Law? Same. But I've seen all the posters pointing to warm water. I don't get it either, just use soap.
That's the job of soap to break down lipids and make your skin slippery enough for bacteria to slip off.
Might be a law for specific health occupations. Otherwise I normally use cold water since it takes time to heat up water and costs more.
Not sure about whether or not warm water makes the lathering process better. Soap lathers up because of it's interaction with the natural oil on your hands, right? So if you're washing your hands correctly, then the temperature doesn't matter. The difference in degrees between "cold" and "warm" water is negligible.
It's a health code violation if I'm not mistaken to not have running hot water
This is the main reason, I believe. People are more likely to wash their hands with warm water then cold.
I'm sure many, if not all, places in the states. Particularly California for employees in the food handling industry.
I'm sure an asshole employee that doesn't like you could report you.
But how would he find out? Like, would the asshole employee just run up to you to shake your hands as soon as you're done?
If they're washing in an adjacent sink in a public restroom, then yeah. It's a plausible situation.
Is this true? Water naturally sticks to surfaces, so I'm not sure if the slight difference in temperature will make a marked difference.
Lol but you could just deny it. It's not like they'll be able to prove it. Dumb law.
I think this is a misconception. Soap is pretty basic, so some bacterial cell walls may be susceptible to it, but I don't think it does anything but make your skin slippery to them.
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