Download a FREE Inservice - Handwashing
Download the lively inservice presentation, “FOOD SAFETY— It’s in your hands,” which tackles an essential food safety practice—handwashing. You can use it to train your staff on the value of handwashing and important control techniques for the “10 deadly weapons” we each possess. Enticing visuals and clear talking points address the value of handwashing in food service, standard operating procedures, when to wash hands, how to wash hands, and how to use gloves. An added slide for healthcare food service illustrates the impact of food safety on quality of life.
We invite you to download your inservice materials by clicking the links below.
Handwashing Inservice Presentation (7.0 mb PowerPoint)
Handwashing Steps — Illustrated Handout (154K PDF)
Note: This version uses 10-15 seconds as the standard for minimum lathering & scrubbing time, per the FDA Food Code and CMS.
Handwashing Steps — 20-second scrub — Illustrated Handout (153K PDF)
Note: If your operation uses a 20-second minimum for scrubbing hands, this version is for you.
Word Search (148K PDF)
Word Search Key (146K PDF)
Handwashing Log (127K PDF)
Attendance Sheet for your documentation (90K PDF)
Inservice Materials in Spanish:
Handwashing Inservice Presentation in Spanish (3.8 mb PowerPoint)
Handwashing Steps — Illustrated Handout in Spanish (156K PDF)
Note: This version uses 10-15 seconds as the standard for minimum lathering & scrubbing time, per the FDA Food Code and CMS.
Handwashing Steps — Illustrated Handout in Spanish (156K PDF)
Note: If your operation uses a 20-second minimum for scrubbing hands, this version is for you.
Handwashing Links
On YouTube:
Handwashing video - Food Safety — It's in your hands
Food Safety Music - You Better Wash Your Hands
UNICEF: The Wiggles say, "Wash your hands!"
More Handwashing Resources:
American Society for Microbiology: www.microbeworld.org/know/wash.aspx
WashUp: www.washup.org