Staff Training Slideshow 4 - Hygiene

Good Personal Hygiene
keeping yourself clean
Importance of good
personal hygiene
Hygiene
Personal hygiene
describes a system of sanitary principles to

preserve health
Refers to cleanliness of a persons body
Communicable disease
Pathogens transmitted by one person to

another may be by touch / through food /
by aerosols
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Communicable diseases
May be:
Diseases of respiratory tract

Intestinal disorders
Infectious hepatitis, dysentery, typhoid fever
Staphylococci (boils, acne, infected cuts)
A person may be a carrier (no symptoms)
Convalescent (< 10 wks after acquiring disease)

Chronic (carries it indefinitely)
Contact (carries but doesnt get sick)
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Wearing clean clothing
Clean outer garments

Hair nets / head coverings
Employee uniforms
No uncovered street clothes in production

area
Worn to protect product and equipment
from employees clothes
Clean footwear / overshoes

Use hanger facilities provided
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1. Before you get to work
Take a shower
Wash off dead skin and bacteria
Put on clean clothes and footwear
Your
Yourskin
skinsheds
shedsand
and
carries
bacteria
carries bacteria
Clothes and footwear can carry

bacteria into the plant
Keep fingernails clean, trimmed and

without polish / no artificial nails
Polish or artificial nails can fall off
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2. When you get to work
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Place outside
clothes/footwe
ar in provided
shelf
When you get to work
Put on clean uniforms/smocks and

footwear for use in plant only
Smocks are to keep your clothes
from contaminating the product!
Wash hands before
touching food product
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When you get to work
Dont wear watches

or jewelry
They carry soil and

bacteria
Use clean footwear
Footwear can bring

in contamination
from the outside
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Empty pockets above

waist
Sew pockets shut if possible

Pens and other objects can fall out
when you bend over
These items are often physical

hazards
They also carry bacteria
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3. When you are at work

Have
Haveyou
youwashed
washed
You should wash
your
yourhands?
hands?
After using the toilet
After touching bare body parts (skin)
After coughing, sneezing, using a
handkerchief or tissue
After eating, drinking, smoking tobacco
Before returning to your workplace
Before entering finished product
packaging area to package product
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Hand sanitizer stations
Convenient location & visible
For employees entering process area

For employees moving between jobs
Hand dip stations
Hands must be washed before sanitizing

Gloves should be put on before dipping
Keep concentration at correct level
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How to wash
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Use adequate amount

of soap with water
Scrub vigorously
between fingers
(include wrists)
Rinse thoroughly and
dry with paper
towel/hand dryer
Use hand sanitizer dip
after wearing hand
gloves
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Why wear hair nets?

Hair gets washed less frequently than
other parts of the body
Hair follicles produce oil
The oil attracts dust containing bacteria
Hair falls out periodically
If the hair drops into food or onto food
contact surfaces, it will contaminate the
food
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Wear hair nets / beard

nets
Hair nets and beard
nets protect food
products from
contamination
Baseball caps or
bump caps are
not sufficient!
All hair must be
tucked in nets
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Use of gloves
Gloves are used to protect food product

from your hands
Cuts, etc. should be covered with an

approved bandage first
Hands should be washed thoroughly before
putting on gloves
Dip gloved hands into sanitizer to keep

the gloves sanitized
Inspect gloves at least daily for pinhole
leaks or cuts
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Employee responsibilities
No food or drink in storage,

processing & packaging areas
No use of gum or tobacco in food
handling areas
Injuries, infections, disease must
be reported to employer
Wash hands thoroughly
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Workplace habits
Dont use smock or uniform to

clean hands
Dont stick hand into food product
to test it
Dont chew gum
Never sneeze into air
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Plant production personnel

policies
Policies
To prevent contamination of product

Minimize potential routes of entry
Control visitors
Restrict access
Post signs
Control drivers
Authorized visitors only / wear clean gear
Use footbaths where necessary
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Use of Lunchroom
Eat only in the lunchroom
Store your lunch in designated

area
Not in the processing area
Not in lockers
Dont leave garbage lying around
Food attracts rodents and insects
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Allergens
Allergens are usually proteins that

cause a severe anti-body reaction
Allergens include: eggs, soy, milk,
nuts, seafood, and sulfites
Employees bring lunches that have
allergens
Wash hands and dont bring food
into plant
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Good Personal Hygiene

keeping yourself clean

describes a system of sanitary principles to

Pathogens transmitted by one person to

Diseases of respiratory tract

A person may be a carrier (no symptoms)

Convalescent (< 10 wks after acquiring disease)

Wearing clean clothing

Clean outer garments

No uncovered street clothes in production

Clean footwear / overshoes

1. Before you get to work

Wash off dead skin and bacteria

Put on clean clothes and footwear

Clothes and footwear can carry

Keep fingernails clean, trimmed and

Polish or artificial nails can fall off

2. When you get to work

When you get to work

Put on clean uniforms/smocks and

When you get to work

Dont wear watches

They carry soil and

Use clean footwear

Footwear can bring

Empty pockets above

Sew pockets shut if possible

These items are often physical

3. When you are at work

Hand sanitizer stations

Convenient location & visible

For employees entering process area

Hand dip stations

Hands must be washed before sanitizing

Use adequate amount

Why wear hair nets?

Wear hair nets / beard

Gloves are used to protect food product

Cuts, etc. should be covered with an

Dip gloved hands into sanitizer to keep

No food or drink in storage,

Dont use smock or uniform to

Plant production personnel

To prevent contamination of product

Eat only in the lunchroom

Store your lunch in designated

Not in the processing area

Dont leave garbage lying around

Food attracts rodents and insects

Allergens are usually proteins that

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