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As the COVID-19 pandemic subsides and businesses and organizations adapt to returning to work in communal indoor spaces, the importance of maintaining a healthy workplace is a top consideration.  Concerns about virus transmission and infection have transformed protocols, procedures and standards for cleaning and disinfecting offices and other shared indoor work environments.

As vaccination programs become more widely adopted, and severity of COVID-19 infection decreases, many businesses and organizations are beginning to ease workplace restrictions. As we cautiously step out of lockdown, what are the concerns of those returning to work in shared indoor environments?

For many employees returning to offices and indoor work settings after the pandemic lockdown, anxiety about health safety and the importance of adequate cleaning and disinfecting in the workplace are top concerns. For many, the issue is about having “peace of mind” while at work.

As Canadian businesses reopen after lockdown, owners, managers and employees will have questions and concerns. How will our offices and workplaces be different? What protocols and procedures need to be implemented in order to reduce the risk of disease transmission in indoor shared work environments? How can your company or organization prepare for going back to work, and if your business is already open, how do you keep it healthy and safe?

The World Health Organization defined a healthy workplace as, “one where workers and managers collaborate to continually improve the health, safety and wellbeing of all workers and by doing this, sustain the productivity of the business.”