Het belang van een goede handhygiëne, het grondig wassen en drogen van handen, kan niet genoeg worden benadrukt

EAST LONGMEADOW, Massachusetts – (BUSINESS WIRE) – De Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) hebben onlangs de richtlijnen voor handenwassen bijgewerkt, de taal gestandaardiseerd en de visuals bijgewerkt. Hoewel handdrogers altijd zijn aanbevolen door de organisatie, was de taal rond het onderwerp handdroging inconsistent in alle sectoren en materialen. Nu, met de laatste updates, is het standpunt van de CDC ondubbelzinnig duidelijk: handdrogers zijn een ondersteunde handdroogoplossing.

De CDC heeft gedeeld dat ” ziektekiemen zich gemakkelijker verspreiden als de handen nat zijn” en beveelt aan om de handen grondig te drogen met schone handdoeken of handdrogers om de overdracht van ziektekiemen en de verspreiding van virussen zoals COVID-19 te verminderen. De robuuste mediabibliotheek voor handhygiëne van de organisatie toont nu visueel zowel handdoeken als handdrogers als een middel om hygiënisch handdrogen te voltooien in materialen die de Stop Germs! Wash Your Hands-campagne inclusief factsheets, posters en andere downloadbare middelen. Bovendien wordt in de veelgestelde vragen over handdroging van CDC en heropeningsrichtlijnen in verschillende bedrijfstakken, waaronder scholen, specifiek melding gemaakt van handdrogers als aanbevolen benodigdheden om bij de hand te hebben.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Updates Handwashing Guidelines and Materials

The importance of proper hand hygiene, thoroughly washing and drying hands, cannot be overstated

EAST LONGMEADOW, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently updated handwashing guidelines, standardizing language and updating visuals. Though hand dryers have always been recommended by the organization, language around the topic of hand drying was inconsistent across industries and materials. Now, with the latest updates, the CDC’s stance is unequivocally clear: hand dryers are a supported hand drying solution.

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The CDC supports hand dryers for hand hygiene. (Graphic: Business Wire)

The CDC has shared that “germs spread more easily when hands are wet” and recommends thorough hand drying with clean towels or hand dryers to mitigate germ transfer and the spread of viruses like COVID-19. The organization’s robust hand hygiene media library now visually depicts both towels and hand dryers as a means to complete hygienic hand drying in materials supporting the Stop Germs! Wash Your Hands campaign including fact sheets, posters and other downloadable assets. Additionally, CDC hand drying FAQs and reopening guidelines across industries, including schools, make specific mention of hand dryers among recommended supplies to have on hand.

“Hand drying is a critical step of proper hand hygiene but has not received the same media attention that handwashing has throughout the pandemic,” shared William Gagnon, vice president of marketing and sales at Excel Dryer. “Ask most anyone how long you should wash your hands and they’re likely to respond with ’20 seconds’ or ‘the amount of time it takes to sing Happy Birthday twice.’ I don’t believe they realize how important hand drying is to the process and am hopeful the updated materials will help to mitigate confusion and, in turn, the virus’ spread.”

Excel Dryer’s line of sensor-activated, touchless hand dryers have long been trusted to achieve proper hand hygiene by retail stores, airports, restaurants, schools and universities, stadiums and arenas, hospitals and healthcare facilities, public safety complexes—and any commercial facility with public and/or employee restrooms.

The CDC’s updated guidelines provide peace of mind to facility managers and members of the public who will interact with hand dryers as these sites reopen.

“We encourage policy makers, owners, operators and any decision makers or organizations responsible for commercial facilities to consult the updated CDC hygiene resources when reopening guidelines are formulated,” furthered Gagnon. “In some instances, these guidelines will need to be updated to correct incorrect guidance on the use of hand dryers. The CDC has made this point clear: hand dryers are recommended.”

To review the CDC’s handwashing recommendations, visit cdc.gov/handwashing/when-how-handwashing.html. To learn more about Excel Dryer’s hygienic hand drying solutions, visit: exceldryer.com.

About Excel Dryer, Inc.

Excel Dryer has been manufacturing the finest American-made hand dryers for more than 50 years. The family-owned and -operated company revolutionized the industry with the invention of the patented XLERATOR^® Hand Dryer that created the high-speed, energy-efficient hand dryer category and set a new standard for performance, reliability and customer satisfaction. Excel Dryer prides itself on offering the best customer service and making hygienic, cost-effective and sustainable products people can depend on. Available for distribution worldwide, Excel Dryer products can be purchased through an established network of sales representatives who call on more than 5,000 distributors globally. Learn more about Excel Dryer at exceldryer.com.

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