World Hand Hygiene Day takes place every year to encourage awareness of hand hygiene within healthcare facilities. 2022’s theme is ‘Unite for Safety’: Clean your hands1 – a concept that aims to inspire a ‘culture of safety and quality’ in facilities across the globe. Hand hygiene is considered the most important factor in the control […]
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Discover the growing importance of green cleaning and sustainable hygiene products among consumers and how it impacts facility managers.
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Learn the importance of hand-drying methods in restroom hygiene and the difference between air dryers and paper towels.
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One of the most important factors in maintaining cleanliness and safety in your building is the hand hygiene of the people in your building. Hand hygiene is incredibly powerful and effective in preventing cross-contamination and the transmission of disease. The cleaner the hands of everyone in the building, the less people will spread dirt and […]
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What will it take to bring guests back to theme parks – and bring the parks back to life during and after COVID-19? As of August 2020, Disney World attendance was down 80% – eighty-percent – over 2019, according to a report from Deutsch Bank.1 Even after reopening in July, Disney soon cut back its hours due to the simple […]
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Hand hygiene is, of course, a well-established healthcare essential, and one of the keys to keeping healthcare staff safe at work during COVID-19. With healthcare workers (HCWs) facing unprecedented time demands providing care, it may not, however, be realistic to expect them to maintain a sufficient clean-hands regimen without special assistance. Fortunately, there are a […]
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You could call it White Collar Grime – after all, the dirty hands, desks, doorknobs and restrooms in U.S. offices “steal” some $260 billion from American businesses annually, in the form of health-related losses. The sixth-annual Hygiene and Health Report, (conducted by a global leader in workplace and public hygiene expertise, along with the United […]
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We’ve all seen the signs in restaurants: “Employees must wash their hands before returning to work.” But what about other environments — especially offices and other workplaces, where most of us spend more of our waking hours than anywhere else? After all, offices, from desktops to doorknobs, are rife with the germs that make employees […]
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Reading, writing and arithmetic no longer fulfills the breadth of knowledge children need to succeed. Similarly, as technology and society evolve, so does our understanding of what a good educational facility really offers. In order to provide students with the tools they need and the proper environment to thrive, consider these five key components: 1. […]
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With the arrival of spring comes a new challenge for business owners across the country. While it’s easy to assume cold and flu season disappears with the snow, employees and building guests are still susceptible – and carriers! – for bacteria, allergens and viruses. Studies show that the flu doesn’t just affect those left coughing […]
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