The current COVID-19 pandemic affects everyone everywhere. Careless thought about sanitiser protection can have disastrous effects at home and in the workplace. Whether outside in waste management, or an office setting, all workplaces present potential hazards for COVID to thrive. But before your workforce returns, how can you guarantee they won’t bring the virus in with them? Recent government legislation has eased the situation. Some sectors have less staff working in-house, making it easier to keep track of employees’ health. Government support is reviewed and modified almost on a weekly basis at present. The extra headache of maintaining health codes and practices when more people return to work looms. With these increasing responsibilities, employers continue to work hard to find a solution to solve the issue. Is there a simple way to control COVID in the workplace? Our automatic hand sanitiser dispensers here at HandStations are an easy solution that can help you. Hygiene and sanitation in the workplace can be a laborious process. Doing it thoroughly with specialist cleaning companies can be very costly. Not only are automatic sanitiser dispensers inexpensive when bought in bulk, placing them in your workspace can save you time on sanitising that’s better spent on the job in hand.

Automatic Sanitiser Dispensers

Automatic sanitiser dispensers are the important first step to lowering spread and infection. And they are much easier to incorporate than you may have thought.

1. They work a lot faster than clearing out your entire workplace for a specialist cleaning company to get to work.
2. Much cheaper to include in your current working schedule.
3. Simple sanitiser dispensers make employees feel relieved about returning to work.
4. Your employees won’t waste time making a note of every device or surface they touch. A drop of sanitising gel rubbed in their hands will settle their concerns and help them continue working.
5. You’ll notice how quickly your team will be more willing to converse with you in person, they’re colleagues and attend staff meetings when required.

Many employers and managers across the UK adopt the easy solution that automatic sanitiser dispensers provide. You could too.

Sanitizer Dispenser Types

Sanitisers come in different forms. Regular hand pump sanitisers don’t require electrical power. Due to the manual pumping action required for use, there is still disease transmission risk involved. Touchless hand or hand sensing sanitiser dispensers are the easiest to maintain hygiene in a professional environment. Touchless or hand sensing types create less waste and risk of COVID spreading. As the names suggest, they pick up on subtle movement from a hand to apply just enough sanitiser for one person. Here at HandStations, we can provide your whole workspace with suitable automatic hand sanitiser dispensers in various formats. All battery-operated allowing for easy placement anywhere. In our range, we have wall mounted automatic hand sanitiser dispensers.

The HandStation Eco Wall Mounted Automatic Touch Free Hand Sanitiser System Gel Dispenser is a perfect addition for lavatories and WC. Packaged with 4x AA batteries and infrared sensors that can pick up on the smallest movement. For staff on-the-go, this is a perfect assistant. Specs:

• Touch-free sanitiser gel dispenser – prevents cross-contamination
• Stylish design – adds to the aesthetics of your business place
• Features Infrared Sensor and Safety Lock
• Large Capacity 1100ml Refillable Tank
• Visible Content Window
• Backed by our 2 Year Guarantee
• Powered By 4x AA Batteries (Included)
• CE Certified
• Dimensions: H1338mm x W250mm

Many desktop/table-standing automatic hand sanitiser dispensers are used for a basic reception desk or tabletop applications. Our in-demand HandStation Elite Desktop Automatic Touch Free Hand Sanitiser System Gel Dispenser is one of the most versatile dispensers of its kind. It comes with a stylish design that will complement any sophisticated aesthetic. With the stable stand, the Elite Desktop Automatic will stay perfectly still and persistent without fail. Specs:

• Touch-free sanitiser gel dispenser – prevents cross-contamination
• Prevents waste and excess use
• Stylish design – adds to the aesthetics of your business place
• Features safety lock, drip tray, and anti-drip cut off valve
• Large Capacity 1000ml Refillable Tank
• Visible Content Window
• Backed by our 2 Year Guarantee
• CE and RoHS Certified.
• Dimensions: H420mm x W160mm x D120mm

Our floor-standing options can offer fast and reliable sanitation in a workplace entrance, foyer or hallway. HandStation’ Eco Floor Standing Automatic Touch Free Hand Sanitiser System provides that possibility. It is streamlined, refined, and light enough to re-position where you need it best. Specs:

• Touch-free sanitiser gel dispenser – prevents cross-contamination
• Stylish design – adds to the aesthetics of your business place
• Features Infrared sensor and safety lock
• Large Capacity 1100ml Refillable Tank
• Visible Content Window
• Backed by our 2 Year Guarantee
• Powered By 4x AA Batteries (Included)
• CE Certified
• Dimensions: H1338mm x W250mm

Gel and Liquid Alcohol Sanitiser Refills

Complimenting our sanitiser dispensers, we also offer gel and liquid dispenser refill options. We produce our HandStation-brand alcohol gel and liquid sanitiser here in the UK to secure the best quality for you. It fully complies with Word Health Organisation guidelines and fully certified to EN14476 standards. The best format is standard sanitiser gel containing alcohol containing a minimum of 60% alcohol to kill 99% of germs. Our HandStation-brand sanitiser gel contains 70% Alcohol. Our HandStation-brand sanitiser liquid contains 80% Alcohol. Alcohol-free hand sanitisers are also common and HandStations offer Nilaqua Hand Sanitiser, from waterless. Nilaqua Hand Sanitiser is an alcohol free solution currently being used within the NHS to help prevent the spread of Covid. Benzalkonium chloride disinfectant, benzalkonium chloride preservative, or chlorhexidine digluconate are used instead to kill germs. In March 2020, the Journal of Hospital Medicine found most alcohol-free sanitiser ingredients were a less powerful sanitisation agent against germs than alcohol. Alcohol-free sanitiser does kill germs eventually but takes longer to take effect. If using in a professional workplace, we recommend supplying your staff with both kinds in case some team members have delicate skin.

Final Thoughts

As you’re probably well aware, guarding your workforce is more important now than ever before. COVID demands more from health and safety management teams than ever. The closing government furlough scheme is driving most employers to open business’ up as soon as possible. The slow the new recession fallout, along with it is encouraging employees to get back to work quickly. Practical workers – including those employed by the service and hospitality sector – will be among the first itching to get back to work. Rising COVID cases pursue across the UK, driving further into Autumn and Winter. 15,000 infection cases per day have already been reported between mid-September and early October.

Flu season is also imminent and demands careful thought. Influenza -tandem with COVID – will catch businesses off guard if they are unprepared. New governmental constraints and requirements to counter COVID will need to be met. And the severity of the pandemic is forcing health inspectors to be highly severe on missing sanitiser measures you may miss or forget. To manage both COVID and Influenza properly, your health and safety team will need to prepare themselves thoroughly.

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Hand sanitiser is more readily available since the COVID outbreak in March. As mentioned earlier, automatic hand sanitisers are the simplest way to improve sanitation in your workplace. At HandStations, we sell our range of automatic hands-free hand sanitiser dispensers. Most come with a 2-year guarantee. We also sell our alcohol-based hand sanitiser. For people with delicate skin, we also stock Nilaqua alcohol-free hand sanitiser to suit their sanitation needs better. Our clients enjoy our next day delivery service and our 5 star customer support. Why not see what all the fuss is about? Visit our site or contact us for more details, news, new products, and shipping.