Method and apparatus for enforcing hygiene
First Claim
1. A system for encouraging workers who work in a hygienically controlled area to wash their hands before exiting an associated sanitation area, comprising:
- a badge element for each worker;
an unsanitary signaling media on each badge element;
means for attaching the badge element to the worker; and
means for enabling the unsanitary signaling media in response to the attaching of the badge element to the worker.
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Abstract
The present invention is a system for encouraging workers who work in a hygienically controlled area to wash their hands before exiting an associated sanitation area. Broadly, the present invention comprises a housing located in the sanitation area for receiving at least a portion of the hands of the worker. A detector is operatively associated with the housing. The detector detects whether or not the hands of the worker have recently been washed in response to the insertion of the hands of the worker into the housing. A communication media is also operatively associated with the detector for outputting one of a sanitary signaling media in response to the detection that the hands of the worker have been washed and an unsanitary signaling media in response to the detection that the hands of the worker have not been washed.
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18 Claims
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1. A system for encouraging workers who work in a hygienically controlled area to wash their hands before exiting an associated sanitation area, comprising:
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a badge element for each worker; an unsanitary signaling media on each badge element; means for attaching the badge element to the worker; and means for enabling the unsanitary signaling media in response to the attaching of the badge element to the worker. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for encouraging workers who work in a hygienically controlled area to wash their hands before exiting an associated sanitation area, comprising:
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a soap containing a detectable substance, for being disposed on the worker'"'"'s hands when the worker washes their hands; detection means for detecting the presence of the detectable substance on the hands of the worker; and communication means operatively associated with the detection means for communicating an unsanitary signaling media responsive to the detection of the presence of the detectable substance on the hands of the worker below a preselected range. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for encouraging workers who work in a hygienically controlled area to wash their hands before exiting an associated sanitation area, comprising:
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means located in the sanitation area for receiving at least a portion of the hands of the worker; detector means, operatively associated with the means for receiving, for detecting whether or not the hands of the worker have recently been washed subsequent to the insertion of the hands of the worker into the means for receiving; and means operatively associated with the detector means for outputting one of a sanitary signaling media in response to the detection that the hands of the worker have been washed and an unsanitary signaling media in response to the detection that the hands of the worker have not been washed. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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