Hand Hygiene Requirement for LEED-EB
March 23, 2008 – 11:57 pm by Daniel JosephsToday I received a copy of the 2008 LEED-EB revision. LEED which stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design is a certification that provides independent, third-party verification that a building project is environmentally responsible, profitable and a healthy place to live and work. Currently they have three different classifications: New Construction (NC), Existing Building (EB) and Community Interiors (CI). The organization behind the LEED certification is the USGBC which stands for US Green Building Council. The USGBC is a non-profit organization that is committed to expanding sustainable building practices. For more information regarding LEED and USGBC visit www.usgbc.org.
I haven’t had a chance to read through the entire revision, but I did come across something that I thought was very interesting. A new policy has been added that requires: “Development of strategies for promoting and improving hand hygiene, including both hand washing and the use of alcohol-based waterless hand sanitizers.” I think the key to this addition is the development of strategies for “promoting” hand hygiene. It is about time. Finally people are listening to the experts. It isn’t enough to just supply hand washing products, you need to tie this in to a program that promotes hand washing. Take a look at the attached PDF. I think GOJO does a great job of attacking the problem in schools.
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