Personal Personal HygieneHygiene• Maintaining adequate personal

cleanliness. • Washing and sanitizing non-disposable

gloves before starting work, and as needed.

• Changing disposable gloves whenever contamination is a possibility.

• Wearing appropriate attire on the job • Not engaging in certain activities where

food may be exposed or utensils are washed.

• Washing hands frequently and effectively and sanitizing hands if needed.

Wash hands -Before beginning work, especially if the employee has direct contact with fresh produce Before putting on a new pair of disposable or non-disposable gloves and after removing the gloves After touching human body parts or anything else except food and food contact surfaces After using the toilet; after coughing, sneezing, using a handkerchief or tissue

After, eating, drinking or using tobaccoAfter engaging in any activity that may contaminate hands, such as taking out the garbage, handling cleaning chemicals, handling incoming produce that is, as yet, unwashed After caring for or touching animals Before returning to a workstation After shaking hands.

Proper Proper Hand Hand

washing washing TechniqueTechnique

1. Use 1. Use water as water as hot as the hot as the hands can hands can comfortabcomfortably standly stand..

2.2.MoisteMoisten hands, n hands, soap soap thoroughthoroughly and ly and later to later to the the elbow.elbow.

3. Scrub 3. Scrub thoroughly, thoroughly, using using brush for brush for nailsnails

4. Rub hands together using friction for 20 seconds.

5. Rinse 5. Rinse thoroughlthoroughly under y under running running water.water.

6. Dry 6. Dry hands hands using using single-single-service service towels or a towels or a hot-air-hot-air-dryer.dryer.