TRSA recently updated its 10-page white paper that portrays uniform rental as the superior risk-minimization option for healthcare wearers and their employers. Published initially in 2018, the updated Curbing the Infection Risk of Healthcare Garments factors in pandemic-era research and consumer behavior to explain why linen and uniform service laundering is more hygienic than home washing.

Aimed at healthcare professionals, Curbing the Infection Risk highlights findings that domestic laundering lacks the controls and monitoring of hospital-grade washing. Studies cited in the TRSA paper note that when a home laundry process fails to eliminate contamination, it can spread to other items ...