here's a hygiene puzzle

Dr_Cuckoo3

Foggster wrote: »

Personally, I always open the door with a piece of toilet paper!!

Toothsmith wrote: »

Useless I'm afraid!

In our second year at dental school we did bacteriology.

One experiment we did was to touch an agar plate with a culture of bacteria on it (The same bugs as are in poo) through 10 thicknesses of toilet paper. Then we touched a clean agar plate.

A couple of days later there were plates with perfect fingerprints of bacteria.

Worth remembering though, that we do actually have an immune system designed for the purpose of keeping us safe from all the bugs and gremlins we encounter on a day by day basis!

It needs a bit of exercise now and again!

following your advice I now use a lottery ticket as a strap to wrap around the toilet door handle in order to open the door

I do not touch the part of the lottery ticket that has contact with the door handle - I only touch the ends of the "strap"

I usually pass the lottery ticket stand on my way to the toilet

Do you think this will do the trick ? :idea:

fluffnutter

The rise of superbugs like MRSA is directly attributable to the use of anti-bacterial products. They're overused and bacteria has adapted to become immune as a result. We have created these problems ourselves.

Enterprise_1701C

Mk14:37 wrote: »

This Arabic (AFAIK) product is currently in my local 99p stores. Didn't appeal to me though.

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Rather ironic really, but this set off a trojan horse warning from my antivirus.

I specificall DO NOT use anti-bacterial wipes etc (except when they are cheaper), though one of my bargains was anti-bac wipes for the FLOOR! Where's the logic in that?????????

I have a friend with all sorts of allergies, and her daughters have a few too, and she is mad keen on hygiene.

I have no allergies, nor do my kids or my OH, and I certainly would not call my house hygenic, clean yes, but NOT hygenic!

The body needs to develop an immunity to bugs, you do not wipe everything you touch when you are out and about, you develop immunity to those bugs when you are growing up in the home.

Lip_Stick

A close relative works in a shop that has placements in from ACAS. The shop have been issued with health and safety instructions from ACAS, and one thing they must do is lock handwash away in a cupboard in case someone is allergic.

Now, after you use the toilet you have to leave the toilet, as for the key to the cupboard, get the handwash and then go back to the toilet to wash your hands. This is absolutely ridiculous and I feel it must go against some H&S law itself.

alibongo42

It is very common in some styles of military housing for the toilet and the bathroom to be separate rooms. Often, the toilet has no sink. This means you have touched the flush, the light switch, the toilet door handle and the bathroom door handle before you can wash your hands!

I keep baby wipes next to the loo as a method of pre-washing!

kajstring24

ariba10 wrote: »

Why do the doors to the Toilets open inwards?

You can wash your hands before you leave, and then have grab the handle to open the door.

A good 30/40% of the men do not wash their hands.

(Can't speak for the women)

This has always annoyed me! I see so many people walk out of the toilets without washing their hands, it grosses me out to think I have to touch the same surface as their grubby fingers. I also hate it when people wet their hands, shake them off and leave the door handle wet. Other people are so disgusting

fluffnutter

ariba10 wrote: »

A good 30/40% of the men do not wash their hands.

Are these ONS-endorsed statistics or merely your own observations from hanging around outside loos?

ElleR

mjm3346 wrote: »

You are washing your hands not the top of the dispenser so if your hands are covered in germs you are leaving a breeding spot for them in the house and if your hands are covered in oil/dirt etc that will transfer to the top of the dispenser leaving it dirty - both problems are solved by using an automatic dispenser (or giving the regular one an occasional clean).

So then what about turning on the tap? You still have to touch that. I don't get all this super duper clean stuff.

I told someone the other day I'm pretty sure I tried a "mud pie" when I was little and they were horrified!:eek: It hasn't killed me yet though. :j

Desperate_Housewife_2-2

I thought it was just me that worried about toilet germs! I find it disgusting that people dont wash their hands when they've been to the loo, I am a nurse and have seen the problems that infections can cause, people can die from germs so dont think being mucky means you can boost your immunity, it just spreads infection and endangers immuno suppressed people.

Pennywise

I've stopped using our local sandwich shop because one of the counter staff never takes off their gloves - wears them to handle money, key the till, open cupboards, etc. What's the point of wearing gloves if you're still going to touch dirty things with them still worn - that's not helping hygiene at all.