What are you passing on at work?

Good results come from high standards and there’s one area that every workplace needs to maintain high standards in – and that’s hygiene.

 

The spread of flu, colds and viruses at work through poor hygiene practices can significantly reduce performance and attendance.

Most people know that hands spread germs. But did you know that the cold virus can be readily transferred from one hand to another?1  Makes you think about how you greet people at work. Damp hands collect and spread germs easily, so it is essential that staff dry their hands as thoroughly as they wash them.

Staff can soak up moisture and reduce germs by up to 77 %2 simply by using paper towels.

 

Better hygiene is in your hands – use paper towel

Here are some surprising findings from a recent University of Westminster Hygiene Study2 that reinforce the benefits of using paper towels to reduce germs.

• Paper towels achieved, on average, 90% hand dryness after approximately ten seconds
• Warm air dryers achieved, on average, only 55% hand dryness after 20 seconds
• Paper towels decrease bacteria on hands by up to 77%
• Warm air dryers increase bacteria on hands by up to 254%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Does your washroom reflect your workplace?

It’s generally thought that the standard of hygiene in a workplace can be summed up in the washrooms. Not just by staff but by clients or customers too. A recent survey revealed 85% of working parents in Australia believe workplaces should provide products and information to improve hygiene in the workplace3 and 88% rate a healthy and hygienic work environment as being important to their general happiness at work.3 A clean, presentable washroom not only affects staff and customer satisfaction but also encourages them to wash and dry their hands more often.

We’d like to provide a solution for you to help improve hygiene in your workplace and as a result, improve the health of staff and productivity of your business.

 

Right now when you sign up to the Tork Advantage program and continue to buy Tork refil products our dispensers are free*.

Choose from our durable range of paper towel, toilet tissue, liquid soap, airfreshener, Xpressnap napkin and selected wiper dispensers. It's our way to help keep your staff healthy and performing at their best.

 

If you’re not a current Tork customer but would like to be » click here to find your nearest Tork distributor.

 

Or to find out more about how a Tork Solution can improve hygiene at your workplace, please contact sales and support on 1800 234 613.

 

1 R.B Turner & J.O Hendley, Virucidal hand treatments for prevention of rhinovirus infection, Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherpay (2005) 56:805-807.

2. K Redway, A comparitive study of three different hand drying methods: Paper towel, warm air dryer, jet air dryer, University of Westminster, 2008.

3. BIS Shrapnel, Australia and New Zealand Education Research Parents Study, 2010. Sample includes parents who have worked in the last 12 months.

* Free dispensers provided with Tork Advantage Program. Eligibility criteria and terms and conditions apply. Click here for more details.