Office Cleaning Checklist

Paying for a professional office cleaning service just makes sense for most business owners. Professional cleaners can usually customize their services to your individual cleaning needs ensuring that office spaces are in optimal condition and allow for better worker efficiency. Still, if you are paying for a service, you need to have some way to guarantee your needs are being fulfilled. In many cases, commercial cleaners will provide you with a checklist that determines which services they will provide. You should consider adapting such a checklist so that you can follow-up with cleaners when certain jobs are not being completed. The following list of important cleaning services will help you develop your own list that will help you evaluate your cleaning services by allowing you to regularly check what has been done.

Entrance/Reception/Office Areas

• Garbage is removed
• Garbage bags are replaced
• Recycling is removed
• Carpets and mats are vacuumed
• Hard floors are vacuumed and/or mopped with disinfectant
• Office furniture has been vacuumed
• Horizontal surfaces of desks, chairs, tables and other furniture has been dusted
• Horizontal surfaces have been wiped with disinfectant
• Phones and computers are wiped down
• Cobwebs or other signs of insects have been cleaned
• Fingerprints have been wiped clean from light switches and door frames
• Glass doors and windows have been cleaned inside and out
• Brass or chrome work has been polished
• Walls and painted surfaces are spot cleaned
• Litter, bottles, and other debris has been removed from entrances and surrounding property
• Offices have an overall tidy appearance

 

Toilet/Bathroom Areas

• Toilet paper is stocked
• Hand towels are stocked
• Hand soap is replaced
• Garbage bins are emptied and bags are replaced
• Mirrors are cleaned and polished
• Hand towel cabinets and hand dryers have been wiped
• Stall doors have been wiped with disinfectant
• Toilets and urinals are cleaned and disinfected and wiped dry
• Sinks are cleaned and disinfected
• Bright work is polished
• The tops of mirrors and doors have been dusted
• Counters have been wiped and disinfected
• Bathroom floors are mopped with disinfectant

Kitchen/Break Room

• Sinks, fixtures, and countertops have been wiped and disinfected
• The stove top and refrigerator surfaces have been cleaned
• The microwave has been wiped inside and out
• Cabinets are dusted and/or damp wiped
• Light fixtures have been wiped to remove
• Tables and chairs have been wiped and disinfected
• Trash cans are emptied and disinfected
• Garbage bags are replaced

Stairs/Elevators

• Litter and garbage has been removed
• Brass and bright work has been polished
• Hard floors have been vacuumed and/or mopped
• Glass or other surfaces in elevators or stairwells have been wiped clean

Keep in mind this is just a basic list of office cleaning requirements. You'll want to carefully consider your own office environment and determine which cleaning tasks are most important to you.