1. Personal Hygiene LESSON 2

2. Personal Hygiene is in Your Hands
When preparing food, your hands are your most important tool – keep them clean!

3. Anytime you handle food, keep your hands clean
Wash your hands with soap and water for 20 seconds
Wet your hands with clean, running water (warm or cold), turn off the tap, and apply soap.
Lather your hands by rubbing them together with the soap. Be sure to lather the backs of your hands, between your fingers, and under your nails.
Scrub your hands for at least 20 seconds. Need a timer? Hum the “Happy Birthday” song from beginning to end twice.
Rinse your hands well under clean, running water.
Dry your hands using a clean, single-use towel or air dry them.

4. Wash Your Hands
After using the restroom

5. Wash Your Hands
Before and after handling raw food

6. Wash Your Hands
After touching the hair, face or body

7. Wash Your Hands After sneezing, coughing or using a tissue
or handkerchief

8. Wash Your Hands
After eating, drinking, smoking, chewing gum or tobacco

9. Wash Your Hands After handling any chemicals
Such as detergents, cleaners, sanitizers, lubricants, de-greasers, etc.
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10. Wash Your Hands
After taking out the garbage

11. After clearing dirty dishes
Wash Your Hands
After clearing dirty dishes

12. After touching clothing or aprons
Wash Your Hands
After touching clothing or aprons
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13. After touching anything else that may contaminate hands
Wash Your Hands
After touching anything else that may contaminate hands

14. Ready-to-Eat Foods from Contamination
Wear Gloves to Protect
Ready-to-Eat Foods from Contamination
Ready-to-eat food is food that can be eaten without further preparation, washing or cooking. Such as cooked food, washed fruit and vegetables, and deli meat.

15. Glove Rules Gloves are not a substitute for good handwashing!
Wash hands thoroughly before putting them on.
Never re-use them.

16. Glove Rules Change gloves and rewash hands:
When they become soiled or torn
Before beginning a new or different task
After handling raw foods and before handling cooked or ready-to-eat foods

17. Hair Restraints
Hair of all lengths should be restrained

18. Hair Restraints
Any facial hair measuring an inch or longer must be covered.
Special beard/mustache covers can be purchased to cover facial hair.

19. Clean Clothes and Apron
Wear clean clothes when preparing and serving food.
If possible, wear an apron to protect food from contamination.
Disposable aprons are available.
Aprons should not be worn into the restroom or to take out the garbage.

20. Cuts, Burns, and Skin Irritation
Cuts/wounds on the hand must be covered by a bandage and a glove.
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21. Do Not Prepare or Serve Food if You are Sick