Categories: Health & Safety

Hygiene vital in school toilets

&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;" alignright size-full wp-image-175" style&equals;"margin&colon; 5px&semi; float&colon; right&semi;" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;schoolnewsnz&period;fastrackdev&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2011&sol;10&sol;washroom&lowbar;hygiene&period;jpg" alt&equals;"washroom hygiene" width&equals;"200" height&equals;"150" &sol;>Toilet blocks are a vital component of your school&comma; with the health and safety&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p> <&excl;--more--> <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>of students and staff dependent on clean&comma; hygienic toilet areas&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Fortunately&comma; there is a range of dependable solutions&comma; products and cleaning services that can ensure a pleasant experience every time&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Toilet areas outfitted with high-grade materials and technologies can serve as an indication of your school&&num;8217&semi;s commitment to staff and student health and well-being&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Some of the areas to be aware of include&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Hand washing and drying<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>No-touch hand washing and hand drying is essential to good hygiene&period; Touch-free soap dispensers&comma; tap controls and hand dryers provide users with a greater level of hygiene&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>If you do maintain a paper towel system it should also be no touch and have an efficient repository for disposal of used paper&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The safest method of hand drying is when sensors are used for pleasant no-contact operation&period; When users hold their hands under a unit&comma; an efficient stream of air starts automatically and drying times are just three to five seconds&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Odour control<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Evil smells and toilet blocks are&comma; regrettably&comma; synonymous but it does not have to be that way&period; Silent operating air fresheners with smart built-in technology to eliminate odours and unpleasant smells are available and include motion-activated systems that are highly energy efficient&period; There are also a wide range of air fresheners that keep these areas fresh and welcoming with pleasant fragrances but care needs to be taken when selecting these as many just temporarily mask odours&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Toilet hygiene<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Sanitising solutions reduce the risks of cross-contamination by treating the surfaces of the toilet and cubicle where bacteria are known to thrive&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Disposable toilet seat cleaners&comma; seat sprays and toilet seat wipes&comma; will combat these common toilet hygiene issues&period; Sanitisers offer protection against deposits and lime scale for urinals and toilet bowls&period; Highly efficient features such as high-pressure &&num;8216&semi;tornado&&num;8217&semi; flushes ensure even more hygiene and cleanliness in the toilet&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Door controls<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Many washrooms that provide totally hygienic conditions within the area forget that users need to get in and out&period; Door handles and touch pads harbour germs and these can be avoided by automatic doors or by simple two-way swing doors that eliminate the need to hand touch&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Feminine hygiene<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Discreet&comma; quality sanitary bins allow for safe disposal of feminine hygiene items and a hygienic sanitary disposal is essential&period; Odour-controlling granules in the units also inhibit the growth of bacteria while deodorising&period; Some units incorporate a powerful sterilising vapour that destroys infectious germs and eliminates unpleasant odours&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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