Do you have bidets installed in your workplace bathrooms? If not, it’s worth considering.
Bidet toilets, seats, and attachments direct a stream of water from a nozzle to clean up your anus and the surrounding area after you move your bowel. You can either install freestanding bidets or bidet attachments that can be affixed to your existing toilets.
While not as common in North America as in other parts of the world, bidets are a thing. And more and more people in North America are seeing the benefits of installing them.
Continue reading to find out three benefits of installing bidets in workplace bathrooms.
Do you have employees who have special needs? It might be difficult for such employees to use a regular toilet and then use toilet paper to clean themselves up. In such cases, a bidet might be better. Yes, they’ll need to activate the equipment so that it sprays the warm water at the right time. But that might be easier than using the bathroom and manually cleaning themselves with toilet paper. Investing in a model with a drying feature will make it even easier for your workers.
In addition to installing bidets, consider installing motion-activated faucets and hand driers. It will make using the washroom even easier for staff or management in your workplace with special needs. This will make your place of employment a better place to work for all.
Another reason it makes sense to invest in bidets in workplace bathrooms is that they can potentially reduce the spread of germs. If people use the bathroom the regular way, don’t wash their hands, and then go around touching things, bad things can happen. Personal hygiene in the workplace is essential. Using a bidet means your employees won’t have to get their hands dirty and potentially pass on things they shouldn’t to others in the workplace.
Of course, there are other things you need to do to stem the spread of germs. Germs can easily be transferred when someone with, say, the flu coughs in their hands and then contaminates the faucet handles or doorknobs. The flu is no joke. According to the CDC, there have been no fewer than 25 million sicknesses, 280,000 hospitalizations, and 17,000 deaths due to the flu. You’ll want to avoid having many people come down with the flu or experience flu-like symptoms.
In addition to installing bidets, encourage workers to wash their hands as needed, cough into their elbows, and stay home when they feel unwell.
Another reason it makes sense to get bidets for your workplace washrooms is that they’ll reduce instances of clogged toilets. Whether at home, at work, or elsewhere, people tend to use more toilet paper than they should. And this can lead to blockages. It can be difficult to clear them, and there’s always the risk of the toilet overflowing and creating a mess.
Yes, you can get someone in maintenance to clear the clogged drain or clean up the mess. But that means the maintenance worker won’t be able to work on higher-priority matters. If you install bidets, you’ll experience fewer clogged toilets since they don’t require toilet paper use. So, in addition to saving money by buying less toilet paper, you’ll also reduce frustration and save even more money by not having to worry about clogged toilets.
Are you ready to explore getting bidets for your workplace bathroom? It’s worth considering. You don’t have to give up your toilets either. Maybe you’ll want to have a combination of both or to simply add bidet attachments to the toilets you already have. But one thing you shouldn’t do is ignore the benefits that come with using bidets. Your staff will thank you.
