Top 5 Ways To Prevent Monkeypox In Your Office

Monkeypox has made headlines around the world as it’s drawing many concerns everywhere. As of 2024, we have reported our first case of Monkeypox in Malaysia. We have experienced the COVID-19 pandemic and its deadliness, especially how rapidly these germs can spread into our environment. We spend most of our time in places such as offices and workplaces could potentially have higher risks of transmitting the virus due to high amount of traffic. Here are the 5 ways to prevent the spread of Monkeypox.

Keeping Our Hands Clean

Monkeypox could be transmitted via skin-to-skin contact or having any contact with contaminated objects. In an office, there are countless high contact points including lift buttons and door handles which increase cross-contamination risks through our hands. Therefore, it's important to practise good hand hygiene habits with these 3 steps: 

• Hand Washing: Washing hands with hand soap can get rid of germs and bacteria.
• Hand Drying: Wet hands have a higher chance of attracting bacteria compared to dry hands.
• Hand Sanitising: Provide an extra layer of protection for our hands against hygiene risks.

Educating Your Employees

Contact points that are frequently touched by many others such as toilet doors and washroom units could be very dangerous especially if they are contaminated with germs and bacteria. Having touchless units such as our Auto Range series can minimise hygiene risks in your office. Consider using automated hand hygiene units such as hand soap, paper towels and hand sanitiser dispensers. Also, we have our revolutionary Auto Sanitary Bin for your female users to dispose of their sanitary pads.

Embrace Automation

Although Monkeypox has been around since 1958 and with the recent outbreaks, information on the virus is still fresh to many others. Sending out educational content or updates ensure everyone is constantly up to date and staying vigilant to stay safe.

Here are some of the information that your employees should know: 

• Symptoms: Rash, fever, sore throat, headache, muscle aches, back pain, low energy and swollen lymph nodes.
• Prevention: Avoid contact with those who have been infected or any of their belongings and also keep our hands clean.

Encourage Sick Employees to Stay Home

An effective method to prevent a hygiene outbreak in an office is to encourage employees who are unwell to stay home and rest. Respiratory droplets emitted through coughs and sneezes can spread germs easily and put others at risk. These are early signs that employees are at risk and need to be isolated from other employees to prevent the virus from entering the office and infecting your employees.

Sanitise Your Work Equipments

As we know Monkeypox can be spread through contaminated objects, we should take caution about the things that touch or use by sanitising them to prevent cross-contamination risks. Having our IT Wipes provides wipes for you and employees can encourage a hygienic habit of sanitising the objects that we use.

Implementing these hygiene solutions can help encourage your employees to adopt good hygiene habits and to ensure your office is well-protected from a hygiene outbreak.

If you're interested in our hygiene services, you can look for more information by visiting our website or call us at +603-9388 0321.