Food Hygiene 4 - Personal hygiene and working habits of food handlers Suitable for REHIS Elementary Food Hygiene Course

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Personal hygiene
and the working habits
of a food handler
Food Hygiene 4

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Be able to know the
advantages and
disadvantages of the
food handler
having/not having
high standards of
personal hygiene.
Understand the
necessity for having
suitable protective
clothing.
Recognise the general
problems associated
with food handlers
with poor personal
hygiene and their
solutions.
To show progress today I should …

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Before working with foods
a food handlers should:-
•Wash their hands
•Have short clean nails
•Have no nail varnish or jewellery on.

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Illustration of
proper hand
washing
technique
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Still an essential part of good hygiene

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What about gloves

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Foodlink slides.

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Boil on hand, covered with dirty plaster

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What the law says
Wash basins must be provided with hot and cold water,
soap and drying facilities

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Your responsibility
• To keep yourself, your clothing and your hands clean
• To cover cuts with waterproof blue plasters
• To report food poisoning symptoms or skin infections to your
supervisor
• To report to your supervisor if there are no soap, hot water or
drying facilities
• To successfully complete and implement your food hygiene
training

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What the law says
• Food handlers to have high standards of personal hygiene and
wear suitable protective clothing
• Food handlers with food-borne disease, or with infected
wounds, skin infections, sores or diarrhoea must not handle
food and must report any symptoms or illness to their
supervisor

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Be able to know the
advantages and
disadvantages of the
food handler
having/not having
high standards of
personal hygiene.
Understand the
necessity for having
suitable protective
clothing.
Recognise the general
problems associated
with food handlers
with poor personal
hygiene and their
solutions.
How well did you do?

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Credits
Royalty Free Images used with under licence Shutterstock;
Think emoji, brain, dart board
Hands, Washing hands under running water, washing hands with soap, food handlers with blue gloves
Images from The Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland:
Digestive system, Boil under a plaster
UK Government:
Now wash your hands sign and Food link Images for bacteria on hands after washing and touching various surfaces
Amazon: Everyday blue gloves image
Images used under licence of The Joyful Class ;
The Germometer