Hygiene-first design: Strategies for safer and cleaner public restrooms

Effective hygiene management in public spaces is crucial to preventing the spread of communicable diseases, with public bathrooms posing a particularly high risk due to airborne contaminants and frequently touched surfaces. The constant use of these facilities requires advanced design and maintenance strategies to reduce health risks.

Hygiene-First Design: Strategies for Safe and Cleaner Public Restrooms  discusses the key hygiene risks in public bathrooms and design strategies to eliminate or minimise them. A focal point for this paper is the importance of hand hygiene and the design of handwashing and hand-drying stations. Architects and designers must prioritise advanced drying technologies and optimal spatial designs to minimise exposure and cross-contamination, thereby enhancing overall public health outcomes.

Dolphy provides a comprehensive solution for enhancing hygiene in public spaces with its range of advanced hand dryers, featuring built-in HEPA filters, UV light sterilisation and touchless activation. The inclusion of HEPA filters ensures that up to 99.75% of airborne bacteria are captured, making Dolphy hand dryers an ideal choice for environments such as hospitals, aged care centres, and offices where hygiene is paramount.