Giving employees 'decoy' sanitizer options could improve hand hygiene

(Association for Psychological Science) Introducing a less convenient option for hand sanitizing may actually boost workers' use of hand sanitizer and increase sanitary conditions in the workplace, according to findings in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. The findings revealed that employees in a food factory used more of their regular sanitizer and had cleaner hands and workspaces after a 'decoy' sanitizer option was offered to them.