hand washing News

A British manufacturer has teamed up with a nursery school owner to raise the standard of hand hygiene in educational settings after it was revealed millions of school days are missed each year due to avoidable illness.

Infection prevention devices called Handwash Reminders are sent to hospitals across the nation to help prevent the spread of viruses and diseases as well as HAI's.

To celebrate National Clean Hands Week, Sept. 18-24, 2011, Georgia-Pacific Professional has organized a series of events and activities in Atlanta, home of Georgia-Pacific headquarters, designed to highlight the importance of proper hand hygiene.

Americans are becoming more diligent about washing their hands after using a public restroom, according to a national survey conducted by Bradley Corporation of Menomonee Falls, a leading manufacturer of bathroom and locker room furnishings.

Hopsitals are taking extra precautions to prevent the spread of infections to patients and staff members. Proper hand hygiene proves to be effective in Healthcare Acquired Infections (HAI). The Handwash Reminder is the most cost effective.

A device called the Handwash Reminder can help reduce the chance of spreading the Flu. It is the only device of its kind that automatically reminds a person to wash their hands before exiting a restroom. A must for all.

New data from HR Solutions has shown a near-perfect correlation between hand washing compliance at healthcare facilities and Employee Engagement.

Pratts Creative Ideas, LLC, inventors of the Handwash Reminder receive an Award for creating an innovative infection prevention device that can reduce the chance of spreading diseases, viruses and bacteria.

New Washroom Product Simplifies Tissue Dispensing

Bury based Glowtec have today released a hand wash training system designed to help Schools minimise the impact to health of poor hand hygiene, using a Toucan lamp which makes dirty hands glow bright green.

B4 Brands and School Health Corp. announced, the winners of their second annual hand hygiene poster contest. Over 3,000 entries were received from students from Kindergarten through twelfth grade.

Help non-profit agency "Clean the World" donate much-needed soap to the relief effort in Haiti. Hobbyists, donate homemade soap. Hotels, donate those once-used bars of soap and almost-full bottles of shampoo from your showers and sinks.

Breakthrough hand washing toy makes germ fighting fun!

Greywinds is launching a Foamers Fight Flu campaign. We want to help adults convince children to wash their hands more often during this upcoming flu season; something highly recommended by the CDC. And the weapon of choice -- the Greywinds Foamers.

Aegis Asia, Singapore offers Ox Bio Shield (Hand Rub) which has been proven to be effective against Influenza viral strains

Fears of Superbugs are driving this company buggy as they try to keep up with the unprecedented demand for handwashing posters.