There’s no escaping germs, especially at work.

As the temperatures drop, cold and flu germs spread like wildfire. 

Charles “Dr. Germ” Gerba recently revealed the results of his study looking at where it all starts – in the office. One sick employee can spread viral germs to 60% of fellow workers within just four hours. The most contaminated areas are the kitchen and coffee-break area. They’re worse than the restrooms because most people wash their hands before leaving the bathroom which is not the case before and after they’ve touched the communal coffee pot, refrigerator or microwave. 

If you’d like to get a jump on preventing flu season germs from brewing in your office, put a bottle of hand sanitizer near the coffee pot where your coworkers will see and use it. It can reduce the spread of virus by 99%.