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WORKPLACE GERMS

PC Utilities, Issue 92, 14th September 2007

A survey has found that 71% of office workers believe their dirty workspace is making them ill and hot-desking is a major culprit for spreading bugs throughout the office. What's more, 80% admitted they share their workstations, including their computer and phone, with at least one other colleague - a sure way of spreading germs.

17 September 2007 sees the start of Computer Cleaning Week in the UK. This year's campaign is fronted by Kim Woodburn of How Clean is Your house?. Commenting on Computer Cleaning Week, she said: "Both men and women don't seem to care about sneezing or coughing without covering their mouths. It's astounding and the number of people who go to the toilet and don't wash their hands, or retrieve things from the bin - again without cleaning their hands."

She continued: "Desks can be filthy things and any item resting upon them harbours untold amounts of grime and bacteria. If you're going to put your dirty hands on keyboards and sneeze while you're on the phone, there's no doubt that you'll expose your equipment to all sorts of unpleasant organisms, so it's time we tackled this problem head on and eliminate these germs, before we all get ill!"

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