Development of “Press Tap” Hand Washing Technology: Design, Construction and Operational Aspects

Operational Aspects of Instrument Design.

The canacla, a new technology for hand washing

Methods With the Canacla, we wash our hands better than under the tap, while using 30 times less water. The Canacla revolutionizes an everyday gesture: washing hands is no longer a hidden act, done a few times a day, far away from other people: since the Canacla (an attractive and decorative object) is very accessible (because it’s placed in the busiest part of the house), “I’m going to wash my...

Hand Washing Resources

1. Anonymous, Towels beat hot air driers hands down. Associated Press Newswire, 1993(July). Handwashing Michaels. Reports on a study done by the University of Westminster and financed by the Association of Soft Tissue Paper Manufacturers finding that hot air dryers increased bacteria on hands more than 500%. 2. Anonymous, Alcohol for hand hygiene: New comparative studies add to the evidence bas...

Design, Development and Testing of Low Capital and Operational Cost Shrub Cutting Machine

The machine to be designed and developed with a view to resolve one ofthe irksome problems of this institute has been facing every year. This institute issurrounded by vast non- fertile land area of about 200 acres, which becomes widelyoccupied by numerous breads of bushes and shrubs during post-rainy season. Due tothis unwanted proliferation of such verdant institute gets abysmal look and that...

Hand washing for preventing diarrhoea.

BACKGROUND Diarrhoea is a common cause of morbidity and a leading cause of death among children aged less than five years, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. It is transmitted by ingesting contaminated food or drink, by direct person-to-person contact, or from contaminated hands. Hand washing is one of a range of hygiene promotion interventions that can interrupt the transmission...