least once a week. Here is a breakdown of different surfaces and how long viruses can live in them, ideally telling you how often you will need to sanitize your store. 

• Wood Surfaces – 4 days 
• Metal Surfaces – 5 days 
• Stainless Steel – 3 days 
• Glass – 5 days 
• Ceramics – 5 days 

Apart from this, carpeting floors also tend to stick dust, germs, and viruses more than hardwood or tile flooring. In addition, soft fabrics cannot thrive or promote viruses or germs, so soft fabrics on your couch or curtains will likely be less impactful when deciding how often you need to sanitize your store. 

The level of Human contact 

If your store has minimum human contact, then the probability of wanting to sanitize often is less. This is because most viruses and other harmful contaminants are promoted through touched surfaces with human motions. So if your store has only one small crew with minimal human interactions or contact, then it wouldn’t require frequent sanitization. However, if it’s the opposite- i.e., your store experiences heavy human contact, motions, and interactions through staff members and customers, then at least the frequently touched surfaces need to be sanitized more regularly. Some of these touched-surfaces include:

• Tables
• Doorknobs
• Keyboards
• Toilets
• Elevator switches
• Staircase handles
• Light switches
• Countertops
• Handles
• Desks
• Phones
• Faucets and sinks
• Touchscreens

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