{"id":10868,"date":"2020-02-13T09:37:29","date_gmt":"2020-02-13T15:37:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coleparmer.com\/blog\/?p=10868"},"modified":"2023-03-13T12:40:01","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T17:40:01","slug":"washy-washy-keeping-employees-healthy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coleparmer.com\/blog\/washy-washy-keeping-employees-healthy\/","title":{"rendered":"Washy Washy: The key to keeping employees healthy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2>The best way to keep the flu away<\/h2>\n<p>The cruise lines finally get the importance of handwashing. Does your organization? I recently took a cruise. I haven\u2019t been on one for some time. One important change I experienced was the handwashing regimen implemented on the ship. Outside of the buffet dining room, soap and water handwashing stations aligned the walls. One crew member was designated as <em>Washy Washy<\/em>. Her only job was to stand in front of the dining room door and continuously yell, \u201cwashy washy\u201d. Other crew members held bottles of hand sanitizer and squirted it into the hands of people trying to dodge <em>Washy Washy.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This may not be the best way to remind your employees to wash their hands. However, there are many things you can do in a more professional way to encourage your employees to practice good hand hygiene.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), handwashing is one of the most important steps you can take to avoid getting sick and spreading germs. Now that the flu season is in full swing, it\u2019s a good idea to remind employees to keep their hands clean. Do you have hand sanitizer stations throughout your facility? Or, do you hang signs around the facility to remind employees to wash hands? You can also include the following CDC techniques for washing hands for both hand sanitizer and <a title=\"Hand Soaps and Cleansers\" href=\"\/c\/skincare-products\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">soap<\/a> and water.<\/p>\n<h2>Techniques for handwashing<\/h2>\n<p>The CDC recommends cleaning hands in a specific way to avoid getting sick and spreading germs to others. The guidance for effective handwashing and the use of hand sanitizer was developed based on data from a number of studies. While the organization states soap and water are more effective than hand sanitizer, hand sanitizer (with at least 60% alcohol) is effective and should be used when water is not available. Here are the organization\u2019s recommendations:<\/p>\n<h3>How to use hand sanitizer<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Put the hand sanitizer on your hands and rub your hands together.<\/li>\n<li>Cover all surfaces until your hands feel dry.<\/li>\n<li>This process should take about 20 seconds.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div>\n<h3>Using soap and water to clean hands<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Wet<\/strong> your hands with clean, running water (warm or cold), turn off the tap, and apply soap.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lather<\/strong> your hands by rubbing them together with the soap. Lather the backs of your hands, between your fingers, and under your nails.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Scrub<\/strong> your hands for at least 20 seconds. Need a timer? Hum the \u201cHappy Birthday\u201d song from beginning to end twice.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rinse<\/strong> your hands well under clean, running water.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dry<\/strong> your hands using a clean towel or air dry them.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<p>Remember, \u201cwashy washy\u201d keeps the germs away.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The best way to keep the flu away The cruise lines finally get the importance of handwashing. Does your organization? I recently took a cruise. I haven\u2019t been on one for some time. 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