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Coworkers who tend hitherward to work when they are sick was the favorite peeve of 38% of respondent in a scrutinize about making the workplace healthier and more hygienic, according to a Dec 22 2003 novels release from Kimberly Clark, Roswell, Ga. If staying hearthstone is not an option, 42% of respondent would choose that these coworkers wash their hands as ofttimes as possible, especially after touching their views noses, or mouths; after sneezing; and before touching customary surfaces, such as doorknobs and photocopiers.

Handwashing after using the restroom also was cited as important through 23% of participants. Suggested way s to increase handwashing included posting handwashing reminder signs (30%) disseminating information about the importance of handwashing in preventing the spread of embryos (17%), providing quality soap and paper towels that do not irritate skin (15%) and using a recorded message that advises tribe to wash their hands as they pierce and leave the restroom. Twenty-three percent of respondent advocated using an alarm that would hardy when an individual left the restroom without washing his or her hands.

Twenty-eight percent of respondent would like coworkers who are sick to stay away from other nation when possible, and 8% would Like these coworkers to avoid breathing in succession others. Six percent of respondent would like their coworkers to work in a special "sick room"

When asked what managers could do to decrease the spread of germs in the workplace, 39% of respondent said they would Like to view a policy that requires employee with contagious diseases to stay place of abode until they recover. Other suggestions included supplying waterless hand sanitizers, germ-killing paper towels and facial tissues, and antimicrobial soaps and installing ultraviolet lamps in ventilation theorys to kill germs and disinfect the air.

Flu Fears Top seed-bud young bud Concerns for 2004 (news release, Roswell, Ga: Kimberly-Clark, Dec 22 2003)

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