Technology failures in the ladies room

I work in the engineering dept of a very large hospital. obviously germs are a HUGE concern. everyone seems to forget that they could be the cause of a HAI (hospital acquired infection) when they visit their loved ones.

we've started requiring designs in our restrooms that setback the doors to ensure that they can open outwards (making sure we don't have to put hands on a doorhandle) and leaving extra space near the doors for rubbish bins to collect paper towels.

I have experienced many an irritating automatic restroom feature, but, overall, speaking from an infection-control standpoint, they are well worth the hassle (i do prefer paper towels over those air thingys by far).

Melanie Perry
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I'm so glad you said that I thought I was missing a gene or something. I absolutely love automated bathrooms! In particular the towel dispensers. I might even start a campaign for your auto doors idea.

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I hate touching anything in a public bathroom. I'm not even a germophobe, but I've read what's on that stuff and sometimes I feel dirtier after washing my hands than before. While auto flush toilets are inconvenient, at least I need not touch (or more correctly, use a wad of toilet paper to touch) the flusher. I also love the auto towel dispensers, as my hands remain clean from not touching a filthy crank. (Although they are always hung too high and the water drips down my arm while I wave at the machine...) Now, if we could just get some auto doors, I would not have to touch the handles!

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Nothing is more annoying to me than those auto flush toilets. I do not need a flush everytime I lean forward!

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I hate hate hate auto flushing toilets, their only saving grace being the tiny button (if they are placed properly) on top that I can still can reach with my shoe to manually flush at the right time. I do however like the idea of auto changing seat covers - although the level of hygene of the new seat cover being dispensed is questionable.

I quite agree Jan. We have the same problems with automatic gadgets in ladies toilets here in England. They never work the way you want them to and often don't work at all!

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