Are hands-free sinks required?
Infection Control Weekly Monitor, February 10, 2010
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Although hands-free sinks are certainly more efficient than the alternative, they often pose a budgetary problem during the redesign and construction.
Typically these sinks end up in the high risk areas, writes Peg Luebbert MS, MT(ASCP), CIC, CHSP, IC consultant and blogger on OSHA Healthcare Advisor.
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