As a commercial cleaning company, we take pride in providing quality service. For most of our customers, clean restrooms are a top priority. As well it should. The problem is, most commercial restrooms are only sanitized once per day. By the time our crews return the following night we have a lot of cleaning up to do.
Folks Who Wash Their Hands Help Prevent Spread of Disease
We have long known that washing our hands it the most critical component to preventing the spread of disease. But I am one of the first to consider fudging if I find myself in a filthy restroom — especially if my children are with me. My emotional side tells me that not touching anything more than we have to is the best way to avoid contamination. Why? Because I know that even a restroom that looks clean can actually be riddled with germs. Just imagine how many germs are lying in wait in a restroom that LOOKS dirty!
This recent article emphasizes the importance of our job as cleaning professionals. I find these facts downright scary.
After using the bathroom, 95 percent of people fail to wash their hands long enough to kill harmful bacteria, a new study finds.
Researchers also found that only two in three people use soap, while one in 10 skips the sink altogether, and men get much lower marks for hand hygiene than women. ...
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that you wash your hands vigorously using soap and water for 15 to 20 seconds, or the time it takes to sing or hum "Happy Birthday" twice. (or the ABC song if you're my kids) But on average, bathroom users only washed their hands for 6 seconds, and just 5 percent washed their hands for 15 seconds or longer, the researchers found.