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Safe method:Personal hygieneIt is vital for staff to follow good personal hygienepractices to help prevent bacteria from spreading to food.Safety pointStaff should always wash their handsbefore preparing food. (See the ‘Clearand clean as you go’ method in theCleaning section.)All staff should wear clean clothes whenworking with food. Ideally, they shouldchange into clean work clothes beforestarting work and not wear these clothesoutside food preparation areas.Ideally, work clothes should be longsleevedand light-coloured (to showthe dirt) with no external pockets.Why?Handwashing is one of the best waysto prevent harmful bacteria fromspreading.Clothes can bring dirt and bacteria intofood preparation areas. Wearing cleanclothes helps to prevent this.This prevents skin from touching foodand helps to stop hairs, fibres and thecontents of pockets (which can carrybacteria) getting into food.How do you do this?Are all staff trained to wash theirhands before preparing food?Yes NoDo your staff wear clean workclothes?Yes NoDo your staff change clothesbefore starting work?Yes NoDescribe your staff’s workclothes here:It is a good idea for staff to wear clean ordisposable aprons over their work clothes,especially when working with rawmeat/poultry or eggs.Aprons help to stop dirt and bacteriafrom getting onto work clothes andthey can be removed easily forwashing, or thrown away if disposable.What type of aprons do you use?Which tasks do you use them for?It is good practicefor staff to keephair tied backand wear a hator hairnet whenpreparing food.If hair is not tiedback or covered,it is more likelyto fall into foodand staff aremore likely totouch their hair.Do staff keep hair tied back?Yes NoDo staff wear hats or hairnetswhen preparing food?Yes NoStaff should not wear watches orjewellery when preparing food(except a wedding band).Staff should not smoke, drink, eat or chewgum while handling food.Staff should also avoid touching their faceor nose, or coughing and sneezing.Watches and jewellery can collect andspread dirt and harmful bacteria, or fallin the food.All of these lead to staff touching theirface or mouth. Harmful bacteria can bespread from someone’s face or mouth totheir hands and then onto food.Do your staff take off watches andjewellery before preparing food?Yes NoAre staff trained not to dothese things?Yes No