Hand Washing Instructions for Training

Hello,

I'm preparing a hygiene training for all the employees. I want to give them instructions about how to wash their hands and there is the problem. I find documentation saying you should wash your hands for 10 sec or 20 sec. Can anybody help me with the time?
And maybe pictures/cartoons of hand washing and bacteria.

Thank you!

Dear AnneZ,

I hv some doubt as to whether you can practically control times like you mention ??

There is a wide range of possibilities, one "expert' assessment / review here -

http://www.hi-tm.com...bs_reports.html

See section III, nos 2-6 have some pics also

Rgds / Charles.C

This is quite a good example.

Thank you Simon!

I also found some great pictures how to wash you hands...

Thank you Simon!

I also found some great pictures how to wash you hands...

I can understand the procedure with just the pictures.

That's the sign of a good sign.

One slight caveat regarding Anne's nice pictures.

Many food authorities do not accept hand operated taps. BRC food seems to leave it up to yr risk assessment.

Rgds / Charles.C

Hello Anne,

You may find good written instructions by Bioclean all.
I am working for a dutch company and we have succesfully used this instructions for internal training.

hope will be helpfull for you.
Alina

Hello,

I'm preparing a hygiene training for all the employees. I want to give them instructions about how to wash their hands and there is the problem. I find documentation saying you should wash your hands for 10 sec or 20 sec. Can anybody help me with the time?
And maybe pictures/cartoons of hand washing and bacteria.

Thank you!

Dear alina,

Thks yr suggestion.

Do you hv a working link? The (bocl)bioclean domain seems currently up for sale.

Rgds / Charles.C

PS Welcome to the forum!

On my travels I found another hand washing sign.

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Dear Simon,

Further support for foot/knee operated taps I presume.

Cloth(?) in 5-6 looks like packaging scraps, very thrifty. Would also appear that a mystery 3rd hand turns the tap on.

Hv also often wondered how cross-contamination of the soap dispenser is avoided ?

Perhaps i worry too much, haven't even reached the toilet yet!

As long as the auditor is happy, just think of England ?

Rgds / Charles.C

The Centers For Disease Control here in the US has a great site:
http://www.cdc.gov/cleanhands/

Also, one thing I've always taught is, "Sing the Happy Birthday Song".

Dear Chief inspector,

Thks for the link and i agree the CDC is a fantastic organisation.

Netherless some of this site's content seems slightly odd to me -

However, if soap and clean water are not accessible, as is common in many parts of the world, use soap and available water or an alcohol-based product containing at least 60% alcohol to clean hands.

The implication is that 60%+ alcohol is often more readily available than soap and clean water? Hmmm. If they're correct, the site might usefully reference some activities relating to providing safe water supplies in such less fortunate locations (or perhaps i missed it on the site).

Their handcleaning illustration is here maybe -

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I did notice that the main page includes a recommendation to wash hands before and after eating food. The latter seems absent elsewhere. Maybe it covers the case where fingers are used to eat the food.

A video is also offered plus a lot of other educational materials here - http://emergency.cdc...handhygiene.asp

In addition some other amazing activities although a little site maintenance is perhaps overdue -

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Rgds / Charles.C

Thank you all!
Great information!

Found some beautiful Brasil warning posters... I didn't wanted to start a whole new topic so I put them here as well.

Dear Anne,

Very nice (for scaring people).

Hopefully British Rail (still exists?) are following this thread.

Rgds / Charles.C