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A global survey conducted by Essity earlier this year revealed that 22% of employees say they often refrain from using the toilets at work, with the figure rising to 30% among younger people. The most common reasons for this relate to unhygienic or messy washrooms.
The study also revealed that around 40% of people globally say they often worry about becoming ill due to poor hygiene.
“Employers seeking to attract and retain millennials should be aware that young people are much more concerned about poor hygiene than the older workforce,” said Stuart. “In fact 50% of people aged 16-25 said they often worried about hygiene, while that figure was only 21% among people aged 61 and over.”
ESSITY: ‘OFFICE HYGIENE NEEDS TO CHANGE WITH
THE TIMES’ Offices need to implement new proactive hygiene solutions in line with changing trends, according to hygiene provider Essity.
This will help employees take more personal control over workplace hygiene, claims the company in its latest White Paper.
The document, which uses data from the global Essity Hygiene & Health Report 2018- 2019 plus insights from the Tork Office Trend Report, reveals that 73% of UK offices are now open plan.
“While open concept offices have several advantages in a collaborative environment, they require a higher
TOTAL SOLUTIONS GROUP
GAINS ISO CERTIFICATION Total Solutions Group, the specialist facilities services provider, has been certified to ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2017, demonstrating the company’s commitment to continually improve
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level of maintenance plus a hygiene strategy adapted for a flexible office,” said Essity’s Stuart Hands. “It is becoming increasingly evident that cleanliness and hygiene in the workplace are vital factors for productivity today.”
Open-plan offices lead to a greater degree of socialising plus a higher level of sharing of both facilities and technology.
“This means that office workers face more hygiene risks than ever before,” said Stuart. “At the same time, many people – particularly younger generations - are becoming more health-conscious which means that ensuring a clean and safe work environment becomes more important than ever when recruiting new talent.”
its Quality, Environmental and Health and Safety performance.
The Welwyn Garden City based firm recently received the certification from Alcumus, a UKAS accredited certification body.
Commenting on the achievement Sharmin Akter, Managing Director
He adds that implementing a good hand hygiene programme in an office can reduce absenteeism while also improving morale and enhancing the employee’s attitude toward the workplace.
Hand hygiene improves when opportunities for practicing it increase, according to the Tork White Paper. “For example, the installation of Tork EasyCube facility management software throughout an office building will ensure that cleaning needs are met and that all dispensers are kept well stocked at all times,” said Stuart.
“Introducing the Tork Hygiene Stand can also improve compliance since this will act as a hand hygiene reminder while also making Tork Alcohol Foam Hand Sanitiser and Tork Facial Tissues immediately available to staff and visitors.”
www.tork.co.uk/whitepaper2018
Total Solutions Group, said: “We are delighted to have received this important certification. We will further develop our management systems as we aim to continually improve our culture and structure to prevent harm to people or the environment, whilst delivering great value to our customers.”
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