Category Archives: General news

Infection control in care homes

The need for hand wash basins with running water Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, care [...]

Covid-19: the importance of hand hygiene

Soap and water washing ensures that the virus “is swept away and destroyed” The importance [...]

Washing hands before eating – how many Australians aren’t getting it right…

Everyone has been taught how important hand hygiene is – so why is it still [...]

How COVID-19 is removed from hands with soap and water washing

Just washing the microorganisms down the drain is by far the most effective way COVID-19, [...]

Norovirus – warning to wash hands as effective defence against the “old foe”​

It’s the “most common cause of foodborne illness” according to a New Zealand report With the [...]

COVID-19 guidance – hand washing must take place on entering and leaving places of worship

Soap and water washing preferred to gels in Government guidance Places of worship are vital [...]

Soap and water or sanitiser? If hands are visibly dirty there really is no contest!

The dangers that can lurk under the dirt on hands… Washing hands thoroughly with soap [...]

Building facilities managers – bring hand hygiene to the fore for ALL building occupants

The COVID-19 challenge faced by janitorial and facility cleaning managers There is an increasing “nod” [...]