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ETS To Present At ISSA/INTERCLEAN Istanbul 2014

ETS To Present At ISSA/INTERCLEAN Istanbul 2014

The European Tissue Symposium (ETS) will be part of the seminar programme of ISSA/INTERCLEAN Istanbul, which will be held on 25th September 2014. This International Conference will cover a number of relevant topics for the cleaning and hygiene industry.

Seminar: 'Why hygiene is important in the washroom?'

On 25th September from 12.00 - 13.00 following the keynote address, Roberto Berardi, ETS Chairman, will highlight the importance of maintaining effective hygiene in the washroom. He will provide an overview on the results of the ETS's studies and scientific research of the past two years, based on the comparison of different hand drying methods in the washroom.

"The importance of hand washing to prevent spread of infection is widely accepted. However, hand drying has received much less attention," commented Roberto. “Proper hand drying completes the hand washing process by reducing the risk of transmission of microbes. Generally, available hand drying methods in public washrooms are based on either water absorption (single use paper and textile towels) or water dispersal by several ways (warm air dryers, high velocity air dryers). There is evidence that hand drying using towels is associated with lower numbers of microbes both on the hands and in the washroom environment than using warm air dryers or high velocity air dryers.”

Keith Baker, ISSA Director of EMEA Services, said: “The soft tissue sector plays a crucial and valuable role in our industry, and I am personally delighted that Roberto Berardi has agreed to speak at the inaugural Conference in Istanbul. I know the attendees will be interested in his presentation.”

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