A workplace is where you spend more than half of your active life. Hence the way you maintain your relations in a workplace can affect your life in a great way. While personal health and hygiene may appear to be an insignificant part of one’s personality, it usually has a great impact on the impression one creates in a workplace. See presentation on Personal Health

1. Personal Hygiene at
Workplace
Prepared by Odinaka Daniel (SA)

2. The Workplace
A workplace is where you spend
more than half of your active life.
Hence the way you maintain your
relations in a workplace can affect
your life in a great way. While
personal health and hygiene may
appear to be an insignificant part of
one’s personality, it usually has a
great impact on the impression one
creates in a workplace.

3. Dealing with
Hygiene Issues at
the workplace.

4. 1. Body Odour Can Be Repulsive
Some individuals sweat much more than
others. Such individuals need to take
extra care to ensure that the body odour
doesn’t annoy people around you.
Solution
 Shave your armpit regularly
 Get an effective deodorant
 Take your bath at least twice a day

5. 2. Get Rid of Bad Breath
While we may not really be aware of a
foul breath, people around us realise it
instantly. When you are working in an
organization, you need to take extra
care that your breath isn’t foul.
Solution
 As soon as you finish eating your
lunch or tea time snacks, make it a
point to wash and rinse your mouth.
 You may also opt for natural mouth
fresheners like cloves.
 Opt for mint or gum

6. 3. Perfect Grooming is a Part of Good
Hygiene
Many individuals have a habit
of rushing to the office. In the
course, they tend to neglect
basic grooming that may seem
so important.
These include trivial aspects
like combing one’s hair,
polishing shoes and ironing
one’s clothes before wearing
them.

7. 4. Take Special Care During Infections
When you work in an organization, you have a certain responsibility towards your
teammates and co-workers. Even with minor infections which you can work with,
special care needs to be taken to ensure that they don’t spread in your workplace.
Some Infections
 If you suffer from conjunctivitis, make sure you wear sunglasses to prevent the
spread of the infection among your teammates.
 If you are suffering from common cold, you need to ensure that you carry
napkins and tissues along with you to your office. Do not share your napkins with
others as this may cause spread of infections. Make it a point to cover your
mouth when you sneeze.
 If you have a wound or an injury, make sure you clean it thoroughly and cover it
with proper bandage. This is a great way to protect the injury from dust particles.

8. Take Measures if you Suffer from
Excessive Hair Fall
If you suffer from excessive hair fall, it is quite
possible that your hair may fly about and cause
trouble to people around you.
Solution
If you are facing this problem, make it a point to
comb your hair at regular intervals. This way,
the weak hair will come out while you comb
and it will not fall away when you don’t expect it
to. It is also a great idea to have a dustbin close
to your desk. This way, you can dispose off hair
that fall while you are working without causing
trouble to others.

9. Untidy Desk Can Have a Negative
Impact
Most of us are comfortable working in an
environment where things are not organized.
Solution
 The first tip to keep your desk tidy is to have
a place for everything. You need to have a
drawer to place all your documents that you
won’t be carrying home.
 You must never leave scrap around. Make
sure you throw all the waste in a waste
basket.

10. Useful Accessories To Stay Hygienic
 Hand Sanitizer: Hand sanitizer comes handy especially if you are on a
travelling job. When you are travelling and you do not have an option to
wash your hands, a hand sanitizer can help to keep your hands fresh and
healthy.
 Soft Tissues: You never know when you may need a tissue to wipe your face.
Soft tissues are ideal because they are not rough like the regular party
tissues. They clean your skin without harming it.
 Cotton Balls: Cotton balls can be particularly useful for office going women.
Cotton balls are ideal to clean your make up smudges. It helps you get the
perfect look by eliminating irregularities in the make up.
 Paper Soap: One challenging situation that may arise in a travelling job is not
finding a hand wash or soap in washrooms of trains or other modes of
transport. It is thus a wise idea to carry paper soap. These occupy very less
space in the bag. You can take out a strip of paper soap when you wish to
wash your hands. Make sure the paper soap is stored in a dry compartment
of your bag.

11. Proper Hygiene habits can decide your
career prospects and sometimes it is just a
bad impression that makes you lose a
good opportunity. So make sure you
inculcate these habits for stable career.
Conclusion