CHARDON, OHIO—OpenClean
Technologies introduced the world’s first
hand sanitizing door handles that easily integrate with or replace existing
restroom door handles to make hand sanitization easy, intuitive and accessible.
Available in two versions—TurnClean and PullClean—OpenClean Technologies hand
sanitization door handles allow patrons and staff members to leave restrooms
safely and hygienically, ensuring clean, sanitized hands each time. The latest
versions of both TurnClean and PullClean are now available for multiple
markets, including restaurants, hotels, office buildings and bars, and can
accommodate any restroom door.
While clean hands can dramatically reduce the spread of germs and infections,
one of the biggest obstacles is getting people to use sanitizer regularly,
because even with multiple dispensers in the restroom, they simply forget. With
TurnClean and PullClean door handles, users will experience a “behavioral”
design that places hand sanitizer in their normal pathway as they exit the
restroom (it’s in the door handle), replacing two separate actions (sanitizing
and then opening a door) into one seamless movement. A pilot trial of a
prototype of TurnClean in the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center saw the rate of hand sanitation rise
from 24 percent to 77 percent after it was
installed.
“Nobody
likes to touch a potentially dirty door handle after washing their hands,” said
Jon Horbaly, CFO and Director of Operations, OpenClean Technologies. “TurnClean
and PullClean are breakthrough solutions to this longstanding problem. Our
products allow hospitality patrons and staff to easily sanitize their hands as
they exit the restroom.”
To use OpenClean systems: A tube-shaped
cartridge is placed in the center of a hollow door handle, which releases a
small amount of sanitizer when the black paddle is pushed. TurnClean and
PullClean sanitizer cartridges are filled with a medical-grade hand sanitizer
that kills more than 99.99 percent of germs. These easy to refill cartridges,
which can be purchased from www.open-clean.com or an authorized distributor, contain 420 pumps per
cartridge for PullClean and 500 pumps per cartridge for TurnClean.
Horbaly continued: “By installing our OpenClean systems, owners and operators
of bars, restaurants and hotels can show they care about their customers’
health and wellness, which ultimately helps patrons gain a greater assurance
that all food safety protocols are being followed within the establishment.”
