What is the protocol for washing hands?

Diseases and pests can easily spread through the hands to cause (extensive) damage to the crop. To prevent this, it is important that good company hygiene is maintained on nurseries. An important aspect of the company's hygiene is hand disinfection. This includes washing hands. In this article our specialist explains the protocol for washing hands.
Washing hands
Jasper Verhoeven
Specialist Hygiene & Disinfection | July 5, 2021 | 4 min. reading time

Protocol for washing hands

"A protocol for washing hands," you might think, "it isn’t that difficult to wash my hands, is it?”. And you are right: washing hands is indeed not difficult, but it is necessary that you do this in the right way, so that you remove all bacteria and other harmful micro-organisms from your hands. Therefore, we provide a protocol for washing hands, which consists of several steps. 

The protocol for washing hands consists of the following steps:
  1. Take off jewellery
  2. Roll up sleeves
  3. Wetting hands
  4. Take soap
  5. Rub in palms
  6. Rub in hand backs
  7. Rub in wrists
  8. Rub in thumbs
  9. Rub in between fingers
  10. Rub in cuticles
  11. Rinse off
  12. Dry hands
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Steps of protocol for washing hands

Hygienic washing of hands must be carried out in a fixed order. Simple wetting, soaping and rinsing does not have the desired result. Below you can see the different steps in the right order. You can print out the protocol of washing hands, so that your employees and other visitors draw attention to the protocol.
Take off jewellery
Step 1: Take off jewellery
Roll up sleeves
Step 2:  Roll up sleeves
Wetting hands
Step 3: Wetting hands
Take soap
Step 4: Take soap
Rub in palms
Step 5:  Rub in palms
Rub in hand backs
Step 6: Rub in hands back
Rub in wrists
Step 7: Rub in wrists
Rub in thumbs
Step 8:  Rub in thumbs
Rub between fingers
Step 9: Rub between fingers
Rub in cuticles
Step 10: Rub in cuticles
Rinse off
Step 11:  Rinse off
Dry hands
Step 12: Dry hands

The right hand soap

Also make sure you choose the right hand soap while washing hands. This depends on the type and degree of contamination of the hands, but also on your crop.

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The total solution for hygiene issues in horticulture

We believe that growers worldwide can maximize the yield of their crops with optimum hygiene. HortiHygienz can be used worldwide as a total solution for operational hygiene. Whatever the question or challenge in the area of operational hygiene, HortiHygienz has the solution for you!
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Jasper Verhoeven
Specialist Hygiene & Disinfection | July 5, 2021 | 4 min. reading time
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Washing hands

Protocol for washing hands

"A protocol for washing hands," you might think, "it isn’t that difficult to wash my hands, is it?”. And you are right: washing hands is indeed not difficult, but it is necessary that you do this in the right way, so that you remove all bacteria and other harmful micro-organisms from your hands. Therefore, we provide a protocol for washing hands, which consists of several steps. 

The protocol for washing hands consists of the following steps:
  1. Take off jewellery
  2. Roll up sleeves
  3. Wetting hands
  4. Take soap
  5. Rub in palms
  6. Rub in hand backs
  7. Rub in wrists
  8. Rub in thumbs
  9. Rub in between fingers
  10. Rub in cuticles
  11. Rinse off
  12. Dry hands
Tip: Turn on the subtitles.   

Steps of protocol for washing hands

Hygienic washing of hands must be carried out in a fixed order. Simple wetting, soaping and rinsing does not have the desired result. Below you can see the different steps in the right order. You can print out the protocol of washing hands, so that your employees and other visitors draw attention to the protocol.
Take off jewellery
Roll up sleeves
Wetting hands
Step 1: Take off jewellery
Step 2:  Roll up sleeves
Step 3: Wetting hands
Take soap
Rub in palms
Rub in hand backs
Step 4: Take soap
Step 5:  Rub in palms
Step 6: Rub in hands back
Rub in wrists
Rub in thumbs
Rub between fingers
Step 7: Rub in wrists
Step 8:  Rub in thumbs
Step 9: Rub between fingers
Rub in cuticles
Rinse off
Dry hands
Step 10: Rub in cuticles
Step 11:  Rinse off
Step 12: Dry hands

The right hand soap

Also make sure you choose the right hand soap while washing hands. This depends on the type and degree of contamination of the hands, but also on your crop.

HortiHygienz

The total solution for hygiene issues in horticulture

We believe that growers worldwide can maximize the yield of their crops with optimum hygiene. HortiHygienz can be used worldwide as a total solution for operational hygiene. Whatever the question or challenge in the area of operational hygiene, HortiHygienz has the solution for you!
Contact form
Can't find your answer? Fill out the contact form and our specialist Jasper Verhoeven will get back to you. On weekdays, even within 24 hours.
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