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The Role of IoT in Hand Hygiene Dispensers
8/31/2021
By Tamara Cross
Total Solutions Director, IoT Product Category
Hand sanitizer and soap dispensers have become ubiquitous. When you walk into a hospital, restaurant, airport, stadium, mall, or office building, hand sanitizer is welcoming you with an invitation to clean your hands as you transition into the facility. In fact, 84% of people expect hand sanitizer to be offered in public places. Business owners and facility operators began offering hand sanitizer to help make their patrons, employees, and guests feel safe while they’re visiting.
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Contaminated Surfaces – A Cross Contamination Risk in Retail and Foodservice Establishments
8/23/2021
By Hal King, Ph.D.
Managing Partner, Active Food Safety and Founder/CEO of Public Health Innovations
Also By Chip Manuel, Ph.D.
Food Safety Science Advisor, GOJO Industries
Cross-contamination is an important concept to understand in the field of Food Safety management. It can be loosely defined as “the physical movement or transfer of harmful pathogens [or allergens, sometimes further defined as cross contact] from one person, object or place to another.” While this definition is broad, it illustrates the variety of ways pathogenic bacteria, viruses, and even allergens can move around within a retail and foodservice establishment and onto ready-to-eat foods. One frequent way is through cross-contamination of surfaces.
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Sustainable Focus: Significant Waste Reduction through Improved Injection Molding Tools
8/17/2021
By Dylan Beach
Sustainability Senior Manager, GOJO Industries
Is it possible for an organization to ramp up manufacturing while maintaining a commitment to sustainability? Last year, in light of the market-altering impacts of the pandemic on the hand hygiene space, GOJO took significant steps to expand its capacity to meet the exponential increase in demand for PURELL® sanitizer, soap, wipes, and surface spray. These substantial investments help us be ready for future surges like we saw in 2020.
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Interactive Hand Hygiene Experiments for K-12 Students
8/10/2021
By Dawn Yeomans, Ph.D.
Research Principal, GOJO Industries
Schools are germy settings. As students go about their day at school, they touch shared objects like computer mice, water fountains, gym equipment, or the lunch checkout keypad, which contains thousands of germs. Some of those germs will hang out on their hands and can be introduced into their bodies when they touch their eyes, nose, and mouth.
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Why Choose PURELL® Surface Disinfection Products Over a Competitors? It’s on The Label.
8/5/2021
By Ann Marie Hicho
Total Solutions Senior Manager - Surfaces, GOJO Industries
Reading a product label is not just for the grocery store aisle when you’re checking out the calories and ingredient list on a box of cereal. Reading a product label is also essential to selecting the best products for your business – and is particularly true when searching for the right surface sanitizing and disinfecting solutions. Many products have precautionary statements like “Hazards to Humans and Domestic Animals” or take as long as 10 minutes to kill the viruses you’re most concerned about. Surface disinfection is a key part of targeted cleaning in any establishment, so choosing the best product for the job is key. That is where reading the label comes in.
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Healthy Hands for a Healthy School Year
7/27/2021
By David Miller
Marketing Director – Omnichannel, GOJO Industries
As we enter the back half of summer break, many families and teachers are looking ahead to the fall and the approach of another school year. Planning often begins with back-to-school shopping to stock up on items they’ll need to complete the school year successfully. This year, many shopping lists will include items to help prioritize healthy habits in the classroom – particularly since public health experts are concerned there may be an increased number of germs circulating this winter. With many children returning to in-person learning for the first time in a long time, help ease their adjustment and set them up for successful school year by reinforcing healthy habits, like hand hygiene.
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Aren’t All Hand Soaps Essentially the Same?
7/20/2021
By Dawn Yeomans, Ph.D.
Research Principal, GOJO Industries
The short answer is a confusing “yes and no.” We’ve all had the experience of using a soap that didn’t lather properly or that left our skin feeling tight and dry. This is because the soap formulation itself – as well as the practice related to dispensing the formulation – matter, for how the soap performs and feels during use, its germ and dirt removal efficacy, and how the soap leaves skin feeling after use. Here’s a little science to help understand why something as simple as soap can perform so differently and what to look out for when choosing a hand soap for your school district or college campus.
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Reducing Harsh Chemicals in Classroom Cleaning and Disinfecting
7/14/2021
By Morgan Polen
Former Education Market Business Development Director, GOJO Industries
Schools, colleges, and universities across the country have overcome herculean challenges in the past year, adjusting to guidance from many different health organizations. One mitigation strategy that education facilities continue to embrace most is the regular cleaning and disinfecting of surfaces. In fact, 91% of schools have reported more intensive cleaning protocols, with 85% of those schools mentioning that disinfecting wipes are now widely available in classrooms.
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What Chemicals Are In Your School's Cleaning Products?
7/6/2021
By Dawn Yeomans, Ph.D.
Research Principal, GOJO Industries
With back-to-school right around the corner, our hopes for the 2021-2022 school year are for our children to return to an in-person learning environment that is safe and healthy for all. But, unfortunately, some products used to disinfect school facilities are a better choice than others, especially for use around children.
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Tips for Getting the Cleanest Hands in Schools
6/28/2021
By Dawn Yeomans, Ph.D.
Research Principal, GOJO Industries
Keeping hands clean is one of the best ways to reduce germs that may cause illness in all settings, but particularly for schools. When germs such as those that cause flu, stomach bugs, and the common cold get onto hands and are not removed, they can be transmitted from person to person, causing outbreaks of infections. Germs from contaminated hands can also be transferred to surfaces and other objects, thus spreading the infection further. As germy settings, schools need the right tools, products, and guidance to promote effective and consistent hand hygiene practices among students and staff.
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