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Top 7 Best Desk Hand Sanitizer Dispenser For Offices In 2020

Thu, 09 Jul 2020 18:56:00 +0000

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The global economy is trying to bounce back from the lockdown brought by the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, with businesses and offices re-opening back. Because of this, desk hand sanitizers are necessary these days as these reduce the risk of contracting the virus. There are a lot of hand sanitizers out there, some being automatic while the others are manual.

Here are a few of the best desk hand sanitizer dispensers you can choose from.

1. Umbra Step Liquid Soap Pump Dispenser

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The Umbra Step Liquid Soap Pump Dispenser holds up to 13 ounces of soap inside its glossy white finish. This is easy to refill thanks to the 3.5-inch diameter and 7-inch height it has. This is made from melamine to reduce the risk of breakage.

2. IVSO Automatic Alcohol Dispenser

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The IVSO Automatic Alcohol Dispenser is an automatic dispenser that has a capacity of 350ml. It comes in a clear white finish with a transparent bottom so you know if there's still enough alcohol. Simply press the power button and it will automatically dispense alcohol.

3. ARKTEK Glass Soap Dispenser

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The ARKTEK Glass Soap Dispenser features a stainless steel pump and transparent bottle ideal for lotions, liquid soaps, and essential oils. Its maximum capacity is 17 ounces and includes a double-sided sticker and manual.

4. Lantoo Foaming Automatic Soap Dispenser

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The Lantoo Foaming Automatic Soap Dispenser is an automatic soap dispenser ideal for office, kitchen, or bathroom use. It has a 16-ounce capacity, has an adjustable foam control, and can be mounted on the wall or placed on any desk.

5. iYunLife Automatic Alcohol Dispenser

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The iYunLife Automatic Alcohol Dispense is powered by an infrared sensor to automatically dispense alcohol or sanitizer in as fast as 0.5 seconds. There is an on and off button and a plus and minus button to adjust the dosage.

6. LAOPAO Soap Dispenser

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The LAOPAO Soap Dispenser is another hands-free soap dispenser with a capacity of 240ml. It features a highly-precise sensor design to ensure fast dispensing. There are also high and low soap mode options depending on the amount of soap you want to dispense.

7. GICASA Soap Dispenser

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The GICASA Soap Dispenser is made from brushed nickel material that provides a classy and industrial look. It comes with a 13-ounce PP bottle that can efficiently dispense liquid soap, alcohol, or hand sanitizer.

New Touch Free Hand-Sanitiser To Manage Hygiene In Your Hotel

Mon, 06 Jul 2020 21:12:00 +0000

by ZOE MONKon JUNE 15, 2020

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Quickly deploy touch-free hand sanitiser units around your hotel and grounds, with no need for mains wiring. Each unit automatically dispenses sanitiser liquid onto hands, without any need to touch the dispenser.

This automatic, post-mounted hand sanitiser system is the perfect solution for hotel receptions, public areas and washrooms – with the option of a countertop system ideal for guest bedrooms.

The touch-free system holds standard one litre bottles of sanitiser, each capable of dispensing 2,500 measures.

Battery-operated, the unit is capable of delivering over 20,000 sprays before the batteries need to be replaced.

Manufactured from high grade stainless steel, these elegant yet robust units can be quickly installed anywhere in your property. Thanks to their stable pedestal base, the units can quickly and easily be installed if permanent fixing is required, or they can be moved from location to location if a more flexibility is required.

An optional drip tray is also available, if required.

Holds 1 litre bottle of hand sanitiser
2,500 sprays dispensed from 1 litre of sanitiser
Battery operated – no wiring required
20,000 sprays on each battery change
Stainless steel post and base
Optional drip tray
Fully portable; stable base allows free-standing
Fast and easy installation if permanent fixing required
Height: 1200mm
Base plate: 290mm x 250mm

Tue, 30 Jun 2020 20:01:00 +0000

Hand sanitiser dispenser at your entrance door

By Maria Diamond

27 June 2020 | 2:00 am

No, you won’t keep up with the back and forth of having everyone request for hand sanitiser before stepping into your home. Again, you certainly can’t have everyone touch your sanitiser container without a second thought about where you stand on absolute hygiene and COVID-19 safety.

So, to keep your home safe, you may have to install hand sanitiser dispenser at the following accessible locations in your home.

Home/Communal Entrances And Exits

As inconsequential as a doorknob may seem, if touched by a COVID-19 infected person, everyone else that touches same doorknob could be infected with the virus.

High Traffic Areas

Administrators of high traffic areas should discourage the act of having their security personnel give hand sanitiser to clients or customers in order to ensure social distancing between the security personnel and clients.

Choose The Right Sanitiser

Never settle for substandard hand sanitisers that are everywhere in town now. Ensure to use an alcohol-based sanitiser that contains at least 70 per cent alcohol, as the higher alcohol percentage translates into higher efficacy. So, purchase sanitiser product with a 5-log minimum kill rate (99.999 per cent), which are 100 times more effective than 3-log (99.9 per cent) sanitisers.

UK’s first touch-free wireless hand sanitiser dispenser hits the high street

Wed, 24 Jun 2020 20:00:00 +0000

Sarah Sarsby 24th June 2020UK’s first touch-free wireless hand sanitiser dispenser hits the high street2020-06-24T11:18:03+01:00

As non-essential shops began reopening on the 15th of June for the first time since the UK went into lockdown in March, the first touch-free wireless hand sanitiser dispenser has launched in the UK.

Made by chemical distribution company Chemtra the Igieniko Hand Sanitiser Kiosk is ideal for store entrances to protect both staff and customers as shoppers return to bricks and mortar shops.

Hand sanitiser kiosks are one of a number of new measures retailers up and down the country are incorporating to ensure their stores are COVID-19-safe, with other measures including incorporating one-way systems, ensuring staff are wearing PPE and placing social distancing markers in aisles to guide shoppers.

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The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends regular hand washing using soap or hand sanitiser to help combat the spread of COVID-19.

Compatible with any type of hand sanitising gel, the Igieniko dispenser is the first in the UK to include a touch-free, pedal-operated system. Simple to use, individuals place their hands under the dispenser and press their foot down on the pedal to dispense the hand sanitiser gel.

With no hand contact, the safety and hygiene of users are ensured at all times and means retailers can actively contribute to reducing the spread of the coronavirus and other bacteria.

Jesse Palle, Managing Director of Chemtra, said: “As lockdown restrictions are further eased in the UK and more non-essential shops and businesses started opening the Igieniko Hand Sanitiser Kiosk has been launched to help stop the spread of Covid-19 by making the high street safe. Thanks to the practical pedal-operated system, employees and customers are totally safe from touching a potentially contaminated hand sanitiser dispenser.

“The Igieniko dispenser is first hand sanitizer kiosk in the UK to be able to offer this technology and we are very proud to be playing a role in reducing the spread of the coronavirus. It is suitable for many types of environments and benefits larger areas where people congregate such as shopping centres, train stations and airports.”

Made from fire-proof wood, the freestanding Igieniko Hand Sanitiser Kiosk requires no cables, batteries or mains power. The gel compartment holds up to five litres of sanitising gel – enough for around 5,000 pumps – and is available to buy online for £299 or can be rented from £29 per month.

Mobility retailers also have the option to customise the hand sanitiser kiosk with their own corporate colours and logo.

“The Igieniko Hand Sanitiser Kiosk is light in weight, delivered fully assembled and ready for use,” added Jesse. “No technical support is required to set it up. Once the dispenser is removed from the box there are simple instructions and then it is ready to go. The dispenser can be positioned wherever you want it, and as it is cable free, it can also be moved when required.”

For more information about the Igieniko Hand Sanitiser Kiosk, contact 01344 209566, email info@igieniko.co.uk or visit www.igieniko.co.uk

The Importance of hand sanitiser placement in the workplace

Sun, 21 Jun 2020 08:12:00 +0000

By Isabelle Faivre

March 13, 2018

Throughout any given workday, employees use their hands to write up a report, shake hands with a new client, open doors and much more. All of these activities expose hands to harmful germs and bacteria. Illness is linked to productivity loss, costing employers $225.8 billion annually in the U.S[1]. Considering that 80 per cent of all infections are transmitted by hands, it’s crucial to implement an effective hand hygiene program at work.

Americans spend more time Monday through Friday at the workplace than anywhere else, including their home[2]. Additionally, 90 per cent of office workers will come to work even when they are sick, in part due to an ever-growing workload[3]. This makes the workplace a hotbed for germs and bacteria. Every year, the flu costs businesses $10.4 billion in direct costs for hospitalizations and outpatient visits for adults, according to the CDC[4]. And this year’s flu season could be worse than normal as experts are warning that this year’s flu vaccine may only be 10 per cent effective[5].

The good news? Proper hand hygiene compliance can reduce absenteeism and associated costs by 40 per cent [6]. While washing hands with soap and water are the best way to ensure hands are properly washed and rid of germs, it isn’t always a viable option. However, there is a simple solution: hand sanitizer. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) and the CDC, hand sanitizer is one of the best tools available to avoid getting sick and spreading germs. By placing hand sanitizer in strategic locations throughout the office, and other high traffic areas, you can encourage employees to improve their hand hygiene and make the office a healthier working environment.

Key Locations for Hand Sanitizer

Organizations that encourage regular use of hand sanitizer tend to have healthier workers. A study featured in BMC Infectious Diseases found that office workers who were encouraged to use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer at least five times each workday were about two-thirds less likely to get sick than those who continued to just wash their hands[7].

A 2015 survey found that while 92 per cent of Americans believe it’s important to wash their hands after using a public restroom, only 66 per cent of them follow through[8]. Over a third of survey respondents admitted to skipping soap and rinsing with water. This makes it extra important to provide hand sanitizer in the restroom. If employees are in a rush and don’t think to stop and rinse with soap and water, providing a backup option near sinks and at the doors ensures germs don’t escape the restroom.

The best way to remind employees to use hand sanitizer is by making it easily accessible and always within sight. It’s important to place hand sanitizer near and around high-touch surfaces and communal areas, including:

Entrances and exits. A single doorknob could potentially be the cause of a widespread illness in the workplace. In fact, new research showed that a within two to four hours, a virus placed on a doorknob was picked up by 40 to 60 percent of workers and visitors within the facility[9]. In addition to frequently disinfecting doorknobs, light switches and other high-touch surfaces within the workplace, make sure to also provide a hand sanitizing station nearby to limit the spread of infection.

Cafeterias, food courts and break rooms [10], and if food is consumed with germ-ridden hands, it’s easy to digest the germs and become infected with several diseases. One of the germiest hotspots in an office is the breakroom and kitchen, according to an NSF International study[11]. Although hand sanitizer is not a replacement for anyone who prepares food, it can help eliminate certain germs.

Meeting rooms. Meeting rooms are often packed with employees, clients and other visitors who exchange handshakes, thus swapping germs. By providing guests and employees with an easy-to-access hand sanitizing station, either near the door or at the table, allows them to safeguard their hands against germs before and after the meeting takes place.

Employee desks. Desks, phones, computer keyboards and computer mice are key germ transfer points because people touch them so often. Considering that employees spend the majority of their day at their desks where they also eat, drink and even cough and sneeze, desks become “a minefield of viruses” which can live on a surface for up to three days[12]. Placing individual hand sanitizers at desks keeps hand hygiene within reach.

High traffic areas. Providing hand sanitizer outside of the office is also important. High-traffic areas like airport terminals, mall hallways and recreational centers should offer hand hygiene stations to ensure visitors stay as healthy as possible. Not only does this keep high-traffic areas clean, it helps improve the image of the airport, mall or rec center.

Transaction counters: In a 2017 study, researchers swabbed $1 bills from a bank and discovered hundreds of species of microorganisms living on them[13]. Additional research has found pathogens such as E. coli, salmonella and staphylococcus aureus on paper money, which all could lead to serious illness[14]. After handling cash, it’s crucial to clean your hands, especially if you’re about to consume food shortly afterwards. Keeping hand sanitizer near transaction areas, such as the cafeteria check-out counter, reminds people to engage in hand hygiene when it’s needed most.

Selecting the Right-Hand Sanitizer

While providing hand sanitizer at key locations throughout the workplace is essential to combating employee illness and absenteeism, it works best to provide the right type of sanitizer. Make sure to use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at least 70 percent alcohol. The higher alcohol percentage will usually translate into higher efficacy. Look for products with a 5-log minimum kill rate (99.999%) – which are 100 times more effective than 3-log (99.9%) sanitizers.

Consider using foam hand sanitizers, as 84 percent of adults prefer foam sanitizer over sticky gel[15]. It’s also best to use sanitizers that contain moisturizers to prevent skin dryness, and are perfume- and dye-free to reduce potential allergic reactions and skin irritations.

Encouraging Hand Hygiene

A complete hand hygiene program goes beyond providing the right products. While having wall-mounted hand sanitizing dispensers and bottles on surfaces in and near germ hotspots is essential to improving the health of your workers, it’s only beneficial if workers regularly use them.

Provide posters, leaflets, internal newsletters and information boards near dispensers with reminders to clean hands and offer quick, easy facts about hand hygiene. These materials should also include information on how to properly use and apply hand sanitizer according to the 6 Step Method recommended by the World Health Organization[16], to ensure the correct amount is used and spread to cover all surfaces of both hands. Additionally, employers should offer educational seminars and meetings throughout the year to teach and remind employees on how they can improve their health with hand hygiene best practices.

As an employer, it’s important to lead change with an example. Encourage workers to use sanitizer often by doing so yourself. Don’t forget to stock up on hand hygiene refills during the cold and flu season as well. Lastly, it’s important to remind workers to take a sick day when necessary in order to keep germs away from the office and other healthy workers.

Sanitizing the Workplace

Using hand sanitizer reduces microbial counts and kills many harmful germs that could infect workers with the flu and other viruses. In order to keep the workplace a healthy and thriving environment, it’s critical that employers take into account the health of its employees. Providing hand sanitizer for employees, at desks and in communal areas, is just as essential as providing the right equipment and tools to do their job.

Originally Published by CMM on February 2, 2018 https://info.debgroup.com/blog/the-importance-of-hand-sanitizer-placement-in-the-workplace