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Highway operator taps big data to gauge toilet usage
14th of April 2016
Men spend an average of four minutes and four seconds in a public toilet. And an increasing number of them are choosing a cubicle over a urinal.
These were among the conclusions of a Japanese highway operator that has been collecting data on toilet usage at its service stations for 11 years.
Central Nippon Expressway installed real-time sensor
More Irish hospitals needed second inspection for poor hygiene last year
12th of April 2016
One in five hospitals inspected in 2015 required a follow-up inspection for poor hygiene and maintenance, compared to one in 10 hospitals in 2014, according to a Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) report.
Thirty-nine unannounced inspections were carried out by HIQA in 32 public acute hospitals between January 2015 and December
Fast, efficient products most desired by healthcare cleaning workers
8th of April 2016
Healthcare cleaning professionals are under increased pressure to keep down operating costs and are most focused on products that are efficient, according to a new survey.
Around a quarter of the respondents in the 2015 Cleaning Industry Insights Survey by by P&G Professional, said their top priority were products that act quickly.
But what
Public washrooms are less germy than we think
7th of April 2016
Public washrooms are no more 'germy' than the average toilet at home, according to experts.
And lavatories are less-than-ideal breeding grounds for bacteria which means that most die off quickly in any case. These were among the findings of a US study published in the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology.
"The restroom isn't that
Anticipation builds for ISSA/INTERCLEAN
6th of April 2016
Markus Asch, vice chairman of the management board at cleaning equipment manufacturer Kärcher and president of EUnited Cleaning, writes his latest blog for the ECJ website. He looks forward to the ISSA/INTERCLEAN Amsterdam exhibition next month.
Liverpool men play video games in the gents' toilets
5th of April 2016
Two Liverpool nightclubs have introduced pee-to-play video games in their gents' toilets. Male customers at Level and Fusion can try their luck on ‘hands-free' video games including skiing, penalty shootouts, racing, cricket and quizzes.
Sensors on the urinal detect the position of the man's stream, and are linked up to a digital screen at
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