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Your health is a responsibility and a priority for us. Why are we starting the PURELL Program for Workplace Wellness?

Today’s Agenda Germs and How They Spread The Importance of Hand Hygiene Hand Hygiene Awareness Program Take a hand in your health.

News flash: there are germs in the workplace!

Dr. Charles Gerba University of Arizona microbiologist Are you holding a handful of germs? Restrooms are disinfected regularly. Desktops aren’t. Desktops, phones and keyboards harbor more germs than the average toilet seat. 2 C.P. Gerba. Germs in the Workplace. Unpublished observational study, University of Arizona 2001.

Wash your hands with soap and water. Use Hand Sanitizer, like PURELL ®, when soap and water are not readily available. Make it a habit at work and at home with your families. Hand Hygiene. Hands down, the best way to help you stay well. A majority of germs are transmitted by hands. Good hand hygiene is a simple and effective measure for preventing the spread of germs.

Federal and public health authorities agree: Good hand hygiene helps prevent illness. Clean your hands after coughing or sneezing. Use soap and water or an alcohol-based hand cleaner. - pandemicflu.gov How can I clean my hands when water is not available? You can use disposable wipes or a hand gel sanitizer. You use the gel without water. The alcohol in the gel kills the germs on your hands. - FDA As with other infectious illnesses, one of the most important and appropriate preventive practices is careful and frequent hand hygiene. Cleaning your hands often using either soap and water or waterless alcohol-based hand sanitizers removes potentially infectious materials from your skin and helps prevent disease transmission. - OSHA Keeping hands clean is one of the most important steps we can take to avoid getting sick and spreading germs to others. It is best to wash with soap and clean running water for 20 seconds. However, if soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based product to clean your hands. Alcohol-based hand rubs significantly reduce the number of germs on skin and are fast acting. - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

An effective hand hygiene program is as easy as 1, 2, 3. Distributing – Convenient Access Using – Washing and Sanitizing Learning – Good Hand Hygiene

Learn about good hand hygiene. We’re going to be working together to learn to make hand hygiene a habit. Brochures Posters Events And more

The Effective Way to Wash Your Hands seconds with soap and warm water (e.g. Sing the “Happy Birthday” song twice) Rub hands vigorously together and scrub all surfaces Rinse with warm water Dry your hands with a clean paper towel or hand dryer

The Effective Way to Sanitize Your Hands. Purell is a trademark of Warner-Lambert Company LLC PURELL Hand Sanitizer kills 99.99% of most common germs that may make you sick. CDC recommends that hand sanitizers contain at least 60% alcohol for use in antiseptic hand hygiene products. No water or towels needed. Specially formulated with moisturizers to leave hands feeling soft and refreshed. When soap and water are not available, use hand sanitizer.

Keep PURELL ® close at hand. You’ll have PURELL Hand Sanitizer for your workspace. Additional dispensers will be placed in common areas. Purell is a trademark of Warner-Lambert Company LLC

Raise your hand if you want to promote the well-being of you and your family. When we each do our part, we can significantly and positively impact employee well-being.

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