In light of the recent news leading to most industries reopening in the coming weeks, we have put together a guide of helpful tips to ensure that your lift is kept clean from bacteria, and its passengers safe.
Social Distancing Signage
As part of our on-going commitment to the safety of all of our customers, we are delighted to offer to specify, suitably clean and fit low tac appropriate social distancing signage to the floors within your lifts. Allowing passengers and colleagues to travel safely up and down within the building, following social distancing regulations.
Compliance with social distancing guidelines will become an ever prevalent implementation of the ‘back to work’ protocol moving forward, and our aim is to make this transitions as easy and safely as possible for all of our customers and work teams involved.
Not only can we supply and fit the low tac social distancing floor signage to your lifts, but we also have a range of building Covid-19 safety instruction stickers, posters and vinyls for your building to highlight the key methods of staying safe while traveling in the lift car.
As the world responds to the coronavirus pandemic and the UK gets used to new ways of working, we are all adjusting, both as individuals and as businesses. Our dedicated teams are here to provide ongoing support, albeit in a new and/or remote way, as we continue to adapt to the significant impact of Covid-19. Our priority throughout this crisis continues to be the wellbeing of our customers and our staff.
Cleaning
Effective cleaning and disinfection on a lift are now more important than ever. Bacteria and dirt can hide and be invisible. Shoes can transfer dirt on the lift’s flooring. Lift users’ hands can leave marks on the handrails and grime can hide on the surface of the buttons. In urban environments, the lift is one of the first places someone’s likely to enter. It’s important to be mindful of the surfaces we all touch, not only for our personal safety but for others around us as well. For every lift owner, building owner and facility manager, lift cleaning should be regular activity but it sometimes can be overlooked. To help you, we have created a helpful checklist to a clean lift environment where every passenger feels safe to operate it and travel amongst floors.
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Preparation
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The lift buttons inside and on each landing
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The lifts handrail
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Professional cleaning
It is really useful to clean the lift starting from the inside going outside and from top to bottom as this prevents already clean surfaces from being contaminated by dirt and bacteria. It’s always best to use non-corrosive cleaners – no one enjoys a lift ride with lingering smells!
Using a disposable cloth, first clean hard surfaces with warm soapy water. Then disinfect these surfaces with the cleaning products you normally use. Pay particular attention to frequently touched areas and surfaces, such as grab-rails, buttons and door handles.
Cleaning with normal household disinfectant is sufficient to kill coronavirus (COVID-19) germs and reduce the reisk of passing the infection on to other people. On stainless steel surfaces, we would recommend using a cloth with sanitiser, wiping in circular motions, being careful not to introduce moisture to electrical areas such as push buttons. se a microfiber cloth to wipe these areas and remove stacked dirt, dust and hair. Clean the buttons first with smooth delicate strokes. Avoid spraying directly at the control panel surfaces as there is a high risk of damaging the electrical components inside the keypad. You don’t want the cleaning liquid to seep inside the control operating panel.
To give a shiny result to any stainless steel surface, use a few drops of baby oil and a cloth to wipe and polish them.
Tip: Shoes, trolleys and wheelchairs can transfer all sorts of dirt to your lift car floor, therefore we recommend floor cleaning. There are different flooring types so we recommend brushing and vacuuming carpeted floors and polish and clean tiles and steel floors.
Don’t skip vacuuming the gaps and tracks between the doors at each landing level. Once all large scraps and dirt have been removed, wipe the stainless steel surfaces with a clean damp cloth or by using a non-abrasive cleaner. Remember, these particles can easily be transferred into the office or house space. And we certainly don’t want that to happen!
Wherever possible, wear disposable gloves and an apron for cleaning, throwing away after the cleaning is finished. And remember to thoroughly wash your hands for a minimum of 20 seconds once the cleaning is complete.
Professional Cleaning
Following the above steps will ensure that your lift car is clean. However, the cleaning of the pit area is just as important as the interior of the lift car. Only competent and certified engineers have access to clean the lift pit. During regular maintenance, your lift service provider should proceed with removing dirt, trash and debris.
Nordic lifts are able to offer Touch Guard, a cleaning product made with Silver Ion technology specifically to guard against COVID-19 and for use on lifts. Touchless buttons, remote lift calling and air purifiers are all also available upon request. Please get in touch if you would like more information.
