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Handwashing

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Today we are talking about handwashing. Clean hands are one of the best ways to stop germs getting into food.

Wash your hands with soap and warm water. Rub every part: palms, backs, between the fingers, thumbs and fingertips. This takes about 20 seconds.

Rinse your hands, then dry them fully with a paper towel. Use the towel to turn off the tap.

Wash your hands when you start work, after the toilet, after touching raw meat, fish or poultry, after touching bins and after cleaning.

Also wash them after breaks, after eating or smoking, and between different tasks.

If a sink has no soap, no warm water or no paper towels, tell me straight away.

What to do

• Wash your hands with soap and warm water for about 20 seconds
• Dry your hands fully with a paper towel
• Wash your hands between tasks and after raw food

Quick check

1. How long should you wash your hands for?

About 20 seconds About 5 seconds Only until they are wet

2. What should you use to turn off the tap?

The paper towel Your apron Your clean hand

3. When must you wash your hands?

After touching raw meat Only when they look dirty Only at the end of a shift

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