Office Design Solutions for Safeguarding Your Office Staff From Airborne Diseases

OFFICE DESIGN SOLUTIONS FOR SAFEGUARDING YOUR OFFICE STAFF FROM AIRBORNE DISEASES

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With COVID pandemic showing no signs of slowing down, it seems we will have to live with it unless it subsides on its own or until a vaccine emerges. As restrictions are being eased in a phased manner all over the world, offices are gearing to get back to the new normal by implementing recommended measures to ensure the safety of employees and the customers visiting the office premises.

Working in staggered shifts, skeleton staff and reconfiguring the workplace is also the need of the hour. Yes, introducing physical barriers, and cough and sneeze protection screens will ensure safe collaboration between the employees and reduce person-to-person contact.

While most of the office partition solutions such as physical barrier screens were being put into practice in banks and grocery stores for years, they are getting a new push in the office space. At Office Design Solution, we have come up with a range of protective office equipment that will aid in curbing not just the spread of COVID-19 but also other airborne diseases at the workplace.

Here are four COVID-19 protective solutions you can incorporate in your office spaces before resuming back-to-work operations:

1.  Aluminum Free standing Dividers

The Aluminum Free Standing Dividers are designed to provide protection and solve the need for space. They are durable, lightweight and a great way to promote physical distancing behavior and isolate different lanes of a zigzag queue.  These freestanding walls are easily disinfected by spraying and wiping.  If you have been worrying about how to manage the customer queues at your store or office, these standing dividers will solve your problems.

Available in anodized or powder-coated frames, the layouts of these dividers can be configured as required. Being flexible, you can remove or add each divider to create a room(s) as needed.

2.  Melamine Free standing Dividers

Next on our offering is the Melamine Free standing Divider that is cost-effective yet keeps your employees safe from the crowded areas. These dividers provide additional virus protection. What’s more, they can be configured in different designs to create concealed work areas and portable dividers. The slick, smooth surface of the screens make them super-easy to clean.

Melamine dividers are great for customer service staffs at reception areas or grocery checkout lines, security personnel etc. Available in different choice of colors, these dividers can help maintain social distancing in high volume environment such as shopping malls. They are quick to install and no city permits are required to get these transported.  Get in touch with us for a custom-made melamine standing divider that would be a perfect fit for your counter space. 

3.  Desk Shield

Our desk shields are highly robust and efficient in safeguarding your staff from airborne droplets and microbes. A great addition to any office space in present times of COVID and beyond, these desk shields are available in three different materials – Glass, Acrylic and Polyester Acoustic Panel. They are suited for all desk types and enable optimum visibility to maintain visual contact.  

These high-desk mounted clear screens can be customized as per your requirement to suit your office desks. They are easy to clean. If you have been contemplating resuming operations from office, these desks mounts are must-have to ensure physical barrier between colleagues and provide protection from droplets and germs.

4.  Make Existing Cubicle Walls Higher

If you already have cubicles in your space, which aren’t high enough, then we recommend you to elevate them by adding one or two feet above. This way instead of getting cubicles, you will just need to overhaul the existing cubicles to get additional virus protection.

Our safety solutions for COVID-19 are perfect protection your workstation needs to mitigate the spread of viruses and keep your interior spaces safe at all times. What’s more, these designs come with a 10-year warranty and need no major maintenance! By installing office design solutions in advance that imparts safety at workplace, you can stay on schedule, reduce infections and stop curb infections from spreading further.