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SC Johnson Professional’s Microsan Encore® and Microsan® Optidose™ are the first and only alcohol hand sanitizers that have been approved by Health Canada under HUAD guidelines for Professional Healthcare use. They are effective against all enveloped viruses and some (norovirus and rotavirus) but not all non-enveloped viruses and fungi and they kill 99.9% of bacteria

SC Johnson Professional® Canada offers the first alcohol hand sanitizer approved by Health Canada to make virucidal claims under the 2019 Human-Use Antiseptic Drug (HUAD) guidance.

Each year, on the 5th May the World Health Organization (WHO) shines a light on the importance of hand hygiene with their SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands campaign. This year, the campaign calls on those within the healthcare community to ‘accelerate action together’ to help reduce the risk of Healthcare Associated Infections (HCAIs).

SC Johnson Professional today announced the grand prize winners of its Happy Hands dispenser design contest. The contest promotes the importance of handwashing to students by asking them to create a design encouraging hand hygiene that are featured on SC Johnson Professional dispensers.

SC Johnson Professional® celebrates Global Handwashing Day, which promotes the benefits of practicing good hand hygiene habits. To increase awareness to the public on proper handwashing techniques and understanding the importance of handwashing, SC Johnson Professional shares the following hand hygiene tips.

SC Johnson Professional® today launched its TruShot 2.0™ Mobile Dispensing System. The product automatically dilutes, mixes and delivers effective chemistries to increase worker productivity, while reducing prep time with portable no-spill cartridges.

Markers and crayons and pencils, oh my! Right now, SC Johnson Professional Canada is accepting registrations for the annual Happy Hands dispenser design contest. The contest promotes the importance of hand washing and sanitizing at school by encouraging K-8 students to use their creative skills to design a custom soap/sanitizer dispenser.

SC Johnson Professional today announced the winners of this year’s Happy Hands dispenser design contest, which promotes the importance of handwashing and sanitizing at school. The winner in the elementary school (K-5) category is Navsher B., a grade 2 student at Meadowlands Public School in Nepean, ON and the winner in the middle school (6-8) category is Ella B., a grade 6 student at Sacred Heart Catholic School in Marmora, ON.

The CDC estimates that influenza has resulted in between 9 and 45 million illnesses each year since 2010 . These illnesses lead to 111 million lost workdays costing businesses an estimated $16.3 million annually. To minimize the impact of the cold and flu season on your business this year, it is important to develop a comprehensive plan involving targeted hygiene, surface and skin care, and the right behaviors within your facility.

October 15 is Global Handwashing Day, which serves as a great reminder for businesses to implement an effective hand hygiene program. Global Handwashing Day is an annual campaign that promotes and motivates people around the world to improve their handwashing habits.

And the winners of SC Johnson Professional’s Happy Hands Contest are: Khloe I., a grade 4 student at Our Lady of Mercy Elementary School in Burnaby, BC and Kylie C. a grade 8 student at Bayside Middle School in Saint John, NB.  The contest, which promotes the importance of handwashing and sanitizing in K-8 schools, “drew” in nearly 800 student submissions and over 2,500 votes.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), hand hygiene is the single most effective action to stop the spread of infection. With healthcare associated infections (HAIs) and infectious diseases posing a serious concern to healthcare institutions nationwide, it’s critical that healthcare workers continue to improve hand hygiene practices. To celebrate this year’s World Hand Hygiene Day “Seconds Save Lives, Clean Your Hands” campaign on May 5, SC Johnson Professional offers tips to help provide effective hand hygiene at the point of care.