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Call for less stringent REACH chemicals law
22nd of December 2011
European leaders are coming under pressure from the Czech and Slovak governments to reconsider what they consider to be the 'excessive' REACH safety regulations on the chemicals industry that they say hurt smaller businesses and undermine economic growth.
The REACH regulation is due for review in 2012, setting the stage for a lobbying
Medical students have poor hand hygiene
21st of December 2011
New research from Germany has shown that two-thirds of medical students were unable to identify correctly clinical situations in which they should wash their hands.
They also falsely believed their own hand hygiene was better than that of nursing colleagues, said the study published in the American Journal of Infection Control.
Researchers from
Hand hygiene goes high-tech at US hospital
19th of December 2011
Healthcare workers who fail to wash their hands are being caught on camera at a hospital on New York's Long Island.
Surveillance cameras and sensors have been installed in the intensive care unit at North Shore University Hospital to monitor hand hygiene compliance. The sensors detect when a healthcare worker enters the ICU room and whether or
Name change for Hydro Nova Europe
16th of December 2011
Dilution and dosing systems specialist Hydro Nova Europe will change its name to Hydro Systems Europe with effect from January 1 2012.
The company, which has its parent company in the USA, covers markets throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa. It produces a range of solutions from mechanical hand pumps and water-activated dilution
UK hospital trials new way to keep hands clean
14th of December 2011
A hospital in the UK has been trialling a new door handle device designed to improve hand hygiene, which was designed by a local company.
The door handle automatically dispenses sanitising gel into the hand when the door is opened. It was invented by Matt Roberts from Pure Hold, who has worked for two years to develop the concept.
The Hygiene
World Federation of Building Service Contractors gets UN observer status
13th of December 2011
The World Federation of Building Service Contractors (WFBSC) secured observer status at the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe GHS subcommittee in Geneva last week.
This subcommittee is responsible for global policy on the regulation of chemical products including cleaning chemicals.
Andrew Large, executive vice president of the WFBSC
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