Clean hands: Spread the message

Studies into hand washing have shown that people do not wash their hands often enough or effectively enough. On average, the length of hand washing time is about 9sec and just 16% of people wash their hands for the correct length of time.

In addition, says Deb separate washroom studies have shown that only 78% of people wash their hands at all, so one person in five is walking about with unwashed hands.

Deb says businesses can encourage good hand hygiene by providing easy-to-understand awareness materials such as posters and stickers for the washroom. The company has posters to suit a wide range of establishments, including leisure and hospitality.

These are free to download from the Learning Zone section of Deb's website: www.debgroup. com