Office Cleaning Checklist

November 14, 2013

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.