Hand Washing and Sanitising

By taking simple preventative actions everyday can help to protect, prevent, and slow the transmission of coronavirus (COVID-19) in your workplace. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the government recommends that everyone regularly and thoroughly washes their hands.

You won't believe how many unavoidable germs (bacteria, viruses, and other microscopic particles) are on your hands.

• On average 3,200 different bacteria from more than 150 different species are carried on our hands¹
• Up to 80% of all infections are transmitted by our hands throughout the day²
• COVID-19 can survive for several hours outside of the body³

Implement good hand hygiene practices, at frequent intervals during the day, in your workplace to:

• Keep the germs away
• Help prevent the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) from person to person
• Improve everyone's health and wellbeing
• Reduce absenteeism
• Increase productivity

We're here to help. Ensuring you have the right information, control measures and products to create a safer working environment.

Learn more about the easy and practicable hand hygiene actions you need to take in these challenging times.

We can guide you on best practice to implement good hand hygiene practices in your workplace.

Hand Washing and Sanitising Expert Advice Sheet

To help you and your people to continue to work safely during Coronavirus (COVID-19) we've put together a best practice Expert Advice Sheet that details information on:

• The importance of hand washing and sanitising regularly
• Key facts
• Hand washing versus sanitising
• When to wash hands
• Steps to washing and sanitising hands correctly
• How long to wash hands for
• Selecting a suitable hand sanitiser
• Key locations for hand sanitisers
• Creating a safer working environment

Hand Washing Step-by-Step Guide

Regular washing and sanitising hands throughout the day is one of the simplest and effective ways to remove germs, avoid getting ill and protecting yourself and others from Coronavirus (COVID-19).

Throughout the pandemic, people have been washing and sanitising their hands more regularly. It may sound like a simple task but how many are washing their hands correctly, or for long enough? Even if they look clean hands can still carry germs.

It may be helpful to go over proper hand washing techniques. Download our guide to use and display around your business to ensure your people and visitors wash or sanitise their hands correctly.

Hand Sanitising Key Locations

At any point contact with surfaces, objects and certain areas that are commonly touched around your business can be a potential route and an increased risk of Coronavirus (COVID-19). It’s estimated that the average worker touches their face every two to five minutes which is why regular and frequent hand cleansing is essential.

You may be unsure as to where the best locations are to place hand sanitisers in and around your business to encourage regular use and to help ensure people have regular access to them. That’s why we’ve put together a downloadable infographic to highlight the key locations.