Maintain pressure on reforms to protect NHSSanitising hand gel halves sickness absence
Regular use of sanitising hand gels at work cuts sickness absence rates by more than half, according to a new study.
The German researchers found that when workers were told to use the gels five times a day, the amount of time taken off work with diarrhoea fell by 89%.
Over one year, the amount of time taken off for colds was cut by 65% and fever by 62%.
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mike | 30-Aug-2010 3:00 am
A good work life balance and better working conditions would get much better results at reducing sickness absence!
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