Dr Salomé Giao, Lead Scientist at Dyson for Business, says many existing hand drying solutions are ineffective despite there never having been greater need for good hygiene practices. Every year, Global Handwashing Day champions and campaigns for the critical importance of regular hand washing with soap. The message is a simple one: hand washing can…
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15.07.2021, 16:47 Making Sense of Particulate Matter Stacey Lucas explains how a technology used to protect building users during the Covid-19 pandemic is also used to monitor CO2 levels in indoor air. The Covid-19 pandemic has focused attention on indoor air quality (IAQ) and the role of particulate monitoring as a marker of unhealthy building…
18.03.2021, 15:40 Sustainable Mobile Vacuum Cleaning Diversey have announced the launch of the TASKI AERO UP upright cordless vacuum cleaner which offers significant weight, energy utilisation, and noise reduction gains over the company’s previous models. The company additionally attributes a lower cost of ownership to a compact and lightweight design which allows the machine to…
With science taking the lead in the battle against Covid-19, Kimberly-Clark Professional is making a stance against claims made by many global hand dryer manufacturers about their products. The COVID-19 pandemic has increased consumer awareness around the importance of hand hygiene and the risks posed by the spread of pathogens. Nearly 95 per cent…
06.01.2021, 19:50 Smoke Bombing or Air Sanitisation Units? Simon Green, Head of Value Engineering, Sourcing & Quality for the Airdri Group, explains why air sanitisation units are preferable to the practice of smoke bombing in workplaces post-Covid-19. – As employers strive to make environments as safe of possible for staff returning after working from home,…
27.07.2020, 02:26 Preparing your Facility for the Return to Work Jamie Woodhall, technical and innovations manager at Rentokil Specialist Hygiene, explains how the company is helping employers and facilities managers ensure people return to their workplaces safely. After months of lockdown measures to stem the spread of Covid-19, many countries are starting to emerge…
26.09.2019, 14:49 HEPA Filters and Hand Dryers Neil Butler, business development manager within Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V.’s Automation Systems Division, asks whether there are any real advantage to equipping hand dryers with HEPA air filters. Some of the most significant advances in technology over the last century (and more) have been in the fields of…