Have you sanitized your workspace yet? Although sanitation has become the standard everywhere, it is not the primary way that Covid-19 spreads, according to the CDC.

The most contagious thing is person-to-person contact. Prevention measures vary, depending on the exposure of your workspace and the people with whom you share it.

When you work more than 8 hours a day in an office, it is inconceivable that you never remove your mask, for example, to drink some water or eat. Read on to find out when you can free your face and let it breathe a little during your work hours.


Shared Office Space

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Let's start with the most common. According to a CDC investigation, a South Korean company discovered through Covid-19 testing that its collaborators who contracted the disease the most were working closely with each other.

This is a clear indication that safe distance is important, so if you are about to return to a workspace that you share with other people, it is necessary to follow the necessary prevention and sanitation measures.

Keep a minimum distance of 1.5 meters between you and your collaborators, you must always use the face mask when you share space with someone else. Avoid borrowing work equipment and, if necessary, disinfect it after use.

It is a bit annoying, but you will have to go to an isolated area or with people spread out to be able to drink water without using the face mask. Consider making use of green areas when there are no people around if you need to breathe a little. Before and after touching your face mask, place antibacterial gel on your hands.


Booth or Individual Office

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Sanitation measures are less strict when no one else occupies your workspace, however, you yourself can bring the disease to your own booth or individual office without knowing it and infect it without realizing it.

In these workspaces, you more than anyone else are responsible for keeping it sanitized because it is a small area. Once inside, you can remove the face mask carefully and following the IMSS recommendations: apply antibacterial gel before and after touching it.

Disinfect your laptop, computer, keyboard, and other equipment you use before starting work. Whenever you go out, try to wash your hands if you had contact with objects of common use before returning to your booth or individual office.


Personal Desk

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Personal desks are usually in an open space, with no walls to separate them. Although it is a personal workspace, no one can assure you that a person did not lean into it or use it momentarily to write something. Therefore, it is necessary to disinfect the desk before putting your things and getting to work each day.

The use of face masks is necessary, since the collaborators come and go through the corridors and they will surely pass near yours. Consider, like a person who shares an office, making use of areas with little flow of people or green areas to get a little air and water.

If you have drawers or lockers, keep all the work utensils that you do not take home with you and do not leave them in sight. This will prevent other people from being able to use them without your knowing it and will not be exposed to the virus.


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