Workstations are weapons of mass destruction

Do you remember when everybody was so concerned about those deodorant cans that sprayed all that bad mist into the atmosphere and was one of the sole culprits of the ozone layer fiasco of the eighties. I say fiasco because no one seemed to believe that a can of deodorant could cause such a scare when drug tampering, gang violence, political corruption, child abductions, etc was the theme of the day. Yet it gave us pause and made us listen a little bit more intently at just what direction our world was headed. We tend to walk a little more, disinfect a little more often and ask for paper [not plastic] from the grocer. Would you say these little changes will make the world a better place to live? Of course it would if you truly care about our planet. But what about what you are surrounded by 8 hours a day. Germs, dust and grime crawl around your workstation like bee's looking for honey. Most of the time it's invisible to the eyes but rest assured, they are spreading their business everywhere. How many times have you went to the warehouse to get a few papers that is scattered around the dirtiest keyboard you've ever seen. You may also notice the monitor and cpu unit is just as filthy as the keyboard as though nobody can be infected by the germs that they carry. Sometimes we can't see the forest for the trees. This is to say that the before mentioned panics of the 80's where sometimes much harder to solve than what right in our face. Weapons of mass destruction is hidden right on your desk and around your workspace. You and your staff could be at risk of catching potential cross infections such as E. Coli, Salmonella and Listeria. There are many reasons you should be concerned about these creatures lurking around your workstation. Number one, you should be concerned about work absenteeism. Another problem that has nothing to do with germs, but has more to do with equipment failure. One of the reasons equipment has fans inside of them is to keep your motor, cpu, amp, etc. from over heating and causing them to malfunction at the height of production.