The First Ten Feet: A Rainy-Day Cleaning Plan for Your Office Entrance
At 8:15 on a rainy morning, the mat inside your front door can look perfectly fine. Look three steps past it. If wet shoe prints continue across the tile toward reception, that is where your office entrance cleaning plan needs attention. An evening crew can leave the floor clean at closing. Someone on site still needs to catch the water that comes in with the morning rush. Walk the route your visitors actually take Start outside the door employees use most. Follow the path to the reception desk, elevator button or time clock. Where do people turn? Where does carpet give way to smooth tile? A side entrance used for deliveries may collect more water than the front lobby. Mark those spots on the opening checklist so staff know exactly where to look. Then watch the mat as the door swings. Its edges should lie flat and the door should clear it. A mat that moves, bunches or becomes saturated needs attention. Make sure the person doing the check knows where to find a dry replacement and...