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Hygiene Facilities washing and toilet

Hygiene Facilities (washing and toilet). Shared facilities(between contractors):division of responsibilities and conditions of use agreed by all partiessafe systems and procedures apply. Hand hygiene. Protect against:dermatitiseczemacement burnsUse of gloves:protection from substance in use

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Hygiene Facilities washing and toilet

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    1. Hygiene Facilities (washing and toilet) Must be: adequate for needs of users clean, tidy, functional and efficient properly maintained Whose responsibility? employer – adequate provision employee – correct use

    2. Hygiene Facilities (washing and toilet) Shared facilities (between contractors): division of responsibilities and conditions of use agreed by all parties safe systems and procedures apply

    3. Hand hygiene Protect against: dermatitis eczema cement burns Use of gloves: protection from substance in use clean (soiled gloves harbour contaminants)

    4. Hand hygiene Barrier creams, special agents: protection from substance in use Note – COSHH Regulations: use PPE only as a last resort

    5. Hand hygiene Do NOT clean hands with: petrol white spirit thinners solvents scouring powder diesel oil

    6. Hand hygiene Do NOT clean hands with: CTC (Carbon tetrachloride) Turps (Turpentine) Perk (Perchloroethane) Trike (Trichloroethane or Trichloroethylene)

    7. Hand hygiene and food Handling food with dirty hands Food for others: unsafe practice illegal practice

    8. Hand hygiene and food Food for self: unsafe practice no legal redress How well do you wash your hands?

    9. Wet cement Cement burns: are painful are ugly may need plastic surgery may have required amputation are unnecessary

    10. Wet cement Cement burns are preventable if you are wearing: wellington boots suitable gloves suitable outer clothing If cement gets on your skin, wash it off at once.

    11. Oils Contact with many oils, especially used oils, can cause skin damage. Some examples are: mould release oil diesel oil hydraulic oils engine oils

    12. Oils Avoid contact with: oil oily clothing oily rags Possible effects of contact are: dermatitis inability to continue in job loss of earning ability skin cancer

    13. The canteen ‘Any room in which a person engages in the handling of food’ large canteen small room site caravan

    14. The canteen May be a ‘shared facility’ Provider has a duty: to ensure hygiene standards to provide and enforce safety rules Local Authority inspectors have powers of: inspection enforcement service of notices

    15. Food Safety Act Canteens, etc. Employers must do what is reasonably practicable to ensure: provision of hygiene training cleanliness of food rooms and equipment adequate lighting, ventilation and drainage washing facilities, first-aid kits, toilet facilities provision for disposal of waste prohibit smoking in food rooms

    16. Food Safety Act Canteens, etc. Small site huts are exempt if employees only consume own food and drink, but general provisions of HASAWA still apply

    17. Handling food 10 golden rules 1 WASH HANDS before handling food 2 REPORT skin, nose, throat, stomach trouble 3 COVER cuts and sores. Use waterproof dressings 4 KEEP clean and wear clean clothing 5 NO SMOKING where food is handled. Do not cough or sneeze over food

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