Personal care
Personal Care (Hand Washing)
The most important aspect of maintaining good health is good personal hygiene.
Personal hygiene which is also referred to as personal care includes all of the following:
Bathing and Showering
¾ Hair care
¾ Nail care
¾ Foot care
¾ Genital cares
The most important personal hygiene practice is washing hands. Why? Illness is often transferred from people to food via hands. It’s up to you to protect food with proper hand washing. To be effective, hand washing must be done often, at the right times, and the right way.
The right time to wash your hand is:
• After touching bare human body parts (e.g., scratching your nose or pulling up your socks). • Before starting work and after all breaks. • After using the restroom. • After coughing or sneezing. • After using a handkerchief or tissue. • After eating, drinking, or smoking. • After handling raw foods. • After handling soiled dishes or trash. • Before food preparation. • Before putting on gloves for handling foods.
• After engaging in any activity that might contaminate hands.
The right way in washing your hands is to:
• Use only a designated hand washing sink (not food preparation sinks). • Use warm running water. • Wet hands & arms up to elbows. • Apply dispenser soap or detergent. • Rub hands and forearms vigorously for at least 10-15 seconds. • Scrub back of hands, between fingers and under nails. [If your policy includes using a nail brush, mention it here. Dirt and pathogens can collect under nails, and a nail brush is an excellent way to control this.] • Rinse thoroughly under running water. • Dry hands and arms using a single-service towel or hot air dryer. • Use the towel to turn off the faucet.
Remember, there is no substitute for hand washing. Gloves and hand sanitizers are not alternatives. In some cases, we use them for added protection.
Even when hands are clean, follow these additional
The most important aspect of maintaining good health is good personal hygiene.
Personal hygiene which is also referred to as personal care includes all of the following:
Bathing and Showering
¾ Hair care
¾ Nail care
¾ Foot care
¾ Genital cares
The most important personal hygiene practice is washing hands. Why? Illness is often transferred from people to food via hands. It’s up to you to protect food with proper hand washing. To be effective, hand washing must be done often, at the right times, and the right way.
The right time to wash your hand is:
• After touching bare human body parts (e.g., scratching your nose or pulling up your socks). • Before starting work and after all breaks. • After using the restroom. • After coughing or sneezing. • After using a handkerchief or tissue. • After eating, drinking, or smoking. • After handling raw foods. • After handling soiled dishes or trash. • Before food preparation. • Before putting on gloves for handling foods.
• After engaging in any activity that might contaminate hands.
The right way in washing your hands is to:
• Use only a designated hand washing sink (not food preparation sinks). • Use warm running water. • Wet hands & arms up to elbows. • Apply dispenser soap or detergent. • Rub hands and forearms vigorously for at least 10-15 seconds. • Scrub back of hands, between fingers and under nails. [If your policy includes using a nail brush, mention it here. Dirt and pathogens can collect under nails, and a nail brush is an excellent way to control this.] • Rinse thoroughly under running water. • Dry hands and arms using a single-service towel or hot air dryer. • Use the towel to turn off the faucet.
Remember, there is no substitute for hand washing. Gloves and hand sanitizers are not alternatives. In some cases, we use them for added protection.
Even when hands are clean, follow these additional