How Messy Is Your Desk?
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http://www.11mark.com/IT-in-the-Toilet
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Health/story? id=2273311#.UWPldaVgPzI
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/oct/13/ mobile-phones-uk-e-coli
How
Is YOUR Workspace?Our workspaces are a reflection of us!
Is your desk a picture of order and calm, or is it a little bit more chaotic? Get the facts on how messy and uncleandesks can affect both your
productivity and health...
40of office workerssuffer from%
“Irritable Desk Syndrome”Which is caused by
too muchAnd can lead to a
distinct
on desks in productivity
clutter drop
Regularly through away anything you definitely don’t need, and box anything that you might. Also, try not to simply organize things in neat piles! (They’ll still be there in six months and twice as big!)
...so keep it tidy!
But is your desk clean?
4The average office desk has
xmore bacteria than the average office-washroom toilet seat...
and although Womens’ desks tend to be tidier,
WOMEN have 3-4 times the number of bacteriain, on and around their desks and belongings as men do...
!
THE CULPRITS: Phones, purses, make-up cases, desk-drawers.
But the worst germ offender in the office overall is MEN's wallets (usually kept nice and warm in back pockets) closely followed by cell phones,,,
Eating lunch
at your deskalso increases the chances of nasty bacteria
growing & collecting round your workspace, yet
47% of us still do it...
only wash our hands occasionally before eating!
and a quarter of us
(...but that tends to be men.)
The proper way to keep a desk clean and germ-free is by using disinfectant wipes. Just using a wet paper towel simply spreads the germs around and using soap and water can leave bacteria behind.
Avoid spraying disinfectant directly on phones or keyboards, Using hand sanitizer can also keep germs down.
Key areas like desktops, phones and keyboards should be disinfected once in a while.
Using disinfectant wipes regularly on your work surface can reduce the number of bacteria present by 25%
top tips!
Sources:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3571735.stm
http://earthsky.org/human-world/what-does-your-desk-say-about-you
http://ag.arizona.edu/media/archives/6.17.html
http://www.cleveland.com/healthfit/index.ssf/2013/02/eating_lunch_at_your_desk_can_ex-pose_you.html