via controller 70 to dispense a mask 122 and or gloves 124 to the person and if part of a door entry system may permit entrance to a building or portion of a building and may if so equipped provide instructions to the user accordingly in accordance with some embodiments of this invention hand cleaning apparatus 100 is provided with an output module the output module may be one or more of a member to provide a signal to a door operating system an access card dispenser 126 an authorization badge dispenser 120 and a mask and or glove dispenser 120 regardless of the identity of the output module the hand cleaning apparatus in combination with the output module can be used to control access to a building and or to ensure that a person who enters a building is provided with a mask and or glove in accordance with a further alternate embodiment of this invention hand cleaning apparatus 100 may be provided with an input member to permit a person to enter information as to their destination or destinations in the building and the expected duration of their visit and preferably identifying information e g the person 39 s name address phone number etc the input member may be designed to record any required information that may be selected for a building input member may be a card reader to read information provided on a security or identity card provided to a person working at the building e g magnetic card reader 86 or a proximity card reader a key pad 128 which may be a separate key pad or incorporated as part of.