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Originally published & reprinted with permission from CleanLink Online

Everyone has a unique personality. But did you know that you and the people you work with each day also have unique germ personalities? A new quiz from Kimberly-Clark Professional* can tell you where you stand on the germaphobe spectrum as well as how the germ personalities (and hygiene habits) of co-workers, colleagues and others can impact your health.

With cold-and-flu season on its way, knowing your germ personality could be more important than you think. Whether you're a "Fearful Fanatic" or a "Proud Exterminator," if you're among the more than one third of the population who are germ anxious, you may want to prepare sooner rather than later.

That's because many of the people around you are "Unconcerned" (in quiz terminology), which means they may not have the best hygiene habits. As a result, they can spread germs to others via commonly touched surfaces in offices, hotels, schools, stadiums and other locations. These germ "hot spots" are breeding grounds for illness-causing bacteria -- including cold, flu and stomach bugs.

This is part 2-of-2 blog posts with WAXIE Sanitary Supply’s interview with Peter Leahy from Kimberly-Clark Professional*

In case you missed the first half of the interview posted last week...Workplace Wellness: Learn What You Can Do to Stay Healthy

Last week we discussed the importance of Workplace Wellness, germ hot spots, cross-contamination and breaking the chain of germ transmission by the HYGIENIFY!* wash, wipe, sanitize protocol. But what can you do yourself to kick start a program at your work? Wouldn’t it be great if there were materials that you could just download or ideas on what other people have done? That’s exactly what Kimberly-Clark Professional* has developed with The Healthy Workplace Project*. Keep reading for more information on how you can take action at work to promote good hand hygiene practices and Workplace Wellness.

This is part 1-of-2 blog posts with WAXIE Sanitary Supply’s interview with Peter Leahy from Kimberly-Clark Professional*

The second half of the interview is Workplace Wellness: How You Can Take Action

Typically everyone spends at least 8 hours a day at work, which is sometimes more than you spend with your family during the week. So you’re at work a lot. It’s your home away from home for all intents and purposes. As such, Workplace Wellness is a very important topic no matter where you work, especially when colds and the flu start making the rounds, not to mention allergy season.

Plus ISSA Innovation Award Winners!

Rick Hazard, VP of Marketing at WAXIE Sanitary Supply, gives us the down and dirty on the 2012 ISSA/INTERCLEAN North America Show in Chicago by recaping everything in 10 Questions.