Question reference: S5W-31441
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 27 August 2020
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Current status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 8 September 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what its COVID-19 guidance states regarding whether hand driers in public places can be used.
Answer
The Scottish Government published the Coronavirus (COVID-19): opening public and customer toilets guidance on 27 June 2020. https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19
-public-and-customer-toilets-guidance/pages/hygiene-measures/
The guidance was developed in consultation with the Health Protection Scotland National COVID response team. It states that as part of hygiene measures hand-drying facilities should be provided – either paper towels with appropriate and frequent waste disposal or electric hand dryers.
We are committed to keeping the guidance under constant review and it will be updated based on the latest advice from the Health Protection Scotland National COVID response team.