Category Archives: General news

Global Handwashing Day 2022 – 15 October

The importance of effective soap and water hand washing October 15 is Global Handwashing Day, [...]

Facilities managers advised to encourage hand washing

Regular soap and water use can significantly reduce incidents of illness Hand sanitisers, as long [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Cryptosporidium: hand sanitiser is “not effective” against it – warning

Farms and petting zoos urged to enhance hand washing with soap and water in Ireland [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]