The problem with damp hands...
How long would you wait?
Warm air hand dryers take too long – up to 43 seconds. Most people walk away after 15 seconds, so you rub your hands to speed up the process.
Everyone gets frustrated with inefficient hand dryers not working properly. It’s so annoying having to keep wiping your hands on your clothes.
Washing your hands is not enoughDamp hands
The first line of defence against spreading bacteria is washing and drying hands properly. Washing alone isn’t enough. Damp hands can spread up to 1,000 times more bacteria than dry hands.
Dry hands are the cleanest hands
A recent report published in the Journal of Applied Microbiology has recognised that hand drying to decrease microbial counts on the skin surface is an essential part of the handwashing procedure, aimed at reducing the spread of MRSA in hospitals.
It found that, after ten seconds of use, the Dyson Airblade™ hand dryer reduces the transfer of bacteria from hands compared to warm air hand dryers.
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