GOJO GREEN HYGIENE™ Solutions FAQ
Answers to the most commonly asked questions about GOJO GREEN HYGIENE™ Solutions and LEED-EBOM. For questions about PURELL Instant Hand Sanitizer visit PURELL FAQ.
What will GOJO GREEN HYGIENE™ Solutions do for my facility?
How serious of a problem are germs in the workplace?
Why focus on hand hygiene to attempt to stop the spread of germs?
What is LEED? How do I learn more about getting my facility LEED Certified?
What is LEED-EBOM?
How is hand hygiene included in LEED-EBOM?
How will implementing GOJO GREEN HYGIENE Solutions help my building achieve LEED-EBOM certification?
What will GOJO GREEN HYGIENE™ Solutions do for my facility?
GOJO GREEN HYGIENE Solutions is designed to help you enhance the well being of building occupants through a comprehensive approach to hand hygiene.
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How serious of a problem are germs in the workplace?
A study conducted at the University of Arizona shows that the average desk harbors over 10 million germs!1
- The average phone harbors 25,127 germs per square inch.
- The average desktop harbors over 20,961 germs per square inch.
- The average keyboard harbors over 3,295 germs per square inch.
- The average computer mouse harbors over 1,676 per square inch.
Compare the above statistics to the average toilet seat, which has only 49 germs per square inch!
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Why focus on hand hygiene to attempt to stop the spread of germs?
Because experts agree that the majority of germs are transmitted by hands. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recognizes that the most effective way to limit the spread of germs in the workplace is by practicing good hand hygiene.
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What is LEED? How do I learn more about getting my facility LEED Certified?
LEED is an acronym for the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. LEED is the Green Building Rating System™
developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), a non-profit organization committed to expanding sustainable
building practices. The USGBC mission is to promote buildings that are environmentally responsible, profitable, and healthy
places to live and work.
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What is LEED-EBOM?
LEED-EBOM is the term used to describe LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance. The LEED-EBOM rating system is the nationally accepted benchmark for building owners and operators to measure operations, improvements and maintenance.
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How is hand hygiene included in LEED-EBOM?
LEED-EBOM includes a prerequisite for green cleaning. This means a building is required to have a green cleaning policy addressing effective cleaning with a focus on improving occupant health.
The LEED-EBOM Green Cleaning prerequisite requires the development of “strategies for promoting and improving hand hygiene, including both hand washing and the use of alcohol-based waterless hand sanitizers.” GOJO GREEN HYGIENE™ Solutions is designed to help your building meet this requirement.
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How will implementing GOJO GREEN HYGIENE Solutions help my building achieve LEED-EBOM certification?
GOJO GREEN HYGIENE Solutions can help you meet the hand hygiene requirement included in the LEED-EBOM building rating system certification and re-certification process. According to the U.S. Green Building Council, the LEED-EBOM green cleaning prerequisite requires: “Development of strategies for promoting and improving hand hygiene, including both hand washing and the use of alcohol-based waterless hand sanitizers.” To help companies meet LEED-EBOM certification requirements, GOJO GREEN HYGIENE Solutions includes:
- A hand hygiene strategy customizable to your green cleaning policy
- Effective, environmentally responsible hand hygiene products
- Educational communication tools to promote and encourage good hand hygiene
In restrooms, we recommend using GOJO Green Certified Foam Hand Cleaners, which have Green Seal™ and EcoLogo™ certification.1 In common areas and personal spaces, we recommend PURELL®, America’s #1 instant hand sanitizer.
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