10 things you didn’t know about office bugs:

1. Today’s office environment is more at risk from germs, viruses, dirt and bugs
   than ever before.
2. On average, we spend about 8 hours a day at work, approximately half of our waking hours!
3. While your average loo harbours 49 germ microbes, your average desk accommodates up to 10 million of the nasty things.
4. Telephones carry the most with up to 25,000 on every square inch.
5. Keyboards boast anything up to 3,500 and your humble mouse is home to over 1,500!
6. Using specialist anti-bacterial wipes has been shown to reduce the bacterial levels by 99%.
7. In the UK 192 million working days were lost last year, costing the economy £11.2 billion in revenue. Even a moderate reduction in the incidence of colds and flu would therefore be of significant benefit to employers and the economy in general.
8. By cleaning your work space you will help eliminate these bugs and will play
   your part in reducing the number of sick days in your office.
9. Daily cleaning with a correct anti-static product will help reduce the build up of dust and dirt, thus reducing one of the causes of eyestrain.
10. Hot desking can mean that headsets are interchanged between shift workers, Headset-Clene contains anti-bacterial properties to eliminate germs from the plastic parts i.e. the mouth piece.