Future proof your office and return to the workplace safely with touch-free Dyson Airblade hand dryer technology

Gulftech , Saudi Arabia: After a year of working remotely during a global pandemic, many
office workers are already returning to the workplace, with a keen focus on staying safe, and a
demand for healthy and hygienic workspaces, including shared spaces such as washrooms.
“This global pandemic is the greatest crisis of modern times, and it has fundamentally changed the
way we work and our approach and attitudes to hygiene,” says Alex Knox, Dyson VP of Environmental Care. “Keeping shared spaces clean has never been so important and we all want
to touch things less. We’ve developed a fast, hygienic and touch-free way to dry hands, which comes without the cost and environmental concerns associated with papers towels. Our Dyson
Airblade TM hand dryers also feature HEPA filters that capture 99.95% of particles, including bacteria
and viruses, to dry your hands with clean air, not dirty washroom air.”
It is estimated that we spend one third of our adult life at work 1 and in today’s climate it is vital that hygienic hand washing and drying solutions are available in workspaces to help control the spread of germs. All Dyson Airblade TM hand dryers have HEPA filtration, drying your hands with clean air –not dirty air. They are also touch-free, with our latest hand drying technology the Dyson Airblade
9kJ, engineered with time-of-flight sensors which activate in 0.25 seconds to deliver clean air. This overcomes the problems faced by some paper towel dispensers and button-based hand dryers, and are up to 99% less expensive 2 to run than paper towels with up to 85% less CO2 emissions.
As part of this renewed vigour around hygiene, Dyson commissioned research with an independent laboratory into different drying methods after rinsing hands or properly washing hands and examined the question of aerosolization, which became a topic of discussion at the beginning of the
pandemic

The new research supports that Dyson Airblade technology is a safe and hygienic washroom solution, especially compared to paper towels, giving employers and employees assurance that a Dyson Airblade hand dryer is a hygienic washroom essential at a time when returning to the
workplace is a concern for many.
“We know damp hands can transfer up to 1000 times more bacteria than dry hands” 3 , says Salome
Giao, Senior Researcher at Dyson. “We wanted to ensure that people are washing and drying their
hands properly and dispel any myths around aerosolisation and hand dryers,” she explains. “Not having a drying option in a washroom due to misinformation can increase the spread of germs and
is ultimately unhygienic,” she adds

?What is the study and what does it mean for worker
This new research supports that the Dyson Airblade TM is a safe and hygienic way to dry your hands.
In this independent study hands rinsed with water (no soap) or washed with soap for 20 seconds
were then dried using Dyson Airblade TM hand dryers or paper towels. The objective was to
determine the effect of the different hand drying methods on concentration of aerosols and bacteria
in air. The study results showed that aerosols can be generated in a washroom due to different
activities, such as walking, and using a tap. It also revealed that in general drying your hands with
a Dyson Airblade TM hand dryer showed no statistical difference to these common washroom
activities, such as walking and washing hands.
It also showed the increase of aerosols and bacteria numbers after drying with any of the Dyson
Airblade TM hand dryer models is comparable to the numbers obtained when hands are dried with
paper towels. Dispelling any uncertainty around this technology in the process. Add to that the fact
that Dyson Airblade technology is touch free at a time when people are conscious of touching
surfaces such as dispensers, door handles or touching buttons. In a global hygiene study 4 in July
2020, Dyson examined how attitudes towards the washroom and general hand hygiene have
changed since COVID-19 started. The study revealed that poorly maintained washrooms caused
people concern, with 40% worrying about having to press buttons on hand dryers to use them. 58%
of those surveyed selected touchless activation of a hand dryer as one of the features that would
put their mind at ease if using a hand dryer and a further 47% stated that hand dryers with filters,
which clean the air would also make them feel more confident when drying their hands with a hand dryer