Presentation prepared for GPT Customers
Introducing
Background For every Australian worker at least 24 days are lost per year to lowered levels of wellbeing and unsustainable lifestyle practices. A study commissioned by Medibank Private revealed that presenteeism cost the Australian economy $25.7 billion in 2005/06
Disturbing Viewing
Meet John He’s about to discover why a healthy workplace is so important…
John’s Commute On his way to work he will push the buttons on the ticket machine and retrieve his ticket…
He will handle cash to buy a newspaper and a cup of coffee…
He holds on to the hand grips in the train and rail on the escalator for support…
He presses the button for the lift in the lobby and checks his mornings …
A virus on one person’s hands can be transferred from person to person up to six times. John in the Office
Germs can be transferred 7 times on surfaces
Office Hotspots
Looks cleaner than your average toilet seat, right? The average ATP count for a toilet seat is 55! Your Office
Personal keyboard recorded 777 ATP Counts Another keyboard recorded 5157 ATP Workspace phone recorded 520 ATP Counts Personal workspace surface recorded 2684 ATP Counts Your Workstation
Kitchen - The Main Tea Room Bench Top recorded 3825 ATP Counts Brand new fridge, 3 weeks old Handle recorded 3212 ATP Counts Your Kitchen
< Washroom Exit Door Handle recorded 4837 ATP Counts Your Washroom
On John’s journey he touched many surfaces dirtier than a toilet seat: The keyboard: 93 x dirtier The fridge handle: 58 x dirtier The washroom exit door handle: 87 x dirtier John’s Journey
Right here, right now Your Neighbour Mobile Phones Exit Door Handle Note Pads, Pens Arm Rests Anyone for a mint?
One of the key insights in the HWP is to make the invisible visible… Effects on employees “Wow, I thought the ATP count of my workspace would be much higher. I’m actually relieved.” “I can’t believe the reading on the fridge handle. We only put that in 3 weeks ago”
“LA SALUD ESTA EN TUS MANOS is a project between our company Procafecol, who manage Juan Valdez Café, and Kimberly-Clark Professional which encompasses Hygiene Stations in different places around the office, a communicational plan and a Hygiene Kit for every employee which has several sanitizing products for their personal workspace. For us in Procafecol it is very important that we aim to avoid future illness from our people and to develop in our employees the feeling and understanding that good hygiene practices will deliver health and happiness inside and outside the office” Francisco Ospina Purchasing & Logistic Manager Procafecol /Juan Valdez Colombia The Global Experience
What we can do locally Customisable hygiene solutions Help identify Office Hot Spots Help you prepare for flu season Customise a HWP launch plan and provide post launch evaluation
Free Workplace Audit An obligation free workplace audit includes swab testing on common surfaces and and easy to read report highlighting both hygiene challenges and successes in your workplace