Professionally laundered Uniforms Help Prevent Infections

It makes sense if you really think about it. How many times have you seen one of your commercial cleaners wearing your companies uniform but only to notice it looks like it hasn't been washed for weeks? Plenty I'm sure. Not only does it look unprofessional, but it could be making your workers sick. This could especially be the case when working in a hospital, nursing home or other medical type commercial cleaning contract. This is why it might be a good idea to set up a service for your staff so that they can get them laundered professionally instead of relying of them to do it for themselves.

The reason for this is that infectious bacteria routinely hijacks the uniforms of medical personnel who interact with patients(or cleaners who work close to patients) explains Charles P. Gerba, PhD, an environmental microbiology expert at the University of Arizona. He also says that for many hours “those bacteria can still be alive and passed on through incidental contact with other patients.”


“Medical staffs have demanding schedules and doing their laundry in a hygienic manner may be difficult for them,” points out Adam Soreff of UniFirst, a supplier of uniforms and work apparel programs to businesses throughout the US and Canada. The same would apply to cleaning staff in these types of commercial cleaning contracts.

For the cost of a cup of coffee per day, it might be wise to organize a laundering service for your cleaning staff who work in these types of facilities. There are many companies who can pick up, clean and return your uniforms to one central place or any place of your choice. The thing is to ask yourself if you value the health and prosperity of your cleaning staff? If you do, then think seriously about this issue before it turns into a major problem for you.