20/08/2020
5 easy tips to help improve hand hygiene in your office
Germs like to get around, but there are plenty of things businesses can do to prevent them from doing so.
1. Encourage employees to practise good hand hygiene
Washing hands regularly and thoroughly helps to reduce and remove potentially harmful bacteria and viruses. Our research shows that fingertips and thumbs often get missed during hand washing, so here’s a handy guide to getting it right.
2. Introduce simple handwashing initiatives
Simple initiatives such as reminders near sinks and basins that encourage workers to wash, dry, and sanitise their hands, while discouraging the use of smartphones in the washroom, can make a difference. A smartphone taken into the washroom will invariably end up with germs and bacteria on it. People who pick up their phone after washing their hands are immediately undoing their good work and could be placing themselves and their colleagues needlessly at risk.
3. Invest in quality washroom solutions
Investing in the correct air care solutions will help neutralise bad odours and intelligently fragrance the air throughout the washroom providing your employees with a better washroom experience, which has proven to increase handwashing compliance. The use of kind yet effective soaps that don’t strip out natural oils will benefit people who refuse to use soap due to its skin-drying nature. Consider installing no-touch soap dispensers wash Units and sanitisers too, which help to promote hand hygiene by eliminating the need for contact and – subsequently – the spread of germs.
4. Install antibacterial hygienic door handles
It isn’t long before clean hands come into contact with contaminated surfaces. Antibacterial hygienic door handles can provide a barrier between clean hands and dirty door handles, preventing cross-contamination.
5. Ensure communal areas are cleaned regularly
Businesses should ensure regular, thorough cleaning takes place in communal office areas, such as the kitchen. Table tops and store shelves should be cleaned regularly using anti-bacterial surface wipes. It’s recommended that companies undertake a professional deep clean at least twice a year to prevent the build-up of hidden dirt.
Bene will Help you to provide the best solutions for all these .