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Hygiene misconceptions cleared up
29th of December 2021Netherlands correspondent John Griep reports from the recent VSR Hygiene Forum where some misconceptions about hygiene were addressed.
“Nowadays, even the chair at the optician is disinfected before the next customer takes his seat. Even though most infections are contracted at home and not in a restaurant or at schools,” said the
Better use of resources possible in hotels?
24th of December 2021In Germany Katja Scholz looks at cleaning regimes in hotels, and asks if resources could be better used.
I recently spent a week at a spa hotel in the Bavarian Forest. During my stay I became increasingly aware of the hotel’s cleaning routine. Whether in the corridors and hallways, in the rooms, in the lifts, in the restaurant, in the hotel
London's public toilets are inadequate, report finds
23rd of December 2021Some Londoners are deliberately dehydrating themselves for fear of being unable to find a public toilet when they need one, according to a report. And 91 per cent of the capital's residents think London's public toilet facilities are inadequate.
A new study by the London Assembly Health Committee claims councils should be legally obliged to
‘Fewer than one in five Irish adults wash and dry their hands properly’
22nd of December 2021Only 17 per cent of Irish people practise adequate personal hygiene when out and about, according to a new report.
Although 93 per cent of adults were found to perform some level of hand hygiene after going to the toilet, only 17 per cent washed and dried their hands to an adequate level when using facilities in childcare, public and food
EFCI annual report - resilience through crisis
21st of December 2021EFCI, the organisation representing the cleaning services sector at European level, has published its latest report compiled from data supplied by national associations. It shows that in 2018, the industry grew by eight per cent and the sector employed 4.1 million people. It also demonstrates just how resilient the industry has been throughout the
New train cleaning robots aim to protect staff and prevent delays
20th of December 2021Train-cleaning robots are being developed in Scotland to protect staff against health risks and to prevent delays.
Scientists at Heriot-Watt University's National Robotarium have built a robot with a 180-degree field of vision using a static camera to the front and a stereo vision camera above. The robot is mounted on four wheels and has flip-out