It’s hard enough to cope with allergies when you’re at home but dealing with allergies at work is even more challenging. Just ask anyone who’s ever dozed off in the middle of an important meeting because they were too exhausted. In fact, allergies in the workplace cause a worrying amount of symptoms including nasal problems, eye conditions, dry throats, lethargy and headaches. The reason: Many workplaces have carpeted floors. Carpets and soft furnishings are hotspots for allergy sufferers harboring house dust mites and their allergen.

But it’s not just flooring that can cause problems! Open bookshelves can also accumulate dust and release allergens into the atmosphere, while plants in the office can become breeding ground for mould. Given that people spend the majority of their waking hours in the workplace, a clean and healthy environment for customers and employees is a must.

Chem-Dry for office, retail and commercial spaces

When it comes to businesses, Chem-Dry offers a superior carpet cleaning experience. For example, Chem-Dry understands that businesses want to provide a clean and healthy environment for employees and customers, but they also need carpets and upholstered furniture to dry fast so the business can run with little or no disruption. Chem-Dry’s patented Hot Carbonating Extraction (HCE) process makes use of the natural cleaning efficacy of carbonation to detach and remove dirt from deep within your carpets so they can be extracted. This process uses 80% less water than traditional steam cleaning. It also removes 98.1% of common household allergens. Therefore, Chem-Dry’s cleaning process is:

1. Drier
Chem-Dry’s cleaning process relies on the deep-cleaning power of carbonation. It delivers dry times of 1-2 hours instead of 1-2 days.

2. Cleaner
Chem-Dry’s cleaning process uses the bubbly properties of carbonation to pull dirt and grime from carpets. This ensures a deep-down and long lasting clean.

3. Healthier
And finally, promoting a healthy and sustainable environment is at the forefront of everything Chem-Dry stands for. To that end, Chem-Dry uses a proprietary cleaning solution that is green certified and eco-friendly and contains ingredients copied straight from Mother Nature.

So while steam cleaners use excessive amounts of water filled with soaps and detergents, Chem-Dry is a high quality carpet cleaning process. Additionally, carpets left wet for 1-2 days becomes breeding ground for mold, mildew and bacteria while soapy residue left behind attracts dirt and causes quicker resoiling.

According to a study commissioned by pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson, as many as 10 million Canadians suffer from allergy symptoms. The same study also concluded that 55% of Canadians claim that their allergies cut into their productivity. Therefore, if you wheeze or have trouble with lethargy only when you are at work, you may have a problem. Some of the common workplace irritants include:

1. Cleaning supplies
Keeping the office clean can reduce allergens but some cleaning products can trigger allergy-like symptoms.

2. Carpeting, upholstery and area rugs
Carpeting, upholstered furniture and area rugs serve as breeding grounds for dust mites. They are also littered with their dead bodies and waste.

3. Air filtration systems
Air pollution is not only an outdoor problem. The air in enclosed spaces can also be polluted, in particular from chemicals released from furnishings, synthetic fibers and other products.

For more information about managing allergies at work, call us now on 416-916-0550. We are your local Chem-Dry carpet cleaners.