The required frequency of cleaning and disinfecting elevator surfaces depends on building type and user volume.
In offices or public buildings with moderate use, disinfecting high-touch areas once daily is usually sufficient. Even then, hundreds of people can transfer pathogens each day. Thus, extra measures like ensuring clean elevator doors can make a big contribution to hygiene efforts.
In hotels, shopping centers, or highly frequented public spaces, disinfection should be performed several times a day, ideally at defined intervals. Here, thousands of users often touch the same buttons and handrails every day. This is particularly important during flu seasons or periods of heightened infection risk.
In healthcare and care facilities, requirements are stricter: lift surfaces should be disinfected several times a day, ideally after each user, or at the latest after each shift change. This is because the risk of infection is particularly high in hospitals and clinics, which necessitates intensive hygiene measures in accordance with the recommendations of international health authorities such as the World Health Organization (WHO), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), and other expert committees. National health regulations may also further specify minimum hygiene standards and risk mitigation measures for these settings.
