Healthcare Plumbing And Piping:<br>Coming Clean On Sink Specifications
The design and accessibility of hand-washing stations are important to consider in healthcare settings.
Society is increasingly becoming aware of all of the ways people contaminate their hands, but even still, many people do not wash when they know they should. For example, the American Society for Microbiology says that only two out of three people wash their hands after using a restroom, although 95 percent of people claim they do.
Personal health aside, these types of hygiene lapses are much more serious than a simple turn-off in healthcare settings. In fact, clean hands are the single most important factor in preventing the spread of dangerous germs and antibiotic resistance.