PERSONAL HYGIENE

 Importance of good personal hygiene.

 Contamination.
 Proper dress.
 What you can and can’t do at work.
 If you are sick.
 Hand washing.
IMPORTANCE OF GOOD PERSONAL
HYGIENE
Employer can list expected standards of:
 Showering.

 Using deodorant or perfume.

 Grooming Facial Hair.

 Hair wash.

 Use of Hand Sanitizer.

Personal Hygiene policy makes the workplace

comfortable for everyone and also protects against
the illnesses.
 Work Area Cleanliness
 Workplace Hygiene Policies should also make
Provision for each employee to clean and
maintain their own work station or work areas.
 what to include in a policy:
 Employers can list expected Standards of :
• Desk Tidiness
• Policies on using disinfectant in the work area
to reduce the risk of bacterial contamination.
• Expectations of the employee’s role in keeping
the work area clutter free.
 Kitchen
 Hygiene Policies for the Kitchen area in a work place
environment need to cover regular cleaning and maintenance of
utensils and equipment.

 This allocates accountability for the task of cleaning and helps

to ensure that it gets done.

 employees who are unhappy about the levels of workplace,

Hygiene can complain if they believe the standards of
cleanliness are poor enough to constitute a health risk, though
employee should also need to maintain the same from their end.

 Employee needs to take personal responsibility to protect

themselves and to practice good hygiene
 PROPER DRESS
 Clean uniforms
 No tears
 Closed toe shoes, no heels
 Clean foot ware
 Hair restraints
 Hairnets, beard nets
 PROPER DRESS
 No jewelry
 Wedding bands?
 No visible body piercing
 No nail polish, false fingernails
 No false eyelashes
 What you can’t do at work
 No eating ( tobacco)
 No drinking
 No smoking
 No spitting
 No chewing gum

If you are hurt….

 All open cuts or wounds are to be protected
with a secure waterproof covering
 Bandage and glove
 If you are ill……
 Inform your supervisor if you exhibit
the any of the following symptoms:
 jaundice (yellowing of eyes and skin)
 diarrhea
 vomiting
 fever
 sore throat with fever
 boils or cuts
 discharges from ears, nose or eyes
 excessive coughing or sneezing.
 When do you wash your hands?
After:
 Handling raw ingredients

 Smoking, eating or drinking

 Using a handkerchief or tissue

 Touching any dirty object or surface

 Touching any part of your body

 Cleaning or taking out garbage

 Using the washroom

 Hand washing
1. Wet hands
2. Soap (20 seconds)
3. Scrub back of hands, wrists, between fingers,
under fingernails, arms almost to elbows
4. Rinse
5. Tissue (single use tissue)
6. Turn off taps with tissue
7. Open door with tissue
8. Discard tissue in appropriate manner
 Quiz

Spot the Hazards:

Personal Hygiene Practices