As we prepare ourselves for living longer term with COVID-19 in our lives and all that comes next, the Healthcare sector needs hospital-grade infection control to become the ‘new normal’.
Cleaning practices previously limited to surgical areas and for those dealing with people who are immunocompromised, will now be found everywhere. Surface cleaning and disinfecting and thorough and regular hand washing or sanitising will become commonplace. But beyond changes to cleaning, our new future will be about reducing risk. Eliminating opportunities for viruses and bacteria to be transmitted will be the biggest challenge.
In any Healthcare facility, patients, visitors, residents and healthcare workers all come in contact with each other. While this is managed in clinical areas where hygiene practices are strictly adhered to, it is the communal, casual areas which may need a rethink.
Public washrooms are too often overlooked. The first step to improving hand hygiene is to provide people access to soap and hand towel. The second is to do so with no touch dispensers and the third is to educate people on the best way to wash their hands for the best result – clean and dry, hygienic hands.
Many businesses look to experts in the area of hygiene for advice and direction. Tork, the number one professional hygiene brand in the world is leading the way. Tork can provide advice on the best wipers and cloths to use for high-touch surface cleaning and disinfecting and which wipers can withstand the strength of disinfectants without falling apart.
In washrooms, Tork are recommending no touch dispensing to limit people’s contact with surfaces they don’t need to touch. Tork SmartOne toilet paper system uniquely dispenses sheets from a roll one at a time so users need only touch the paper they’re using.
Tork Foam Soap and Sanitiser dispensers with Intuition sensors provide a perfectly measured dose of foam without the need to push a button. Plus, the cartridges are sealed and incorporate their own nozzle so there’s no chance of contamination of the soap within. Tork Matic Intuition hand towel dispensers are sensor-driven and they protect the paper within the dispenser until it’s required. They are also very economical, dispensing one sheet at a time. Tork can provide simple, clear hand washing and hand sanitising posters for use in washrooms to educate people on the right process. It is recommended to use paper towel to dry hands thoroughly and ensure any germs removed are thrown away. The action of wiping can also aid the removal of micro-organisms.
Clean and hygienic washrooms with well designed, easy to use dispensers reassure people in a healthcare setting. Similar to restaurants, much is presumed about a facility by looking at the washroom hygiene. Tork Elevation dispensers are available in white or black and Tork Image Design are made of stainless steel. Both ranges are design award winning and create a great impression to visitors. For information on COVID-19 and work health and safety, visit Safe Work Australia.
