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How to Keep Your Workplace Safe from Cold and Flu

How to Keep Your Workplace Safe from Cold and Flu

by Proforma Construction Inc, February 15, 2018

Try out these tips to stay healthy this cold and flu season.

Unfortunately, your place of business provides the perfect environment for illness to spread.  All it takes is one sick employee to infect your entire workforce.  Luckily, there are things that you can do to reduce your chance of cold and flu in your office.  Here are some tips to help you stay healthy this cold and flu season.

Encourage Employees to Take Preventative Measures

The best way to reduce your chance of a cold or flu outbreak is by encouraging all your employees to get their flu shots.  Getting the annual flu shot is the best way to protect your body against the virus that causes the flu.  Encourage your whole team to get vaccinated to protect your workplace from the flu.

Promote Healthy Changes

Another way to reduce the spread of illness in your place of business is by encouraging your employees to take care of their health.  For instance, you should encourage your staff to get enough sleep and eat well.  Additionally, you should encourage your employees to drink a lot of fluids by stocking your kitchens with water, juice, and tea.  When your workers take measures such as these, they can strengthen their immunity and better fight off illness.

Send Sick Employees Home

Finally, you can prevent illness from spreading through your workplace by sending sick employees home.  Be vigilant; if you notice an employee start to cough or if you notice a worker complaining of a sore throat, then take action.  Invite the employee to work from home or simply take sick time.  This way, you can prevent one sick employee from taking out your whole workforce.

Try out these tips to help your workplace stay healthy this cold and flu season.  Looking for the right contractor to assist with your next commercial building project?  Then turn to the experienced team at Proforma Construction.  Serving Pleasanton and the surrounding California area, our highly trained and experienced team is ready to make your commercial construction dreams a reality.  Contact us to get started today.