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Rubbermaid Commercial Products launches campaign to promote hand hygiene in schools
2nd of June 2021Rubbermaid Commercial Products (RCP) has launched ‘Hands Up For Hand Hygiene' - a campaign aimed at encouraging school-aged children to become more aware of the importance of good hand hygiene, now and in the future.
Designed as a computer game style mission, the campaign by the hand hygiene solutions specialist will call on children in
Is your toilet watching you?
1st of June 2021Today’s “smart” washrooms can do everything from counting visitor numbers and gathering refill data to checking the user’s health – and even talking to you. But is such a high level of technology always a good thing, or could it become an unwelcome intrusion in a space that is supposed to be private, asks Ann
Cleaning Revolution - fact or fiction?
31st of May 2021Lynn Webster in the UK explains why pre-pandemic cleaning regimes must now be questioned.
No one would have considered 12 months ago that we would experience the year we have all had. That we would only now be considering the return to a ‘new normal’ workplace. The options of phased returns; flexible working arrangements along with
EFCI news - challenges and opportunities in the post-Covid world
27th of May 2021Just over a year after the world first faced the unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic, EFCI president Juan Díez de los Ríos looks back at the lessons learned by the professional cleaning sector during these most challenging of times. He also looks ahead to possible future opportunities.
A bit more than a year after the beginning of this
Airport cleaners vulnerable to COVID-19 infections
25th of May 2021A new cluster of COVID-19 cases among cleaners at Singapore's Changi Airport has highlighted the dangers being faced by airport cleaners on an everyday basis.
At the same time, the New Zealand authorities are investigating the case of an airport worker who contracted the virus after cleaning a plane.
The aircraft in question had previously
Research highlights the impact of stringent hand hygiene on skin health
24th of May 2021Skin irritation and dryness are the main barriers to consistent hand hygiene practices, according to new research.
A study carried out in India has revealed a dramatic rise in hand dermatitis - particularly among healthcare workers - since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Researchers at India's Father Muller Medical College recently analysed