Category Archives: General news
Facilities managers advised to encourage hand washing
Regular soap and water use can significantly reduce incidents of illness Hand sanitisers, as long [...]
Sep
Open farm visitors contract Cryptosporidium – prompting call for hand washing facilities
Public Health Wales advocates soap and water wash after animal contact A number of people [...]
May
Soap and water handwashing is essential on farm visits warns UKHSA
There is ofter a sharp rise of cryptosporidium and E.coli at this time of year [...]
Apr
Cryptosporidium: hand sanitiser is “not effective” against it – warning
Farms and petting zoos urged to enhance hand washing with soap and water in Ireland [...]
Apr
Care workers: wash hands with soap and running water says new Government guidance
Why hand gels are not suitable under many circumstances Understanding how and why infection is [...]
Apr
Nothing works as well as hand washing when it comes to viruses
And this is why it’s so effective… Washing hands under (ideally) running water, giving them [...]
Mar
Handwashing helps control the spread of viruses AND bacteria
They spread in a variety of ways – but both can be kept in check [...]
Feb
Soap and water hand washing is the preferred method – but why 20 seconds?
Mathematical model reveals that it needs to be “vigorous” Using soap and water is the [...]
Sep