Restaurant owner makes portable hand washing stations to deploy in Baltimore

Time and time again, we’ve heard hand washing is key to stopping the spread of the virus.

As businesses start opening back up, one Federal Hill shop owner is trying to make it more accessible to wash up outdoors.

HEARD HAND WASHING IS KEY TOSTOPPING THE SPREAD OF THEVIRUS.

AS BUSINESSES STARTOPENING BACK UP, ONE FEDERALHILL SHOP OWNER IS TRYING TOMAKE IT MORE ACCESSIBLE TOWASH UP OUTDOORS.

WMAR 2 NEABBY ISAACS EXPLAINS.LOOKLIV━ ITAND EASY IDEA, HEPORTABLE HAND WASHING STATIONSTO DEPLOY ACROSS THE AREA.NATS pump NATS water FROMPIZZAS TO PORTABLE SINKS.

WILLFAGG, TINY BRICK OVEN PIZZA━Itessentially let people washtheir hands almost anywhere.TINY BRICK OVEN PIZZA ANDGELATO OWNER WILL FAGG HASWORN MANY HATS.

BEFORE HE WASA CHEF, HE WAS AN INFECTIONCONTROL PETTY OFFICER AT NAVYHOSPITAL.

SO HAND HYGIENE HALWAYS BEEN IMPORTANT.

HEBUILT THE FIRST PORTABLE SINKA DECADE AGO, TO USE WHILEMAKING PIZZA AT FESTIVALS.

BUTHE STARTED BACK UP WHEN THEPANDEMIC HIT, SO HE COULD HAVEONE FOR HIS FEDERAL HILL SHOP.I felt like people needed away to wash their hands whenthey come into the shop, thebathroom is closed ITBAREBONES& A FOOT PUMP POWEREDSINK.

Thatthen this would be your catchbucket SUPPLIES FOR ONE COSTSABOUT 30 DOLLARS AND YOU CANBUILD IT IN LESS THAN AN HOUR.We just drilled 4 little holesfor the water to drain AS MORETHINGS START TO REOPEN, HEWANTS TO GET THIS RESOURCE OUTINTO THE COMMUNITY.

Wedeployed these sinkshomeless encampments or I putthem out where some daylaborers were at home depotand then you just giveeverybody their own bar ofsoap ANOTHER IDEA IS TOINTEGRATE IT INTO SECURITCHECKPOINTS AT PUBLICBUILDINGS& You could just sawsay we are measuring yourtemperature, weyouwewashing your hands beforeentering the facility.

HEWANTS THEM WHEREVER THEY ARENEEDED..

THE ULTIMATE GOAL..TO HELP BREAK THE CHAIN OFTRANSMISSION.

If youtouched a doorknob that maybehas the virus on it and thyoubunch of other objects nowthose have all beencontaminated, if anywhere inthat chain youyour hands for 20 seconds,they know that the soap killsor deactivates the virusessentially, that means thatanything youthat would not be contaminatedLOOKLIV━ IF YOU KNOW OF APLACE YOTHESE HAND WASHING STATIONS,OR YOUMAKE ONE YOURSELF, WE HAVE HISCONTACT INFORMATION ON OURWEBSITE.

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