4 Simple Steps You Should Be Taking To Prevent Colds
- By PJP Marketplace
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- 25 Jan, 2018
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No one likes getting sick. Having a cold can completely put you out of commission for days. As business people in a fast paced modern world, we just can’t afford to take the time off of work. The problem is if you decide to go into the office while sick, you’re not going to recover the way you should. In the end, you just end up being sicker for longer, and ultimately hurting your productivity more than if you had just taken a day and gotten the rest you need.
So what is the solution? Prevent the cold before it happens, of course! And as always, at PJP we want to help you be more productive in your business. So, with the help of our friends from GOJO Industries, we’ve compiled a list of 4 easy steps you can take to prevent the common cold.
1) Wash Your Hands (But Make Sure You Do It Right)
Also, according to Jim Arbogast, PhD, Vice President of Gygiene Sciences and Public Health Advancements for Skin Health at GOJO, unless you are a nurse or a doctor, there are 5 important moments each day you should make sure you wash your hands.
- Before you come in contact with a sick friend or family member.
- After you’ve come in contact with a sick friend or family member.
- Before preparing food.
- After preparing food.
- Before you eat anything.
And remember, these are just the most important times to wash your hands. You come in contact with germs all day long, so there are plenty of other instances when you should definitely wash up.
What should you do if you’re not near the sink? Easy! Use some hand sanitizer! Alcohol Based hand sanitizer is a great alternative to washing your hands according to the CDC.
2) Get More Sleep
3) Don’t Touch Your Face So Much
This… may seem silly, but you probably touch your face too much.
See, most of the germs that come in contact with your body do so via your hands. That only stands to reason, because our hands are the tools we use to interact with the world, right? But having germs on your skin isn’t actually so bad. The problems really start when the germs get into your bloodstream. That typically can’t happen through your hands, unless you have an open wound for them to get into. The way germs most often get into your bloodstream is through your mucous membranes, also known as your eyes, nose and mouth. That’s right, every time you touch your face you’re giving the germs you picked up throughout the day a chance to make their way into your blood stream. An easy way to prevent this is to wash your hands before you have to touch your face.
It’s a difficult habit to break, for sure, but it can help you stay healthy!
4) Don’t Let Your Employees Come to Work Sick
We already discussed how coming into work sick can end up hurting your overall productivity. Getting enough rest to kick an illness fully before coming back to work is important, but there’s more to it than that. Each time you come into the office when you’re sick you’re exposing everyone you work with to your illnesses. It’s no coincidence that most colds spread through the office like wildfire. And remember, it’s not just about you. It’s also about your employees. It can be devastating to have an employee call out of work sick, but remember that one employee missing one day will actually hurt your overall productivity less than if he or she brings their illness to the office and spreads it to their colleagues. The best policy for you to have as an employer is to encourage employees to take days off when they are sick, rather than expose your entire workforce to a bad cold.
But it’s also important to encourage your employees to take the steps we listed above as well! The best way to keep a healthy and productive workforce is to prevent them from getting sick in the first place. This works out best for everyone. Employees don’t have to waste their precious paid time off on sick days and you don’t have to have unexpected absences from your workforce!
Easter is just a few days away, and that means preparing a big delicious dinner to share with your friends and family. At PJP we typically try to help you out by solving problems you’re having with your business, but occasionally we like to help out at home too. So we collected a few amazing recipes from our friends over at the Tasty YouTube channel that you can try for Easter Dinner to really wow your guests.
So check out these delicious dish ideas and tell us what you think in the comments!
It’s every restaurant owner’s worst fear. No one wants their restaurant, their livelihood, shut down by the health inspector. It’s one of the hardest things for a restaurant to overcome. Not only will you probably have to invest time and money in fixing the problems, but there’s a chance that you could lose business when you reopen because of the stigma that often follows restaurants after a health violation.
The obvious solution to these problems is to never get shut down for a health code violation in the first place. Easier said that done, right? Perfectly fine establishments who think they have things under control are shut down all the time. When you’re juggling the many hats you need to wear as a restaurant operator, sometimes little things slip through the cracks. The health inspector could catch and shut you down for any of them.
At PJP, we care about our customers, and we want to make sure that you never run into these problems. That’s one of the many reasons we developed our Essential 8 program.
2017 has been a pretty crazy year, and it is quickly coming to a close. So looking back, what are some of the craziest things that we’ve seen come out of a the food service industry? There are definitely some trends out there that made us raise our eyebrows quizzically.
Forbes put together a pretty great list where they asked some well-known experts in the industry. They compiled a great list of some wild 2017 trends. We saw a lot of these trends out there and wanted to highlight a few for your here through the lens of an operator. How can you capitalize on these trends? Let’s take a look!
