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The importance of good hand hygiene

Prevent cross contamination

Whatever your working environment, good hand hygiene practice is essential. Areas such as offices, manufacturing facilities, leisure centres, schools and universities are easy places for the transfer of germs between people to occur, as bacteria and other infectious micro-organisms are mainly transferred via our hands.

Raising the standard of hand hygiene within your environment is considered one of the most important factors in the prevention of cross contamination and cross infection. A poor standard of hygiene can result in stomach upsets to more serious conditions, such as influenza, MRSA, Norovirus and Hepatitis C, which in turn can lead to an increase in employee absenteeism.

Frequent and thorough hand washing especially after using the toilet has long been recognised as vital to improve hygiene levels. However, more recently the additional use of alcohol-based sanitizers has become more prevalent in increasing the standard of hand hygiene.

However alcohol-based hand sanitizers are only effective when wet on a surface and offer no residual protection once dry, giving bacteria and other microbes the chance to re-colonize. To combat this issue Initial Hygiene is please to announce the new UltraProtect™ range of hand and surface sanitizing products.

Hygiene Revolution

UltraProtect™ represents an innovative step forward in hand and surface sanitizing standards. Containing a revolutionary germ-beating technology it literally destroys germs, pulling them apart, and then forms an invisible barrier which continues to protect for up to 6 hours on hands and up to 24 hours on surfaces. With more germ killing power than alcohol based sanitizers, UltraProtect™ guards against Norvirus, MRSA and Swine Flu.

The UltraProtect™ range of hygiene products for hands and surfaces provide a simple way for your business to immediately achieve an increase in hygiene standards, helping to protect your employees and customers from infections.