Hand Hygiene

Whether you’re an environmental services worker in a hospital or a custodian in a school or office, the first piece of personal protective equipment (PPE) you most likely reach for is a pair of disposable gloves.

Facility managers can use the promotion of good hand hygiene to help reduce the occurrence of illnesses in the buildings they serve.

Julie Howard, vice president and general manager of GP PRO’s Towel, Skin Care, and Air Care categories, discusses trends in automated touchless restroom dispensers.

In this episode of Straight Talk! with ISSA Media Director Jeff Cross, discover proper hand hygiene with Spartan Chemical Company, Inc. expert, Nate Gaubert.

Now is the time to be as vigilant as ever in our cleaning and infection control protocols and that starts with hand hygiene.

We can focus on handwashing and cleaning high-touch surfaces, but how do we know we are actually cleaning thoroughly for health?

Here are some simple ways to welcome students back to user-friendly and well-stocked restrooms this school year.

Facilities can keep their biggest problem area clean and germ-free past the pandemic years

Handwashing has been an integral part of infection prevention during the COVID-19 pandemic and will continue to be an essential public health measure.

Research shows bacteria are more likely to be transmitted from wet skin than dry skin, making proper hand drying a critical component of the hand-hygiene process.

Promoting hand hygiene is a vital way for businesses to protect the wellbeing of everyone who comes through their doors and to do their part to slow the spread of infectious diseases like COVID-19.