Why hand soap dispensers at work is very important

As there are a lot of people in a company, touching the same surfaces is imminent. In order to avoid the company being the center for spreading all kinds of infectious diseases, we should pay special attention to hygiene at work. This is crucial at all times of the year, especially in the wintertime, when there is a larger presence of germs, bacteria, flu and viruses. To ensure that your employees are healthy and that they maintain their hygiene, you should provide them with the necessary tools and conditions. That means having plenty of functional soap dispensers as well as air dryers around the bathroom, with some motivational and reminder posters to wash hands. This is important for a number of reasons. First of all, having a soap dispenser is the best option available as it reduces the points of touch in the bathroom, it is a better option than bar soap, the maintenance is easier, it is cleaner, it is better in stopping the spread of germs, it encourages handwashing as well as promotes cleanliness and affects productivity indirectly. However, this is achieved only if we know how to wash our hands properly. Sometimes we need to do some encouraging with handwashing posters around the bathroom.

 

1.   It reduces points of touch in the bathroom

It is always better to touch as few points in the bathroom as possible in order to prevent the spreading of germs. Exactly because of this reason, having a soap dispenser is a much better alternative than having a bar soap. When it comes to old-fashioned bar soaps, they are quite unhygienic. Everybody touches them directly, so there is a greater chance of picking up some disease. The same is true for outdated soap dispensers – they can act as a thriving point for germs. The new generation of touch-free soap dispensers is the ideal option for maintaining your hands clean and the dispenser germ-free.

2.   It’s a better option than bar soaps

Using foam soap dispensers is a much better option than using bar soaps, as already briefly mentioned, for several reasons. For starters, the mere look at a gross, slimy bar soap is repelling, and you don’t even want to touch it and let alone use it to scrub it all over your hands. Next, it’s not something you want your clients or customers to see, as well as employees to use, especially if they’re working with food. Furthermore, the bar soap tray is encased with millions of bacteria and germs just waiting to be spread around. It is particularly dangerous for people with weak immune systems. For all these reasons, a no-touch foam soap dispenser is a much healthier solution for your company.

3.   Maintenance is easier

Even though these modern soap dispensers are more reliable, they still need to be maintained. They require regular refills, as otherwise, they lose their main purpose. It’s essential to work with a reliable company that will promptly deliver soap refill and performs a regular check-up on the dispenser to make sure they are working properly. You should make sure they are both practical and functional as you don’t want your employees using the bathroom and not washing their hands.

4.   They are a cleaner option

Again, if we compare soap dispensers to bar soaps, we can notice that the former are cleaner. Bar soaps tend to leave streaks and scum all over the sink and the counter. That soap residue is the perfect breeding ground for bacteria. Besides looking appalling, the cleaning staff should take care of it no every day, but a few times during a working day. Even though the liquid soap found in soap dispensers is thick, it doesn’t leave any residue, besides having cleansing qualities.

5.   It stops the spread of germs

Handwashing, if done in the proper way, with the help of the right soap, saves lives – it’s a fact. Some recent alarming studies have shown that the majority of people don’t wash their hands long enough to remove all the bacteria. Also, a lot of people skip the soap, and 1 person out of 10 tends to skip the handwashing process altogether. To stop the spread of dangerous germs, everybody should learn how to wash hands in the right way and do it whenever using the bathroom especially.

6.   It encourages handwashing

Having a nice, fully functional, and practical soap dispenser, filled with sanitizing and nicely-smelling foamy soap is so inviting. They simply call us to use them and refresh our hands. If we don’t use them and we touch the knobs, handles, keyboards, and other surfaces, we risk spreading germs around the company.

7.   It shows that you care about cleanliness

Modern soap dispensers placed strategically in the bathroom work to your benefit on many levels. It gives a positive picture about you as an employer as it shows that you care about cleanliness, hygiene and that health matters to you.

8.   It indirectly affects productivity

This is an aspect that we hardly ever think about, but it is in fact of high importance. Providing your employees with healthy and hygienic work conditions promote good health among them and thus, better productivity. How come? Well, people are less likely to get sick and take sick days if they are working in a clean and healthy environment. They also feel good and energized to do their job well and the best they can. So basically, healthy employees mean a healthy company.

9.   How to wash hands properly

As the vast majority of people don’t know how to wash their hands properly and aren’t aware of the high importance of that act, it’s good to remind them from time to time. So, what are the steps of handwashing? First of all, wet your hands thoroughly with warm water and only then use the soap dispenser. Next, scrub your hands with the soap, reaching all the spots for about 20 seconds. After, rinse them thoroughly. And finally, dry your hands fully either with a paper towel or an air dryer.

 

Hand hygiene is crucial for our overall health, and it should be especially emphasized in public places, such as companies.