We are working on a LEED for Schools project. Can anyone provide clarity on if the hand hygiene notices are only required at the staff/employee sinks to help achieve this credit? Or is it enough to have a sign with all the other staff notifications (ie. workmans comp, etc)? Thanks!
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Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
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June 11, 2013 - 1:31 pm
Hi Sara, if you're doing a LEED for Schools project, then this is a LEED-EBOM prerequisite and it shouldn't apply. Unless you are a school doing LEED-EBOM?
Sara Fontaine
June 11, 2013 - 1:45 pm
Hi Tristan,
Thanks for the response. I'm going for it under the Innovation Points in a LEED for Schools 2009 project. I actually already submitted it and am responding to the reviewers comments.
Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
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June 11, 2013 - 1:59 pm
Sara, it might help to answer the question if you shared the review comment. Did they ask you to provide more signage?
Sara Fontaine
June 11, 2013 - 2:12 pm
No unfortunately I missed the whole requirement for the hand hygiene, so the review just states the requirement: "Provide a revised policy that includes strategies for promoting and improving hand hygiene...." Another project here in our office added signage to each sink, but I'm thinking that is overkill for a school. I've revised the policy to include the hand hygiene instructions as part of the staff training.
Sara Fontaine
June 11, 2013 - 2:49 pm
The more I think about it, I'm getting hung up on the signage issue which probably isn't necessary. My question is "Does anyone have suggestions for the strategies for promoting and improving hand hygiene" beyond staff training?" Thanks for any clarity or success stories that could be provided.
Trista Brown
Project DirectorWSP USA
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June 16, 2013 - 11:08 pm
Hi Sara,
A couple of good non-signage strategies for promoting hand hygiene are to offer alcohol-based, waterless hand sanitizer in common/high-traffic areas, and installing touchless soap dispensers.