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Hand washing only spiked temporarily during pandemic, hospital finds
19th of May 2021
A US hospital study has revealed that while healthcare hand hygiene compliance soared early on in the pandemic, it fell back to pre-pandemic levels after just four months.
The University of Chicago Medical Centre used an automated hand hygiene monitoring system to track how often staff washed their hands or used sanitiser when entering and
Public toilets clean up in 2020 lockdowns
18th of May 2021
Many UK public toilets that remained open during the pandemic netted large sums in revenue, according to a report from Paymentsense.
Cambridgeshire topped the list of areas with the highest-earning facilities followed by Scarborough Borough Council and Wyre Council. One Cambridge facility cashed in €2,901 during 2020, making it the most
Cleaner hits back against employers in angry resignation note
17th of May 2021
A resignation note left by a UK cleaner for her boss has gone viral on Twitter, with multiple people speaking out against poor treatment of support staff.
Julie Cousins, 67, left her job as a cleaner for HSBC after 35 years following a "dressing down" by her office manager. In her resignation letter she wrote: "In a world when you can be
Japanese businesses to reopen automatic hand dryers in washrooms
14th of May 2021
A Japanese embargo on washroom air dryers - put in place by a powerful business lobby early in the pandemic - has been lifted following the results of new research.
A decision to restrict the use of hand dryers was made in May 2020 by the Japan Business Federation, operating under the name Keidanren. The move to ban dryers followed discussions
Latest edition of ECJ - read online now
13th of May 2021
The latest edition of ECJ is now available to read online or via the app. Highlights include:
• European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards are back! Entries are open now.
• The wellbeing washroom - how today's public washrooms offer a more holistic experience
• Business - how can we tackle the rise of cybercrime as home working
Swapping handwashing for sanitiser ‘partly to blame for gastro outbreak’
12th of May 2021
Teaching young children about hand hygiene is crucial - that's the claim being made by Australia's Department of Health in the wake of surging cases of gastroenteritis.
At least 389 outbreaks have been reported in Victoria childcare centres so far this year. And experts believe the use of hand sanitisers in place of soap and water could be partly
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