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Electric Hand Dryers Save More
than Just Trees
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Electric hand dryers are
justifiably praised for their proven ability to save trees. When you
consider the never ending cost of paper towels, the clean-up of that
waste paper, the aggravation to patrons of empty paper towel dispensers
and the cost of unstopping toilets and urinal drains clogged by paper
towel vandals, it is easy to recognize that electric hand dryers are a
solution to some big headaches and costs for facilities managers.
Electric hand dryers may cost more to buy but electric hand dryers are
well worth the extra initial expense. Once they are installed they cost
you hardly any money at all for years. Electric hand dryers have an
added benefit that is not always recognized and is hardly ever
calculated in terms of savings. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) and
the World Health Organization (WHO), as well as countless public health
advocates have acknowledged that the best way to prevent the spread of
diseases from person to person is to wash your hands with anti-bacterial
soap and to avoid unnecessary hand to hand and hand to mouth contact.
Electric hand dryers, and for that matter any hands-free touch-free
restroom apparatus, is just what the doctor calls for. If all restrooms
were equipped with hands-free dispensers like electric hand dryers, the
incidence of contagious disease transmission in the workplace would be
greatly reduced. If your employees are using the traditional paper towel
dispensers and soap dispensers instead of electric hand dryers and
automatic soap dispensers then you are probably not taking advantage of
one of the easiest preventative measures available to reduce lost
productivity and lost money caused by sick leave. Do not underestimate
the causes behind employee sick leave - often it is a result of poor
restroom sanitation in your own facility. Electric hand dryers may not
be a panacea for employee sick leave but they can be an integral part of
the cure. If you do not already have electric hand dryers in your
restrooms - rethink the advantages of touch free and waste free. Not
only can an electric hand dryer save you a lot of bucks and save a tree,
it could also keep you and your employees well. |
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