The last few years have seen so many changes in cleaning and hygiene, with technology improving cleanliness, increasing safety, and easing some of the stress from labour shortages.
Touchless technology has become an increasingly popular tool for everything from restrooms to elevators. What gathered pace as a reaction to the pandemic is quickly becoming the standard, as over 62 per cent of people look forward to increased touchless technology.
Limiting the spread of germs helps keep your employees and guests safer, and it also benefits your business. Fewer germs mean cutting down on sick days and keeping your staff at full capacity. It could also mean that less maintenance is required in those areas, so you can better allocate your labour.
If you are looking at upgrading your facility to include touchless technology, a building assessment is a great place to start.
Start the process by identifying your highest-traffic areas. Pay close attention to restrooms, break rooms, and shared workspaces. Build your budget according to top priority.
Some technology is a nice-to-have but if hands-free sanitizing stations, touchless taps and soap dispensers, sensored paper towels, or hand dryers are where you’ll get the most value for your investment, start with the restrooms.
Everybody needs to access your front door, so you may want to prioritize an automated entry system. These days, that looks like keyless entry, hands-free access, and full remote control. This technology allows you to issue guest access, monitor sign-in, assign permissions, and more – all from your phone, wherever you are.
Along with limiting cross-contamination and a crowd at your door, this technology provides specific building insights, so you have the data you need to improve performance. For example, using analytics to determine the busiest traffic times and highest occupancy rates could cut down on your labour costs, increase efficiency, and simplify your processes.
Touchless technology is no longer a tool of the future; it’s an effective way to manage your building, maximize cleanliness and provide a safer environment for staff and guests.
