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    Hand hygiene is an effective way to prevent the spread of germs and illness in the workplace. Promoting regular hand washing and use of hand sanitizer can reduce employee sick days and increase productivity. Good hand hygiene includes washing with soap and water for 20 seconds, and using an alcohol-based sanitizer with 60% alcohol. Key times for hand hygiene are before and after work, breaks, using the restroom, eating, sneezing, or blowing the nose. Employers should provide access to hand washing supplies and place reminders to encourage employees to practice good hand hygiene.

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    Hand hygiene is an effective way to prevent the spread of germs and illness in the workplace. Promoting regular hand washing and use of hand sanitizer can reduce employee sick days and increase productivity. Good hand hygiene includes washing with soap and water for 20 seconds, and using an alcohol-based sanitizer with 60% alcohol. Key times for hand hygiene are before and after work, breaks, using the restroom, eating, sneezing, or blowing the nose. Employers should provide access to hand washing supplies and place reminders to encourage employees to practice good hand hygiene.

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    Hand hygiene is an effective way to prevent the spread of germs and illness in the workplace. Promoting regular hand washing and use of hand sanitizer can reduce employee sick days and increase productivity. Good hand hygiene includes washing with soap and water for 20 seconds, and using an alcohol-based sanitizer with 60% alcohol. Key times for hand hygiene are before and after work, breaks, using the restroom, eating, sneezing, or blowing the nose. Employers should provide access to hand washing supplies and place reminders to encourage employees to practice good hand hygiene.

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    Hand hygiene is an effective way to prevent the spread of germs and illness in the workplace. Promoting regular hand washing and use of hand sanitizer can reduce employee sick days and increase productivity. Good hand hygiene includes washing with soap and water for 20 seconds, and using an alcohol-based sanitizer with 60% alcohol. Key times for hand hygiene are before and after work, breaks, using the restroom, eating, sneezing, or blowing the nose. Employers should provide access to hand washing supplies and place reminders to encourage employees to practice good hand hygiene.

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    Hand Hygiene at Work

    Accessible link: https://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/handwashing-corporate.html

    Hand hygiene is an easy, affordable, and effective way to prevent the spread of germs and keep employees healthy.
    Promoting clean hands within your workforce—whether your employees work in a classroom, in a retail store, in an
    office, at home, or in any other setting—can improve the health of your employees, customers, workplace, and even
    your community.

    Hand Hygiene Benefits Everyone’s Health

    Germs can spread quickly. Hand hygiene is one of the best ways
    to prevent employees from getting sick and spreading germs to
    others in the workplace. Sick employees are less productive even
    when they come to work, and they can spread their illness to
    others. Promoting clean hands in the workplace can also result in
    employees using fewer sick days.
    Employees who make hand hygiene part of their routine also
    prevent spreading illness to their families at home and set an
    example for their loved ones to follow. Employees with healthy
    family members spend less time away from work taking care of
    their sick loved ones.

    Good hand hygiene means regularly washing hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, and then
    drying them. It can also mean using an alcohol-based hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol if soap and
    water are not readily available.

    www.cdc.gov/handwashing
    CS324132-A
    Handwashing Benefits the Entire Community

    • Reduces respiratory illnesses, like colds, by 21% 


    • Reduces the number of people who get sick with diarrhea
    by 31% 
    • Reduces diarrheal illness in people with weakened immune
    systems by 58%

    Key Times for Hand Hygiene


    Hand hygiene can lower
    Tell employees that if their hands are visibly dirty, they should use the chances of spreading
    soap and water instead of hand sanitizer. Key times for employees illnesses to others when
    to clean their hands include: you shake hands or touch
    • Before and after work common surfaces and
    • Before and after breaks objects, such as tables
    • After blowing their nose, coughing, or sneezing and doorknobs.
    • After using the restroom
    • Before eating or preparing food

    Tips for Protecting Employee Health

    Increase access to sinks that is accessible to all employees and in places such as bathrooms, food preparation
    areas, or in eating areas.

    • Provide soap, water, and a way to dry hands (e.g. paper towels, hand dryer) so employees can wash and
    dry hands properly.
    • Place hand sanitizer dispensers with at least 60% alcohol near frequently touched surfaces, in areas
    where soap and water are not easily accessible, such as near elevators, shared equipment, building
    entrances and exits, etc.
    • Put visual reminders, like signs or posters, in bathrooms or kitchen areas to remind employees to wash
    their hands.
    • Provide other hygiene supplies such as tissues and no-touch/foot pedal trash cans.
    • Promote and model other healthy habits, such as covering coughs and sneezes, then washing hands.
    • Clean frequently touched surfaces, such as countertops, handrails, and doorknobs regularly.
    • Tell sick employees to stay home until they are symptom-free.
    • Remind employees to practice and model good hand hygiene at home.

    CS324132-A

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