Hand Washing Station
“Cleanliness is next to Godliness” the saying is very common but the message is clear. Sanitation is very important to keep clear of diseases and to be healthy. Hand washing is one important aspect of cleanliness because you touch everything with your hands, you eat with your hands, you shake hands with other people, and you rub your eyes with your hands so if your hands are not clean, you are likely to get germs and infection sooner or later. Prevention is better than cure. A hand washing station is devised for the very same purpose. They act as a crucial tool against communicable diseases specially water borne or food borne diseases. If your hands are dirty, you will be more susceptible to the diseases like diarrhea, cholera, dysentery and the like. Therefore, hand washing station is an essential ingredient to a society which is concerned for the health of its residents.
Hand washing station has many features. They range from single station to four station sinks. They are often provided with hands-free foot operation pumps. More sophisticated ones include a heater to keep the water warm and in-built lifting handles. Portable hand wash station can be carried along on a trip or outdoor events. Usually, they come with a tie down hook to prevent theft. Easy access drain plugs are given for their easy usage and management. Soap and paper towel dispensers are provided in these hand washing stations for their proper use. A habit of washing hands regularly can save you from numerous ailments so use hand washing stations for your own good.
Hand sanitizers are seen as an alternative for hand washing station but they cannot take the place. According to the Centre for Disease Control, it is strongly recommended to scrub hands for at least 20 seconds after touching raw food items, animals, filthy places like washrooms and any dirty foreign substance. So, a proper hand wash is the only solution to get rid of the harmful germs and microbes that are capable of making you bed ridden for weeks.
Hand washing station is a big necessity at all the public places such as municipality parks, bus stations, railway platforms, educational institutes, schools colleges, work places etc. because the more populated a place is, the more are the chances of potential infection and communicable diseases. Basically, people are ignorant of these things and consider them petty. It is not in their habit, so to make a public place fit and healthy, notices depicting the importance of washing hands regularly should be displayed everywhere which can urge and compel them to make a note of washing their hands after coming in contact with foreign substances. Moreover, the hazards and the diseases should be specifically underlined and highlighted because without the fear of a disease or an ailment, it is not possible that everybody would follow the trail obediently. Then only you can expect a hale and hearty population with comparatively lower rates of communicable infections.
So, fit all the public places with an adequate number of hand washing stations and see how easy it is to evade most of the communicable diseases. Stay healthy, stay happy!
