<p class="ql-align-center"><em>"It's not enough to be busy, so are the ants. The question is, what are we busy about?" </em></p>

<p class="ql-align-center"><em>"The key is in not spending time, but in investing it." </em></p>

<p class="ql-align-center"><em>"The shorter way to do many things is to only do one thing at a time." </em></p>

<p class="ql-align-center"><em>"The common man is not concerned about the passage of time, the man of talent is driven by it."</em></p>

<p class="ql-align-center"><em>"Most of us spend too much time on what is urgent, and not enough time on what is important."</em></p>

<header><span><span>Sponsored Content</span></span></header><header dir="ltr"><h1 dir="ltr">Post-Covid, How Can You Protect Your Business From Germs?</h1><h3 dir="ltr"><span dir="ltr">Reckitt's hygiene protocol, which protected more than 25,000 people at COP26, can be replicated in an office environment.</span></h3></header><div><span><span>Feb 14, 2022</span></span></div><figure><picture><source media="(max-width:600px)" srcset="https://img-cdn.inc.com/image/upload/w_970, https://www.inc.com/dan-scalco/h_450, https://www.inc.com/dan-scalco/c_fill/images/panoramic/RB221-0913-LYSOL_PRO-Web_Mockups_image2_V07B_492703_tqylvn.jpg"><source media="(min-width:601px)" srcset="https://img-cdn.inc.com/image/upload/w_1920, https://www.inc.com/dan-scalco/h_1080, https://www.inc.com/dan-scalco/c_fill/images/panoramic/RB221-0913-LYSOL_PRO-Web_Mockups_image2_V07B_492703_tqylvn.jpg"><img src="https://img-cdn.inc.com/image/upload/w_1920,h_1080,c_fill/images/panoramic/RB221-0913-LYSOL_PRO-Web_Mockups_image2_V07B_492703_tqylvn.jpg" alt="Post-Covid, How Can You Protect Your Business From Germs?" width="635" height="357"></picture></figure><p dir="ltr">Plans to <a href="https://www.inc.com/heather-wilde/how-to-entice-anxious-employees-to-finally-return-to-workplace.html" dir="ltr">return to the office</a> have been shaken up by emergence of <a href="https://www.inc.com/brit-morse/omicron-covid-business-contingency-plan-biden-cdc.html" dir="ltr">the Omicron variant</a>, but when companies do eventually decide to welcome employees back to a shared workspace, there will be questions and concerns regarding the best approach to ensure safety and instill confidence. Currently, less than half of Americans feel comfortable returning to offices. So what can employers do to protect and reassure them?&nbsp;</p><p dir="ltr">To facilitate a <a href="https://www.inc.com/geoffrey-james/how-to-get-remote-workers-to-want-to-return-to-office.html" dir="ltr">successful and sustainable return</a>, companies can look to the hygiene protocols implemented at COP26, one of the largest in-person events to be held since the beginning of the pandemic. As the official hygiene partner, Reckitt -- the makers of Lysol -- deployed its <a href="http://www.lysolprosolutions.com/" dir="ltr">Pro Solutions</a> team of virologists, microbiologists, and medical scientists to work with The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine to develop a custom targeted hygiene program, which can also be replicated in the office environment.&nbsp;</p><h2 dir="ltr">Why is a hygiene protocol necessary?<em dir="ltr"> </em></h2><p>Offices can present a major risk for virus transmission, with germs spreading rapidly via hands and surfaces at workstations and common areas. A science-led targeted hygiene program can minimize contamination of commonly touched surfaces effectively and efficiently and help prevent the spread of illness-causing germs.&nbsp;</p><p>Targeted hygiene means focusing hygiene practices at the times and in the places that matter most to help break the chain of infection and reduce the transmission of germs. Hygiene intervention includes not just cleaning and disinfection, but also hand hygiene -- washing or sanitizing -- which should be carried out when it is most needed, such as when arriving at the office and after using the bathroom.&nbsp;</p><h2>Four key steps to fight germs</h2><p>Cleaning and disinfection should be based on protocols created, reviewed, and approved by scientists with the specific office environment in mind. In doing so, the following steps implemented at COP26 should be considered by employers:&nbsp;</p><UL><LI><strong dir="ltr">Identify high-touch "hotspots": </strong>Areas that are frequently touched and shared represent potential hotspots, (e.g., elevator buttons, doorknobs, phones). Additionally, eating and drinking areas such as the communal kitchen are higher-risk due to hand-to-mouth contact.</LI><LI><strong dir="ltr">Devise an effective protocol: </strong>Implement a targeted hygiene approach that is informed by science to help break the chain of infection. Helping to protect against the spread of illness-causing germs by going beyond the illusion of improved safety through "hygiene theater" is critical to reassuring employees and increasing their confidence in the office.</LI><LI><strong dir="ltr">Use trusted products: </strong>Be sure to use regulated products approved for surface disinfection. When used correctly, disinfecting products can significantly reduce the germs on shared objects and other employees' hands. At COP26, organizers used Lysol's sister brand, Dettol disinfecting products, including Dettol soap at wash basins, Dettol antibacterial hand sanitizer gel, Dettol multi-purpose disinfectant spray, and Dettol cleansing surface wipes, proven to inactivate SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19.</LI><LI><strong dir="ltr">Timing, frequency, and verification of protocols: </strong>Once cleaning and disinfection protocols are established for the office, the critical element for reducing the potential for germ transmission is the timing and frequency of cleaning and disinfection. High-traffic areas require attention immediately after usage. Likewise, small, irregular surfaces will need more frequent cleaning throughout the day. Once a targeted hygiene program has been implemented, it should be regularly tested for effectiveness and refined accordingly.</LI></UL><p dir="ltr">See how Reckitt implemented its targeted hygiene approach to help protect over 25,000&nbsp;daily attendees at COP26, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdY6NoneGAw" dir="ltr">here</a>.</p><div>Feb 14, 2022</div>

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Post-Covid, How Can You Protect Your Business From Germs?

Reckitt's hygiene protocol, which protected more than 25,000 people at COP26, can be replicated in an office environment.

<p>Plans to <a href="https://www.inc.com/heather-wilde/how-to-entice-anxious-employees-to-finally-return-to-workplace.html">return to the office </a>have been shaken up by emergence of <a href="https://www.inc.com/brit-morse/omicron-covid-business-contingency-plan-biden-cdc.html">the Omicron variant </a>, but when companies do eventually decide to welcome employees back to a shared workspace, there will be questions and concerns regarding the best approach to ensure safety and instill confidence. Currently, less than half of Americans feel comfortable returning to offices. So what can employers do to protect and reassure them?  </p>

<p>To facilitate a <a href="https://www.inc.com/geoffrey-james/how-to-get-remote-workers-to-want-to-return-to-office.html">successful and sustainable return </a>, companies can look to the hygiene protocols implemented at COP26, one of the largest in-person events to be held since the beginning of the pandemic. As the official hygiene partner, Reckitt -- the makers of Lysol -- deployed its <a href="http://www.lysolprosolutions.com/">Pro Solutions </a>team of virologists, microbiologists, and medical scientists to work with The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine to develop a custom targeted hygiene program, which can also be replicated in the office environment.  </p>

<p>Offices can present a major risk for virus transmission, with germs spreading rapidly via hands and surfaces at workstations and common areas. A science-led targeted hygiene program can minimize contamination of commonly touched surfaces effectively and efficiently and help prevent the spread of illness-causing germs.  </p>

<p>Targeted hygiene means focusing hygiene practices at the times and in the places that matter most to help break the chain of infection and reduce the transmission of germs. Hygiene intervention includes not just cleaning and disinfection, but also hand hygiene -- washing or sanitizing -- which should be carried out when it is most needed, such as when arriving at the office and after using the bathroom.  </p>

<p>Cleaning and disinfection should be based on protocols created, reviewed, and approved by scientists with the specific office environment in mind. In doing so, the following steps implemented at COP26 should be considered by employers:  </p>

<ul><li><strong>Identify high-touch "hotspots": </strong>Areas that are frequently touched and shared represent potential hotspots, (e.g., elevator buttons, doorknobs, phones). Additionally, eating and drinking areas such as the communal kitchen are higher-risk due to hand-to-mouth contact. </li><li><strong>Devise an effective protocol: </strong>Implement a targeted hygiene approach that is informed by science to help break the chain of infection. Helping to protect against the spread of illness-causing germs by going beyond the illusion of improved safety through "hygiene theater" is critical to reassuring employees and increasing their confidence in the office. </li><li><strong>Use trusted products: </strong>Be sure to use regulated products approved for surface disinfection. When used correctly, disinfecting products can significantly reduce the germs on shared objects and other employees' hands. At COP26, organizers used Lysol's sister brand, Dettol disinfecting products, including Dettol soap at wash basins, Dettol antibacterial hand sanitizer gel, Dettol multi-purpose disinfectant spray, and Dettol cleansing surface wipes, proven to inactivate SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19. </li><li><strong>Timing, frequency, and verification of protocols: </strong>Once cleaning and disinfection protocols are established for the office, the critical element for reducing the potential for germ transmission is the timing and frequency of cleaning and disinfection. High-traffic areas require attention immediately after usage. Likewise, small, irregular surfaces will need more frequent cleaning throughout the day. Once a targeted hygiene program has been implemented, it should be regularly tested for effectiveness and refined accordingly. </li> </ul>

<p>See how Reckitt implemented its targeted hygiene approach to help protect over 25,000 daily attendees at COP26, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdY6NoneGAw">here </a>. </p>

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