Global Protection Supplies are the UK's exclusive distributor for Gelpole, a leading British innovation in hand hygiene.

 

The best way to remind employees and general public to use hand sanitiser is by making it easily accessible and always  within sight. It’s important to place hand sanitiser near and around high-touch surfaces and communal areas, including:

 

•Entrances and exits. A single doorknob could potentially be the cause of a widespread illness in the workplace. In fact, new research  showed that a within two to four hours, a virus placed on a doorknob was picked up by 40 to 60 percent of workers and visitors within the  facility. In addition to frequently disinfecting doorknobs, light switches and other high-touch surfaces within the workplace, make sure to  also provide a hand sanitising station nearby to limit the spread of infection.

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•Cafeterias, food courts and break rooms, and if food is consumed with germ-ridden hands, it’s easy to digest the germs and become  infected with several diseases. One of the hotspots for germs in an office is the break-room and kitchen, according to an NSF International  study. Although hand sanitiser is not a replacement for anyone who prepares food, it can help eliminate certain germs.

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•High traffic areas. Providing hand sanitiser outside of the office is also important. High-traffic areas like transportation terminals, mall  hallways and recreational centres should offer hand hygiene stations to ensure visitors stay as healthy as possible. Not only does this keep  high-traffic areas clean, it also helps improve the image of the city.