100 free hand-washing stations to be rolled out at taxi ranks
This simple design is effective in ensuring people are able to use it effortlessly.
An innovative mobile hand-wash station that allows people at taxi ranks to wash their hands with hygienic liquid soap and water to prevent the spread of the coronavirus has been demonstrated in Thembisa.
Developed by local automotive company G.U.D. Holdings, this simple hand washing system, using their Indy Oil drums, could assist commuters and people living in water scarce areas to wash their hands.
The mobile hand-wash station consists of two 210-litre plastic drums which are fixed on a frame with wheels, a pump, water and a liquid hand soap dispenser. This simple design is effective in ensuring people are able to use it effortlessly.
G.U.D.’S BBBEE partner, Filpro, who operate in the informal market, have trialled the units at taxi ranks with high traffic volumes. Filpro conducted demonstrations of the hand-wash station at Vereeniging, Tskane, Thembisa, Pretoria CBD and Orange Farm taxi ranks during the first week of May.
Filpro will facilitate the roll-out of over 100 free mobile hand-wash stations to taxi ranks throughout the country in the coming months.
“We received a very positive response from commuters at the taxi ranks during the trial run of the hand-wash station. People were queuing up to use the station to wash their hands before getting into taxis,” said Mboneni Magada, general manager of Filpro.
Peter Mashego, chairperson of the South African National Taxi Association, attended the demonstration at Thembisa Taxi Rank. He praised G.U.D. Holdings and Filpro for their support of the taxi industry during this global crisis.
