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Hand hygiene guidance published by SF2H in their prestigious French hospital hygiene journal highlights the risks posed by electric dryers Guidance recommends the use of single use paper towels as the most effective hand drying method in minimising the spread of microorganisms New guidance on hand hygiene [...]
It was around 200 A.C. that the Chinese started using paper handkerchiefs. It would take until the early 20th century for the west to follow suit and introduce cellucotton, a substance conceived to replace cotton, mainly for medicinal reasons, in the wake of World War 1. Ever since, innovation and product technology have [...]
Eurofins-Inlab Study Eurofins-Inlab is a leading Institute for Microbiology of food, analyses, hygiene of companies and environmental hygiene. Inlab was founded in 1992 as a microbiology laboratory of food. Inlab is member of the Eurofins Group since December 1st, 2007. • ETS commissioned a study at Eurofins-Inlab for the assessment of the microbiological contamination of three types of hand drier equipment in [...]
2 Investigators: Some Hand Dryers Harbor Dirty Secret May 19, 2016 10:01 PM By Dave Savini A very interesting article has appeared on May 19, 2016 in the Blackdailynews section of the CBS website. To read the full article, please use the following link: http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/05/19/2-investigators-hand-dryer-harbors-dirty-secret/ Here are reproduced some images and passages of the [...]
Some of the washrooms at ISSA/Interclean Amsterdam 2016 were equipped with BOTH, Paper Towels and Jet Air Dryers, one on top of the other. The behavior of 3.879 Visitors (2.474 Men and 1.405 Women) drying their hands was observed, in four washrooms, equipped with both Paper Towels and Jet Air Dryers. Among Men, the preference [...]
What is an EPD?An EPD (Environmental Product Declaration) is a certified declaration informing users on the environmental impact of a specific product or service.It uses the LCA methodology (ISO 14040ff) providing details of key environmental impacts. It is based on a PSR (Product Specific Requirement). What is a PSR?A PSR (Product Specific Requirement) [...]
A new pilot study demonstrates that hand drying method can have a significant impact on transmission of microbes from hospital toilets to wards Average levels of contamination 10-fold higher following hand drying with jet air dryers – A pilot study to investigate whether microorganisms that remain present on poorly washed [...]
New mask study shows that method of hand drying can impact airborne spread of viruses Virus load significantly higher with jet air dryer use than with paper towels Scientists have found that drying hands with jet air dryers produces more aerosols than when drying them with paper hand [...]
Hospital washrooms with jet air dryers have higher microbial burden suggests pilot study Further studies are encouraged to determine risk of environmental microbial contamination resulting from different hand-drying methods November 2017- A pilot study undertaken by experts from the Microbiology department at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and the University of Leeds suggests that hospital [...]
In a video the President of the EU Commission explains to the European Citizens how to properly WASH their hands and DRY them to prevent Corona Virus contamination. The video can be seen in the YouTube Channel of the European Commission, which can be reached at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLa_QiWulPE
