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WHEN SHOULD EDUCATORS AND OTHER STAFF WASH THEIR HANDS …
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• before starting their day at the centre and going home • before and after handling or eating food • after coming in from outside play • after using the toilet or having a nappy change • after using a tissue • after handling animals • after using clay, paint and glue etc. WHEN SHOULD CHILDREN WASH THEIR HANDS WHEN SHOULD EDUCATORS AND OTHER STAFF WASH THEIR HANDS • before starting your shift and going home • going on and returning from a break • before and after preparing, serving and eating food/milk • between handling raw and cooked or ready-to eat food • before and after changing a nappy or assisting a child with toileting • before and after attending to a sick or injured child or adult • after helping children use the toilet • after smoking • after using a tissue • applying or assisting a child to apply sunscreen or other lotions • before and after administering medication or first aid • after handling garbage or working in the garden • after cleaning up faeces, vomit or blood • after handling animals • after coming in from outside • after cleaning/disinfecting contaminated surfaces and handling dirty/soiled laundry • after taking off gloves • after using clay, paint, glue etc. + alcohol based hand rub is not a substitute for effective handwashing, but can be used as an additional hygiene measure when access to warm soapy water isn’t available. + staff and educators with sensitive skin may use sorbolene cream instead of soap – refer to the Hygiene Policy + the NHMRC (2013) advises that antibacterial soaps should not be used routinely in education and care services (p. 12) HOW TO WASH YOUR HANDS Washing your hands with liquid soap and running water (following steps below) is the most effective method of hand washing, (this process should take around 30 seconds): 1. Wet hands with running water (preferably warm water, for comfort). 2. Apply soap to hands (use liquid soap, not bar soap or antibacterial soap). 4. Rinse thoroughly under running water. 3. Lather soap and rub hands thoroughly for at least 15 seconds, including the wrists, the palms, between the fingers, around the thumb and under the nails. 5. Thoroughly dry your hands with disposable paper towel (dry hands are less likely to pick up bacteria than damp hands). V1.Dec 17 WAY FOR EDUCATORS QA2 2.1
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• before starting their day at the centre and going home
• before and after handling or eating food
• after coming in from outside play
• after using the toilet or having a nappy change
• after using a tissue
• after handling animals
• after using clay, paint and glue etc.
WHEN SHOULD CHILDREN WASH THEIR HANDSWHEN SHOULD EDUCATORS AND OTHER STAFF WASH THEIR HANDS• before starting your shift and going home • going on and returning from a break • before and after preparing, serving and eating food/milk • between handling raw and cooked or ready-to eat food • before and after changing a nappy or assisting a child with toileting
• before and after attending to a sick or injured child or adult• after helping children use the toilet• after smoking• after using a tissue• applying or assisting a child to apply sunscreen or other lotions• before and after administering medicationorfirstaid
• after handling garbage or working in the garden• after cleaning up faeces, vomit or blood• after handling animals• after coming in from outside• after cleaning/disinfecting contaminated surfaces and handling dirty/soiled laundry• after taking off gloves• after using clay, paint, glue etc.
+ alcohol based hand rub is not a substitute for effective handwashing, but can be used as an additional hygiene measure when access to warm soapy water isn’t available.+ staff and educators with sensitive skin may use sorbolene cream instead of soap – refer to the Hygiene Policy+ the NHMRC (2013) advises that antibacterial soaps should not be used routinely in education and care services (p. 12)
HOW TO WASH YOUR HANDSWashing your hands with liquid soap and running water (following steps below) is the most effective method of hand washing, (this process should take around 30 seconds):
1. Wet hands with running water
(preferably warm water, for comfort).
2. Apply soap to hands (use liquid
soap, not bar soap or antibacterial soap).
4. Rinse thoroughly under running water.
3. Lather soap and rub hands thoroughly for at least 15
seconds, including the wrists, the palms, between the
fingers, around the thumb and under the nails.
5. Thoroughly dry your hands with disposable paper towel (dry hands are less likely to pick up
bacteria than damp hands).
V1.Dec 17 WAY FOR EDUCATORSQA2 2.1
