In light of the coronavirus pandemic, it is more important than ever before for businesses to keep their premises hygienic and limit the spread of disease. However, this is much easier said than done – especially when you have loads of customers and colleagues coming in and out constantly. So, how exactly does one limit the spread of disease in their organisation? That’s what we are going to be answering in our article today. Read on to find out some helpful tips which should help you to keep everyone safe during the pandemic.
Contactless Cards
Smart cards like the Mifare Classic are a brilliant asset to all businesses and organisations. These portable devices are completely contactless, helping to reduce the spread of illness through your workforce. As everyone knows, pathogens can be transferred onto surfaces if an infected person touches them. This can cause other people to pick up the disease, too. Touch points (like door handles or keypads) are the biggest problem in this regard because hundreds of people use them every day. However, with smart cards, your organisation can reduce the number of times people use these touch points.
As smart cards can be used for application processing and access control, they are able to open doors without people needing to touch anything. Furthermore, smart cards can be used for cashless and contactless vending, so staff don’t need to touch your card reader’s keypad anymore. They can simply tap their contactless cards. Also, as cash isn’t being exchanged, your employees are far less likely to come into contact with dirty money. All in all, smart cards are a brilliant way to reduce the spread of disease through your organisation.
Social-Distancing Systems
Don’t allow your business premises to be inundated with customers and workers. Instead, you should introduce a social-distancing system into your organisation. For retailers, you might want to monitor how many people are coming in and out of your shop. Meanwhile, office-based businesses should try to limit how many employees return to work. We suggest putting a scheme in place which means only certain people are allowed in on certain days. Also, try keeping the same employees working on the same days, as this means fewer households will be interacting with one another. Furthermore, it could be helpful to introduce a road system, highlighting which directions everyone should move in and how far apart they should be.
Upkeeping Hygiene
Finally, you should try to maintain a high standard of hygiene in your organisation. This includes regularly cleaning the workstations, touch points, and so on. We also recommend supplying your employees with hand sanitiser. You should also encourage everyone to wear a facemask wherever possible, ensuring the material is covering both their nose and mouth. Remember, coronavirus is spread through respiratory droplets.
These are some of the best ways to limit the spread of diseases in your organisation. All employers need to ensure they are doing their part to protect their customers and workers.
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