Office Loo's...

amus

Person_one wrote: »

I can't imagine why a sane person who wasn't germophobic would flush toilets with their feet and refuse to touch door handles, sorry, but it sounds a lot like germophobia to me.

I've never mentioned door handles

Yes, I don't like toilets, I've never claimed my 'toilet phobia' is logical, but neither is my disgust at cockroaches.

Can you honestly say that you dont have an unjustifiable dislike/fear of something?

amus

withabix wrote: »

People who flush the toilet with the sole of their shoes are likely to be responsible for introducing animal faecal bacteria, animal and soil-based parasites into human contact areas, which is selfish, ignorant and irresponsible.

Only to those who choose not to follow basic hygeine by washing their hands after using the loo, their choice.

I take no responsibility for the hygeine of others, or lack thereof.

embob74

I worked on a site where the toilet facilities consisted of one portaloo shared between 10 staff (all men apart from me!)
Many of the men would take their paper in with them.
Needless to say I became very good at crossing my legs. Only in desperation would I use the loo and only on a Tuesday after it had the weekly clean. My boss used to often mention how he didn't know how I managed to go from 9-5 without using the loo.....thank goodness for pelvic floor muscles.
The boss used to have a pee round the back of our office which was the same distance as the portaloo, it did make me cringe when he would then greet people and shake their hand :eek:
I used to dread the loo-cleaner getting me to sign off that he had attended....he used to smell of the cleaning fluid and I imagine it was the smell that seeps in and doesn't go away even when you shower and change

embob74

My mum always washes her hands and then holds onto the paper towel to open the toilet door as she says there is no point washing your hands and then opening the door which the great unwashed have touched!

Gloomendoom

embob74 wrote: »

My mum always washes her hands and then holds onto the paper towel to open the toilet door as she says there is no point washing your hands and then opening the door which the great unwashed have touched!

I've seen an information film intended for American primary school children that recommends using a towel to turn off the taps and open the door.

Gloomendoom

embob74 wrote: »

I worked on a site where the toilet facilities consisted of one portaloo shared between 10 staff (all men apart from me!)

I hate those portable loos with a passion. I was asked to attend a camping weekend once and one of my conditions of attending was that I could have my own personal turdis.

j.e.j.

thorsoak wrote: »

Oh for heaven's sake - everybody JUST WASH YOUR HANDS!! and not just a quick flash under the taps - a proper wash using hot water and soap - fingers through fingers, thumbs through fingers, palms to palms, palms to back of hands - for as long as it would take you to sing a whole verse of Happy Birthday to you! And then dry them properly - if the loo has one of those Dyson type dryers use that - or use paper towels - NOT the loo paper from the loo roll in the cubicle - or follow the example of the Japanese, and carry your own hand towel (face flannel size) in a small pack.

Stop worrying about the unhygenic habits of other people and just ensure that you CLEAN your hands properly!

A hairdresser was telling me that hand dryers are really unhygienic, - loads of dead skin cells and stuff blasting out of them. I have no idea if this is true. I do like the Japanese idea of taking your own small towel with you, though I also bring hand wash gel with me when I am out and about.

PurplePow

I work at a University to share the toilets with lovely students.

Unfortunately as previously mentioned in this thread, chinese students sometimes don't understand how to use our toilets. We have notices up explaining that toilet roll goes down the loo!

tyllwyd

Gloomendoom wrote: »

I've seen an information film intended for American primary school children that recommends using a towel to turn off the taps and open the door.

But if the door has an automatic closer on it, and the bin isn't close to the door, how do you get the towel into the bin afterwards??? And you turn on the tap, wash your hands, then leave the tap running while you go to fetch a paper towel - not ideal. Perhaps we should do what they do in sterile environments, and have taps that you turn on and off with your elbows.

Person_one

tyllwyd wrote: »

But if the door has an automatic closer on it, and the bin isn't close to the door, how do you get the towel into the bin afterwards???

They don't, they just chuck it on the floor.

Its true, I've had this argument on a forum I used to visit that was mostly American users. Lots genuinely thought it was just fine and not a problem to chuck used paper towels all over the place in the name of hygiene!

In day to day life the sort of hygiene measures used in hospitals/kitchens etc. are completely unnecessary, just use your hands.