{"id":337,"date":"2020-03-18T16:30:48","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T16:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.initial.ie\/blog\/?p=337"},"modified":"2026-01-19T10:02:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T10:02:18","slug":"covid-19-service-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.initial.ie\/blog\/covid-19-service-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Covid-19 Hygiene Services New Update"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As we all work together to deal with the current situation, let us reassure you all that, at Initial Hygiene, the health and safety of our team and the delivery of excellent service to our clients remain our top priorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of our efforts to minimise the impact of <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.hse.ie\/conditions\/coronavirus\/coronavirus.html\">Covid-19<\/a>, we have taken steps to reduce inter-departmental contact by allowing team members to work remotely where possible. This enables us to continue to serve our clients to the best of our ability.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.initial.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/COVID-19_final.pdf\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-338\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5095\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.initial.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Click-Here-To-View-Full-Statement.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-338\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.initial.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/CoVid19.pdf\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-338\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>How to Protect Your Business from Covid-19<\/b><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>It is important for businesses to ensure that their employees are safe and healthy, this can be achieved by providing them access to proper hygiene services in the workplace.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.initial.ie\/\">Initial Hygiene<\/a>\u00a0offers a range of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.initial.ie\/hand-hygiene\/\">hand hygiene products<\/a> specifically designed for businesses to meet their hygiene needs. This will help in protecting your business from infectious radicals and reducing the chances of contracting coronavirus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/ERoT_SbWkAAhVVj.jpg\" alt=\"Image result for initial hand sanitiser dispenser\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We also suggest using signage to increase the awareness of handwashing at this time \u2013 for example by displaying posters in critical areas; washrooms, kitchen and eating spaces; implement additional\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.initial.ie\/hand-hygiene\/automatic-hand-sanitiser-dispenser\/\">hand sanitiser<\/a>\u00a0stations, and increase washroom checks to ensure that<a href=\"https:\/\/www.initial.ie\/hand-hygiene\/soap-dispensers\/\">\u00a0hand soap<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.initial.ie\/hand-dryers\/\">hand drying<\/a>\u00a0facilities are maintained and always available.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.initial.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/initial-coronavirus-hand-hygiene-a4-310120.pdf\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-339\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5090\" height=\"815\" src=\"https:\/\/www.initial.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/hand-hygiene-poster.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-339\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>To&nbsp;learn more&nbsp;about the services and solutions we offer to improve hand hygiene practices, please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.initial.ie\/contact-us\/\">contact us<\/a> or call us on 1890 300 500<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we all work together to deal with the current situation, let us reassure you all that, at Initial Hygiene, the health and safety of our team and the delivery of excellent service to our clients remain our top priorities. 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