you may need to encourage good hand hygiene,also ----- Original Message ----- From: Norma Teakle To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 6:28 PM Subject: Re: [OCC-HEALTH] washable keyboard Dear All I have just started working for a call centre (hot desking of course) with high levels of sickness absence and a manager has asked me about the merits of 'washable keyboards'. Have to say I've not heard of them but did wonder if anyone out there knows of them or has any experience of using them and more importantly how effective would they be in trying to reduce sickness absence due to coughs and colds etc regards Norma Teakle OHA - various! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Are you a PC? Upload your PC story and show the world Click Here! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please remove this footer before replying. OCC-HEALTH ARCHIVES: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html CONFERENCES AND STUDY DAYS: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/filearea.cgi?LMGT1=OCC-HEALTH OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH JOBS http://OHJobs.drmaze.net OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING EDUCATION http://www.aohne.org.uk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please remove this footer before replying. OCC-HEALTH ARCHIVES: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html CONFERENCES AND STUDY DAYS: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/filearea.cgi?LMGT1=OCC-HEALTH OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH JOBS http://OHJobs.drmaze.net OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING EDUCATION http://www.aohne.org.uk