How to Care For a Portable Sink

In some respects, caring for a portable sink is no different than caring for a plumbed sink. You need to mop up standing water, clean out the basin, and wipe down the faucet. But ensuring your portable sink stays in good working order requires regular maintenance, like taking care of the heat pump system and […]

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How Portable Sinks Stop Germs

Germs, also known as microbes, are tiny but mighty organisms that are everywhere! They’re in the air, on surfaces, and inside our bodies, playing a complex role in our environment and health. While not all germs are bad, they aren’t all good either, and one of the best ways to stop the spread of germs […]

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How Portable Sinks Support Animal Shelter Hygiene

Animal shelters connect pets with new families every day. While the hope is the animals find a new home quickly, keeping them safe and healthy throughout their stay is critical. Tight quarters and lots of visitors make that goal challenging, but there is a solution: washing hands, paws, and high-touch surfaces frequently. The snag in […]

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Why You Need a Portable Sink at Your Marathon, Half-Marathon, or 5K

As the organizer of a marathon, half-marathon, or 5K, you probably have a lot on your mind. You’ve got to plan the course, provide plenty of drinking water for the participants, and make sure registration and check-in go smoothly. One thing that may not be on your mind is portable sinks. After all, why would […]

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Why You Should Have Portable Sinks at Your Farmer’s Market

Whether you coordinate and run your local farmers market or you’re a vendor, you’re probably concerned with the health, safety, and hygiene of everyone who attends your outdoor event. While sanitizer works in a pinch, it’s not as good as soap and water. But having a portable sink (or three) at the farmers market gives […]

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Arizona Hand Washing Sink Regulations

Hand washing sink regulations are governed by the Arizona Administrative Code. However, some facilities are subject to specific rules outlined in the Department of Health Services Administrative Rules. No matter which guidelines your business must follow or which government agency inspects and enforces the rules, hand washing sink regulations exist to guarantee food safety and […]

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What is the NSF Certification?

Health and safety play an important role in all industries, especially in those where food is involved or cleanliness is a must. Schools, restaurants and health care facilities need properly tested and validated equipment to ensure they provide safe products or services. The National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) has been at the forefront of food safety and […]

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When Germs Meet Hand Washing

Microscopic image of germs demonstrating link between germs and hand washing.

Germs undoubtedly affect every human on the planet. So, let’s dive a little deeper into these persistent, potentially illness-causing pests and discover how together, germs and hand washing are the perfect match.   What are germs? Simply put, germs are microorganisms that can exist pretty much anywhere, including on our skin and in our bodies. […]

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The History of Hand Washing

Person putting on medical gloves as demonstration of major step in the history of hand washing.

We can thank much of today’s hand hygiene knowledge to a Hungarian doctor—Ignaz Semmelweis—who discovered the vital connection between hand washing and disease in the mid-1800s. We’re getting ahead of ourselves here though—so let’s back it up a bit and take a deeper look at the history of hand washing. The origins of hand washing […]

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COVID Hand Washing and Psychology

Image of brain to demonstrate link between psychology and hand washing.

Wash your hands. The simple statement drilled into all of us as children has taken on a new, shall we say, public role in all our lives. We’re all doing that sneaky side-eye at the restaurant bathroom sink and are extremely wary to touch any surfaces not in our own homes. We’re justified in this […]

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What’s Behind the Hand Washing Steps?

Close up shot of individual washing their hands to demonstrate the in-depth hand washing steps provided by the CDC.

There’s nothing like a good round of hand washing. We sing our ABCs, scrub away, and gaze longingly at our reflections for 20 seconds. But what do the white coat wearing smarty pants tell us as to why we have to follow each of these hand washing steps?  The CDC’s hand washing steps The CDC has broken […]

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Hand Washing Versus Hand Sanitizer

It’s been over a year now and we’ve all gotten used to keeping a bottle of hand sanitizer on us at all times. We use it after touching any shared surface, but is it really a viable replacement for hand-washing? Are we only using it because there isn’t enough access to point-of-contact hand-washing? Let’s take […]

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