When hand hygiene really matters
October 4th 2010

There are many criteria for choosing a hand drying system. However, when the priority is the very highest levels of hygiene, Connect Hygiene believes paper towels deliver the best bacteria prevention control.

Recently supported by research from the University of Bradford, it is why paper towels have the support of the NHS Infection Control Team and the Health Protection Agency.

Developments at Connect Hygiene Products take hand hygiene a step further with the introduction of three Leonardo touchless dispensing systems, two electronic and one mechanical. One electronic dispenser works on a towel out, tear and dry principle, where the next sheet automatically presents itself when the visible sheet is removed. The mechanical version adopts the same idea, with the Biopruf lever being usually operated with the elbow. Both clearly reduce the risk of cross contamination, but the Smart electronic dispenser goes even further for those areas where the very highest standards of hand hygiene are essential. Here the towel remains inside the dispenser until the sensor delivery system is activated, so further lessening the possibility of bacterial transference. Robust, easy to clean and maintain this further improvement in hand hygiene standards comes with excellent cost in use figures as a welcome bonus. With the electronic versions being battery operated, there is no need for hard wiring so siting and fitting is a simple and inexpensive operation.

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