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Personal hygiene | Sequence of putting on personal protective equipment in the greenhouse

The order of putting on personal protective equipment plays an important role in protecting your greenhouse. Viruses, such as the ToBRFV virus, are constantly lurking. Moreover, this equipment plays a role not only in protection, but also against spreading. That is why we have listed the correct order.
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Martin Meuldijk
Product specialist Crop rotation | February 26, 2021 | 3 min. reading time

Why is it important to put on personal protective equipment in a specific order?

This order is especially important to adhere to the best hygiene measures possible. With some other sequences, the chance of the virus spreading will also decrease, but you still run some risk. And which grower wants to throw away his entire crop for something like that? 
In the video below, you can see what to look out for if you want to enter the greenhouse hygienically.

What protective equipment do you need?

The following protective equipment is required for optimal protection against viruses:
  • Overboots/overshoes
  • Guest overalls/guest jacket
  • Gloves
  • Hairnets

What is the correct sequence for protective equipment?

  1. Disinfect hands and footwear
    The first and perhaps most important step: proper disinfection! A virus can easily remain on hands and shoes. It is therefore important to always properly disinfect your hands (and shoes) after entering, because you use your hands to put everything on. There is no point in putting on everything if the hands and shoes are not yet disinfected.

    Would you like to know more about disinfection measures? Read which hygiene measures you must take upon arrival.
  2. Put on overboots
    As soon as hands and shoes have been disinfected, it is time to put on the protective equipment. The first thing you put on are the overboots (or overshoes), which you put on over your shoes.

  3. Put on guest overalls
    You put on the guest overalls by first pulling through one leg and then the other leg. After this, move the arms through the sleeves and pull the zipper to the top. Because you put on the guest overalls later, overboots also stay in place better. Of course, this does not apply when putting on a guest coat.

  4. Put on gloves
    Next, we come to the gloves. You can choose from latex, vinyl and nitrile gloves. For example, latex offers better protection against the transmission of bacteria and viruses than vinyl.

  5. Put a hairnet around the head
    When a guest hides their hair in a hair net, the chance of external contamination is reduced. You also prevent hair from ending up on the product. Wearing a hairnet is not legally required, but as a grower you can choose to make this mandatory in certain areas where you can come into contact with the crop, for example. The hairnet must cover the entire hair, so it is wise to wear it over the ears. This also applies to people with a bald (shaved) head, because they too can have bacteria on the scalp. Note: it is important that the legs of the glasses also fall under a hairnet.

  6. Disinfect hands (and possibly feet) again
    When all protective equipment is put on, it is important to disinfect your hands and feet one last time to minimize the risk.

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Personal hygiene | Sequence of putting on personal protective equipment in the greenhouse

The order of putting on personal protective equipment plays an important role in protecting your greenhouse. Viruses, such as the ToBRFV virus, are constantly lurking. Moreover, this equipment plays a role not only in protection, but also against spreading. That is why we have listed the correct order.
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2 men in a greenhouse wearing protective clothes

Why is it important to put on personal protective equipment in a specific order?

This order is especially important to adhere to the best hygiene measures possible. With some other sequences, the chance of the virus spreading will also decrease, but you still run some risk. And which grower wants to throw away his entire crop for something like that? 
In the video below, you can see what to look out for if you want to enter the greenhouse hygienically.

What protective equipment do you need?

The following protective equipment is required for optimal protection against viruses:
  • Overboots/overshoes
  • Guest overalls/guest jacket
  • Gloves
  • Hairnets

What is the correct sequence for protective equipment?

  1. Disinfect hands and footwear
    The first and perhaps most important step: proper disinfection! A virus can easily remain on hands and shoes. It is therefore important to always properly disinfect your hands (and shoes) after entering, because you use your hands to put everything on. There is no point in putting on everything if the hands and shoes are not yet disinfected.

    Would you like to know more about disinfection measures? Read which hygiene measures you must take upon arrival.
  2. Put on overboots
    As soon as hands and shoes have been disinfected, it is time to put on the protective equipment. The first thing you put on are the overboots (or overshoes), which you put on over your shoes.

  3. Put on guest overalls
    You put on the guest overalls by first pulling through one leg and then the other leg. After this, move the arms through the sleeves and pull the zipper to the top. Because you put on the guest overalls later, overboots also stay in place better. Of course, this does not apply when putting on a guest coat.

  4. Put on gloves
    Next, we come to the gloves. You can choose from latex, vinyl and nitrile gloves. For example, latex offers better protection against the transmission of bacteria and viruses than vinyl.

  5. Put a hairnet around the head
    When a guest hides their hair in a hair net, the chance of external contamination is reduced. You also prevent hair from ending up on the product. Wearing a hairnet is not legally required, but as a grower you can choose to make this mandatory in certain areas where you can come into contact with the crop, for example. The hairnet must cover the entire hair, so it is wise to wear it over the ears. This also applies to people with a bald (shaved) head, because they too can have bacteria on the scalp. Note: it is important that the legs of the glasses also fall under a hairnet.

  6. Disinfect hands (and possibly feet) again
    When all protective equipment is put on, it is important to disinfect your hands and feet one last time to minimize the risk.

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