October 2006 Health and Safety Message: Hand Hygiene
Remember to follow these precautions to ensure hand hygiene at work:
- On arriving at work
- Before and after physical patient contact
- Before and after handling patient care devices
- After meeting patients personal hygiene needs
- After handling contaminated articles
- After collecting laboratory specimens
- When hands are obviously soiled
- Before preparing and serving meals
- Before administering Medications
- After wearing gloves
- On completing work, before going home
- After using the toilet
