During July 2020, Rotoplas designed and published a document with suggestions for setting up, designing, and implementing hand-washing stations. The intention is to offer solutions that can contribute to reduce the rate of contagion due to the health emergency caused by COVID-19. This is a guide that includes materials, plans, assembly steps and recommendations for the installation and use of hand washing stations.

The design of this infrastructure was developed in collaboration with Cántaro Azul, a strategic ally for the innovation and co-creation of products with social impact around the growing problem of water. This collaboration is part of Focus 2 of Rotoplas’ Sustainability Strategy, “Collaborative Innovation with Sense”, through which alliances are generated to develop products and services with social and environmental impact around the growing water crisis.

With this guide, we seek to provide a replicable and accessible alternative to the general public for current hygiene and public health needs, collaborating to prevent the spread of the pandemic in public spaces where infrastructure in public spaces is insufficient.

The solution will directly impact communities where suspension of activities and social distancing is difficult to implement. Chiapas was identified as one of the priority states since only 57% of the population has a piped water supply, so many communities are in need of hygiene and hand-washing infrastructure to cope with the pandemic and reduce transmission of the disease. In response to this situation, together with the Cántaro Azul association, Rotoplas donated components for 100 hand washing stations and 57 storage solutions.

We invite you to consult the manual in the following link: https://rotoplas.com.mx/rtp_resources/home/slider/estacion_lavadoManos.pdf