{"id":334,"date":"2020-06-25T13:30:13","date_gmt":"2020-06-25T17:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.taggcleanhands.com\/blog\/?p=334"},"modified":"2020-07-02T14:20:47","modified_gmt":"2020-07-02T18:20:47","slug":"hand-sanitizing-stations-vs-hand-sanitizer-stands-what-does-the-who-think","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taggcleanhands.com\/blog\/?p=334","title":{"rendered":"Hand Sanitizing Stations VS. Hand Sanitizer Stands \u2013 What does the WHO think?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"Stand<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s been a while, hasn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since we last posted, lots of things have happened, not the\nleast of which is that the world\u2019s infection prevention and control\ncommunications have been getting seriously tested in an all-encompassing,\nmassive way.  Global pandemics will do\nthat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More importantly, hand sanitizing infrastructure has been getting a great deal of scrutiny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Since COVID-19 started, the number of hand sanitizing\nstations offered on the market has gone from a bare handful (there were only 3\nCanadian companies making them that weren\u2019t also liquid manufacturers by our\ncount \u2013 us being one of them!) to dozens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Would you guess it \u2013 like healthcare graphics, hand\nsanitizing station design also needs some serious help! You see, what many\npeople don\u2019t seem to get is that there\u2019s a difference between a station and\na stand<\/em>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many seem to think that designing a station would be easy, and so they made a compact stand, put dispensers on it and wiped their hands on their pants. Done!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, the World Health Organization would disagree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the beginning of April in 2020 they published this report<\/a>, which codifies the properties that make an effective Hand Sanitizing Station, in healthcare, travel and in general public spaces. Give it a read! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those simple stand designs are simply not up to the task.\nWhy?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. They are not accessible to a population needing a diverse\nrange of mobility assistance.  This not\nonly means that the mounting height needs to be accessible, but that the\nstation can\u2019t be toppled if a user leans on it for support, or needs a place to\nrest their cane, or needs to take their time using it. Some are foot-operated \u2013\nperhaps those with mobility assistance aren\u2019t meant to use them? What about battery-free\nmanual dispensers, that need some pressure to use that can topple a stand?  Regardless, the simple stand design simply\nfails those at greatest risk.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. They rarely if ever include communications, and when they\ndo it\u2019s a single, small area. Small area means small type. If there is\nsupplementary signage, it\u2019s either poorly-designed or confusing (like advertising).\nThose with visual or literacy barriers are not reached. Once again, those at\ngreatest risk are being failed.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. They rarely mount more than one dispenser. Sanitizing your hands properly takes at least 20 seconds. If the stand is occupied, other visitors often pass by the stand rather than wait to enter. If the chain of infection remains intact even once, the whole facility is placed at risk.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. The points made above together mean that they are highly\nineffectual as calls-to-action inside entrances and exits. Stations need solid presence,\nvisible signage, and environmental context. Stands seem like an afterthought,\nrather than a part of the building.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ve written <\/a>a great deal in the past<\/a> about all of the above<\/a>, and it\u2019s AMAZING to see it all being put to paper, finally.  Our Tagg Clean-Hands\u00ae Sanitizing Stations<\/a> have been promoting those 4 qualities since 2005. Not because anybody or any laws were telling us to, but because it was the right thing to do. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our Floor Sanitizing Stations fit up to 4 dispensers,\ninclude signage (Stop: Clean Your Hands is large, bright, symbolic and readable\nfrom a distance) AND a user-printable message area, and is built to be solid\nand able to support people and their belongings. They really look like they\u2019re\npart of the facility, inviting and meant to be used by everyone!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is not to say that single-dispenser stations aren\u2019t\npossible, our 1-shelf Wall Sanitizing Station shows that you can fit these\ntraits into smaller, less traveled areas like landings or hallways while still\nnot leaving anyone behind. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In short, the difference between a station and a stand is all about not failing people. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It seems that health outcomes and inclusion go hand in hand. Funny how that works? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s been a while, hasn\u2019t it? Since we last posted, lots of things have happened, not the least of which is that the world\u2019s infection prevention and control communications have been getting seriously tested in an all-encompassing, massive way.  Global…<\/span><\/p>\n

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