Good Hygiene in the Workplace

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Good Hygiene in the Workplace
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Ways individuals can reduce the spread of
infection/viruses

• Staying healthy
• Hand washing
• Using good cough/sneeze and tissue disposal
  etiquette
• Avoiding unnecessary exposure

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Staying healthy

• Consider getting an annual flu shot
• Get enough sleep
• Eat the right foods to keep you healthy
• Keep your stress levels in check
• Exercise regularly
• Do all the stuff your mother told you to do

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Hand washing

• Wash hands regularly with soap and water or
  alcohol-based sanitizer if soap and water not
  easily available
• Before and after handling food
• Before and after eating
• After going to the bathroom
• After coughing and sneezing
• After shaking hands
• After touching surfaces that may be contaminated

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Hand washing with soap and water

• Wet hands and apply soap
• Lather all surfaces of hands, including thumbs,
  and rub together for 15-20 seconds
• Work fingertips into palms to clean under nails
• Rinse
• Dry hands well with paper towel and use towel to
  turn off tap

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Hand washing with sanitizer

• Apply enough of the alcohol-based sanitizer to
  thoroughly cover all surfaces of hands, including
  fingers and thumb
• Rub fingertips into palms and keep rubbing until
  hands are dry
• Do not use hand sanitizer with water and do not
  use paper towels to dry hands
• Wash with soap and water if hands are visibly
  dirty

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Coughing, sneezing, tissue disposal

• Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you
  cough or sneeze or
• Cough or sneeze into your upper sleeve, not your
  hands
• Use single use tissue for wiping your nose
• Put used tissue in the wastebasket
• Clean your hands after coughing or sneezing

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Avoid unnecessary exposure

• Dont share eating utensils or drinks
• Refrain from putting out or eating unwrapped
  candy/snacks
• Avoid visiting people who have influenza if you
  can
• Stay home when sick with flu-like symptoms
• Frequently clean household and workplace surfaces
• Encourage family, friends and colleagues to
  follow these practices

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Ways employers can reduce the spread of
infections/viruses

• Have an infection control plan
• Provide clean hand washing facilities
• Offer alcohol-based sanitizers when required
• Provide boxes of tissues and waste containers and
  encourage their use
• Remind employees not to share eating utensils

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What employers can do, contd

• Provide dishwashing facilities
• Ensure that good office cleaning procedures are
  followed
• Clean floors, walls, doorknobs, etc. with soap
  and water
• Ensure workplace is well ventilated
• Maintain HVAC systems according to standards