Thursday, May 31, 2012

Office germs

  • A new study shows that mens offices are more contaminated with oral, nasal, skin and intestinal bacteria than womens offices. And its likely their larger size and unhygienic ways are the reason.
  • (Fresno Bee)
  • Mens offices are germier than womens, according to a new study. The study shows that theres a greater abundance of bacteria in mens offices than womens.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • The battle of the sexes has become a bacterial war, with new research showing mens offices have significantly more bacteria than womens.
  • (Stuff)
  • You probably think a microwave door handle must be cleaner than the toilet seat in your office. In fact, most people believe the restroom is the epicenter of germs in the office—and it turns out, most are wrong.
  • (Forbes)
  • The two things you spread in a break room are office gossip and germs." Gerba consulted on the new study, conducted by a division of the Kimberly-Clark Corporation (which manufactures and sells cleaning and disinfectant supplies to businesses).
  • (INFORUM)
  • the bacteria levels the researchers found depended on the gender of the office occupant. The surfaces inhabited by men tended to have more bacterial cells and more abundance of cells than those inhabited by women, Kelly said.
  • (LiveScience.com)
  • SACRAMENTO, CA - If you thought the bathroom was the germiest place at the office, think again. A new study carried out by Kimberly-Clark Professional found the dirtiest hot-spots to be in the office break room and kitchen.
  • (KXTV News10Net)
  • The Total Air Sanitizer captures more than 99.9 percent of airborne particles and applies a charge throughout its one-of-a-kind HEPA filter that traps and zaps germs and viruses on cleaner air in the home or office.
  • (ThomasNet Industrial News Room)
  • BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- If you prepare your lunch in the break room at work, youre likely coming in contact with germs - lots of germs - even more so than in the bathroom.
  • (CBS42.com)
  • If you thought the restroom was the epicenter of workplace germs you don't want to know about office break rooms and kitchens.
  • (femalefirst.co.uk)

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