CONTROLLE STAFF PERSONAL DATE OF ISSUE

D DOCUMENT: No. 02
DOCUMENT HYGIENE PROCEDURE 16.05.2024 BY: RT
PRO 1.2.1

1. Staff must be presented clean and tidy with good cleanliness when turning up for work
2. All staff must wear a clean black coat each day when working in the production area.
3. Black coats must not be worn outside the production area, they are to be taken off when entering
the toilet, before starting their breaks and are to be hung up in the cloak room when taking them
off.
4. Staff must not wear watches or jewellery including religious and medical jewellery. The only
exception is a plain band wedding ring. No earrings including studs are permitted on any exposed
part of the body.
5. Staff must not wear perfume or aftershave.
6. Heavy makeup including false eyelashes are not to be worn on the production area.
7. Food and drink must not be consumed in the production area, this includes chewing gum.
8. Smoking is prohibited on site; this includes e-cigarettes and vapes. If a colleague does smoke or
vape, they must do so off the premises.
9. Hands must be washed thoroughly with soap and water: -before starting work, after breaks, after
visiting the toilet or on return to the production area, after coughing into the hand , after eating or
drinking, after touching face or hair, after carrying out any cleaning or after removing waste or
rubbish. Hand sanitiser must be used after hand washing.
10. Personnel must not scratch or pick any areas of their skin whilst on the production floor
11. Designated staff are permitted to place waste in the outside bin in PPE at the end of the
production day.
12. Long hair must be tied back and all hair covered with a hairnet, prior to putting on the black
jackets. All male staff must be clean-shaven or wear a beard snood.
13. Fingernails must be kept clean and short. Nail varnish, shellac or false nails must not be worn.
14. Glasses and contact lenses are permitted but any breakages or losses must be reported to
management immediately.
15. All personal possessions must be kept in lockers. Strictly no personal items to be taken into
production or storage areas, including keys, mobile phones, or medication.
16. Cameras & recording equipment are not permitted in the production areas without prior
agreement.
17. Outdoor clothing must be left in the staff room or lockers and hung separately to black coats.
18. Staff must not work in the production area and inform the manager if they are suffering from
vomiting, diarrhoea, other stomach upsets, skin complaints, or cuts. ’48 hour’ rule to apply for
return to work. ref Food standards agency food handlers’ guidance fitness to work.
19. All employees, visitors or contractors must inform management if they become unwell whilst on
site.
20. Cuts and abrasions must be covered by a company issued blue waterproof plaster, with
management signing the blue plaster register when issuing staff with a plaster and again at the
end of the shift to show it is accounted for. REC 1.2.1 Blue Plaster Register
21. The following allergens are handled on site: Soya, Milk, and Eggs, Nuts. No other allergens are
permitted on the production area.
22. Upon joining the business all employees are required to complete REC 1.2.7 Staff Visitor and
Contractor Health Questionnaire and agree to report illness, this includes temporary employees,
visitors and contractors, Visitors and contractors must also read and complete REC 1.2.7 A
Visitor and Contractor Hygiene Policy. Staff must also complete REC 1.2.7 Staff Visitor and
Contractor Health Questionnaire on returning from illness or foreign holiday.