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 locker 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 locker
Put lunches
(food) in
designated
places

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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 warm
water
Scrub vigorously between
fingers (include wrists)
Use brush to remove
dirt from under
fingernails
Rinse thoroughly and
dry with paper towel
Use hand sanitizer when
leaving washroom

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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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