Hygiene Policy
A workplace hygiene policy is used to communicate to employees and guests safe work practice and administrative controls used to reduce the likelihood of disease transmission within the workplace.
Administrative controls are typically policies or procedures designed to reduce or minimize exposure to a hazard. Work practice controls are procedures that help reduce the risk of exposure to infectious diseases.
Administrative controls you could use in your policy include:
- minimize contact between employees and clients
- use alternating work shifts to reduce employees in the facility
- provide employees with education and training on arising contagious diseases
Safe work practices you could use in your policy include:
- provide resources (i.e., soap or alcohol-based hand rubs) and a workplace that promotes good personal hygiene
- requiring regular hand washing or using alcohol-based hand rubs
- post handwashing signs in restrooms
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