Improving Your Hand Hygiene Equipment

Improving hand hygiene equipment is on the minds of many of those responsible for providing hand hygiene within washrooms, kitchens, and cloakrooms. Its importance is made more prominent by the need for increased handwashing and hygiene due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Even before the pandemic, the question of which products offer the most effective hand hygiene solution has been a subject of debate, with extensive studies undertaken. Here, we ask Satino by WEPA what we should consider when improving hand hygiene in commercial settings.

Is your washroom hygienic enough?

Studies have found that paper towels are the safest and most effective way to ensure clean hands. They are also the best way to reduce the transmission of germs, bacteria and viruses between users and around the broader washroom environment.

Cleaning hands effectively also requires soap, and now more than ever, a bar soap sat on the sink and shared by all is most definitely not appropriate.

Improving hand hygiene in washrooms can be as simple as removing out-dated air dryers that spread germs readily throughout the air whilst they blow hot or cold, or doing away with cotton towelling rolls. 

Society is now more conscious than ever of the need to wash hands continually, so providing the most hygienic methods of doing so is something all businesses should consider.

The need for quality products that are up to repeated hygienic use is essential, especially in shared handwashing facilities such as shopping centres, schools, restaurants and offices, or in fact, any washroom or kitchen facility outside of your home.

Soap dispensers

The perfect solution to the handwashing dilemma is a soap dispensing unit. Whether you choose a hands-free sensor touch dispenser or a manual one, you can be sure that these dispensers are more hygienic than soap bars or liquid soap bottles. They attach to the wall, so they are always close by and require limited contact to dispense.

Paper towel dispensers

As mentioned previously, now is the time to look at the hand drying facilities you offer. Whilst a pretty cotton towel may look great, it is most definitely not up to providing the effective, safe hand hygiene solution demanded today.

Whether you need to replace your existing cotton towel provision or change to an updated design, there are many choices to consider, all offering single hygienic use or measured paper towel roll dispensing.

Manual pull or sensor operated individual paper towel dispensers are available, including battery and mains powered options in a range of sizes to suit all spaces.

Paper towels

Combine one of the many dispensers available with responsibly sourced recycled paper towel solutions, and you have the perfect answer to hand hygiene for shared users of any space. 

Industry-leading suppliers offer an extensive range of hand hygiene and washroom accessories, which will improve your hand hygiene standards at an affordable cost, in a range of sizes and styles.

Ensuring you offer sufficient hygienic handwashing facilities, whether in a kitchen or washroom for your workforce or visitors, is an expense necessary for any business or facility. It can bring rewards as users are happy using your setting, so for commercial or retail businesses, this may persuade customers to stay longer or spend more.

Choosing quality equipment can create savings over time, reducing the need for extra investment in cleaning staff and maintenance. It is certainly worth spending time reviewing and updating your facilities to ensure they send the right message about your business and that your hand hygiene equipment is up to the task.

Providing a washroom or kitchen with hand hygiene equipment that is aesthetically pleasing, practical and helps you maintain hygiene standards can increase your business traffic, as users feel safe and comfortable to return.