Japan Lifts Ban on electric Hand Dryers: No Covid-Spreading
The Japan Business Federation apparently follows expert opinions and the results of experiments.
Innovations: HEPA and Beyond – Safe and Healthy Restrooms
eHA members offer many solutions for restrooms technologically state of the art. Washing and drying hands carefully belongs to the most important hygienic advice during a pandemic such as Covic-19.
Study: electric Hand Dryers do not Produce Further Aerosols
It has been proven that the increase in aerosol and bacterial counts after drying with one of the Dyson Airblade hand dryer models is comparable to the number achieved when drying hands with paper towels.
Review and Revision of EED: Context of Product Use is Important
In terms of establishing measures that result in actual energy efficiency gains, the context of product use therefore has to be taken into account, and how to achieve a consumer behaviour that helps achieve the desired effect.
MEPs endorse EC`s intention to broaden Ecodesign Directive to include non-energy-related products
On Wednesday (27.1.21), the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) adopted its report on the new EU Circular Economy Action Plan, with 66 votes in favour, 6 against and 7 abstentions.
Revision of the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED)
In November, the EU Commission started a first hearing period for the EED. The period to commend and give input is going to last until 9 February 2021. The following text was taken from the EU Commission`s site:
Article German Newspaper: Manufacturers complain about corona requirements
On 6 November 2020, the German leading newspaper “Süddeutsche Zeitung” published this article on the recent situation regarding electric hand dryers in Germany. Source is an interview conducted by dpa (German Press Agency) with Roman Gorovoy, managing partner at our member Electrostar/Starmix.
New requirements for occupational safety in times of the corona pandemic are causing criticism from manufacturers of electric hand dryers. Reference to the original article (German language). For the fully translated arcticle please click “Read More”.
Ecodesign and Energy Labelling Preparatory Study on Hand Dryers (GROW Lot 12) | Final Report
Over two years, eHA among others accompanied this study. We publish some deductive quotes out of the final report: “The data gathered for this preparatory study indicates that there is not a simple relation between the price of products and their performance in terms of energy use.”
#GlobalHandwashingDay 2020 – “Hand Hygiene for All”
As eHA, we also share facts to help the public understand the importance of thorough hand drying as part of the hand washing process.
eHA Statement on EU energy efficiency directive (EED) – evaluation and review
Under the European Green Deal, the Commission has committed to stronger action on climate change. It aims to assess how the EU’s greenhouse gas emissions could responsibly be reduced by at least 50% to 55% by 2030. As the efficient use of energy is key to achieving such a target, the review aims to provide insights into how the EED could be revised to: