Ecodesign Preparatory Study on Hand Dryers
This is the home of the DG GROW Lot 12 Preparatory Study for Hand Dryers. The study has been launched and will conclude in March 2020.
How to be eco-friendly when drying one’s hands?
A new survey by Harris Interactive for JVD reveals the habits of French people regarding hand hygiene. 91% of French people always or nearly always wash their hands after going to the toilet.
World Dryer Corporation new eHA-Member
With beginning of January 2019, eHA has a new regular member: World Dryer Corporation. Here is what Susan Fan, Director, Operations and Supply Chain says about World Dryer:
The method used to dry washed hands affects the number and type of transient and residential bacteria remaining on the skin
Mutters R, Warnes SL, The method used to dry washed hands affects the number and type of transient and residential bacteria remaining on the skin, Journal of Hospital Infection.
Hot Air Debate | Are electric hand dryers better than paper towels?
A new article, written by Eugene Lotter, was published enriching the discussion, whether electric hand dryers are better than paper towels. Eugene Lotter is an South-African journalist, who actively writes articels on healthcare topics at health24.com and on Muck Rack.
eHA now in EU Transparency Register
eHA is now registered in the Transparency Register of the EU. Thereby, eHA became an official interest group that represents our…
Global Handwashing Day
Today, we celebrate the Global Handwashing Day! This special day was initiated by the WHO in colaboration with the UNICEF,…
PRESS RELEASE: eHA officially commenced its mission
Berlin/Bruxelles/Overseas 26th July 2018 – The electric Handdryer Association (eHA) has officially commenced its mission to promote all relevant electric hand drying interests worldwide.
The eHA’s founding members, consisting of renowned global hand dryer manufacturers, came together at the InterClean Amsterdam, the largest professional cleaning exhibition, to officially launch the organisation after a fruitful discussion.
How the paper towel industry endangers evidence-based policy-making
The adventures of electric hand dryers over paper towels have been proved by various studies and convince an increasing number…
The distorted evidences used by the EU to evaluate the use of hand dryers
The preliminary study of a EU directive led to some truly alarming conclusions about the role of hand dryers, comparing them negatively with paper towels in terms of hygiene and energy efficiency. The study investigated part of the literature on the effects of electric hand dryers, but excluded any research on the effects of paper towels, thus presenting a clear bias in favor of one of the products they intended to compare.