Massachusetts Food Handlers Handwashing Calendar

Important handwashing reminders for foodhandlers.English ● Español ● Português ●

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Massachusetts Department of Public HealthDivision of Epidemiology and Immunization

Division of Food and Drugs

www.mass.gov/handwashing

HANDWASHINGis the best way

to prevent the

spread of

infection.

Dear Restaurant M

anagers:

The Massachusetts D

epartment of Public H

ealth is pleased to present you with the H

andwashing

Calendar. This calendar is intended to help you encourage good handw

ashing practices among

restaurant employees. It has been developed from

research conducted with certified restaurant

managers, Board of H

ealth inspectors, and food service employees across M

assachusetts. Yourneeds, thoughts, and suggestions have been used to develop this reusable illustrated calendar tohelp you teach your em

ployees about the WH

Y, WH

EN, and H

OW

of handwashing.

Ho

w to

Use Th

is Calen

dar:

1. Tear Ou

t the H

and

wash

ing

Fact Sheet

The Handw

ashing Fact Sheet addresses the WH

Y, WH

EN, and H

OW

of handwashing in a quick

reference, bulleted format. The Fact Sheet has been perforated for easy rem

oval, and is meant for

you to photocopy and give out to all your current employees, and to all new

employees during

training. The Fact Sheet is printed in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and Chinese.

2. Pull O

ut th

e Poster an

d H

ang

It Up

There is a full-size 11 X 17 pullout poster in the center of each calendar that illustrates the

importance of good handw

ashing. You may w

ant to laminate the poster for extra durability. The

poster is the perfect size to be displayed in an employee break room

or near comm

only usedhandw

ashing areas in the restaurant.

3. Han

g U

p th

e Calen

dar!

The calendar includes six handwashing illustrations that show

the WH

Y and W

HEN

of handwashing.

Each illustration has a related “handwashing m

essage” printed in both English and Spanish. Everycalendar page also has an illustrated rem

inder on HO

W to properly w

ash hands.

The calendar may be reused from

year to year OR each of the handw

ashing illustrations may be

removed from

the calendar and posted near handwashing areas in the restaurant to serve as

constant handwashing rem

inders.

We know

there is no substitute for providing good handwashing training to em

ployees, followed by

reminders to w

ash often, but we hope that you w

ill find the Handw

ashing Calendar a useful tool

to help you reinforce the importance of proper handw

ashing among your em

ployees.

To p

rint ad

ditio

nal co

pies o

f the calen

dar, visit w

ww

.mass.g

ov/h

and

wash

ing

.If you have

any questions regarding employee handw

ashing, contact your Board of Health inspector.

HOWD

o I En

cou

rage B

etter Han

dw

ashin

gA

mo

ng

Restau

rant Em

plo

yees?

Massach

usetts D

epartm

ent o

f Pub

lic Health

Division of Epidem

iology and Imm

unizationD

ivision of Food and Drugs

WHEN

◆W

hen arriving at work

◆A

fter using the bathroom

◆A

fter smoking

◆A

fter sneezing

◆A

fter touching your hair,face,clothing

◆A

fter eating or drinking

◆A

fter taking off or before putting on anew

pair of gloves

◆Before handling food,especially ready-to-eat foods like salads andsandw

iches

◆A

fter handling garbage

◆A

fter handling dirty equipment,dishes,

or utensils

◆A

fter touching raw m

eats,poultry and fish

◆A

nytime you change tasks – go from

one thing to another

should you w

ash your HAN

DS?

HOW

◆W

et your hands with w

armrunning w

ater

◆Lather w

ith soap and scrubbetw

een fingers,on the backsof your hands,and undernails.

Wash for at least 20

seconds,or as long as it takesto sing ‘H

appy Birthday’ to yourself tw

ice

◆D

ry hands.Use single-use

paper towels or electric hand

dryers

◆U

se a paper towel w

hen youturn off the tap

should you w

ash your HAN

DS?

GLOVES

◆A

nytime you w

ouldneed to w

ash yourhands (see left)

◆W

hen they are tornor soiled

should be changed:

HAN

DWASH

ING

is the b

est way to

preven

t the sp

read o

f infectio

n.

You’re at work—

You’re busy.

Your hands look clean—But,they’re not.

Your hands have germs on them

that could make som

eone sick.You could get sick—

Your family could get sick—

Your customers could get sick.

If you handle food,you must w

ash your hands often.

Massachusetts D


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¿CUÁN

DO

◆C

uando llega al trabajo◆

Después de usar el baño

◆D

espués de fumar

◆D

espués de estornudar◆

Después de tocarse el cabello,

la cara o la ropa◆

Después de com

er o beber◆

Después de quitarse los guantes o

antes de ponerse un par nuevo◆

Antes de tocar alim

entos,especialm

ente las comidas listas

para comer tales com

o ensaladas y sándw

iches ◆

Después de m

anipular desechos o basura

◆D

espués de tocar equipos,platos outensilios sucios

◆D

espués de tocar carne cruda,pollocrudo o pescado crudo

◆C

ada vez que cambie de tarea -

cuando deje de hacer una cosa yem

piece a hacer otra

debe lavarse las M

ANOS?

¿CÓM

O

◆M

ójese las manos bajo la

corriente de agua tibia◆

Enjabónelas y frótese eldorso de las m

anos,entre losdedos y bajo las uñas.Lávelasdurante 20 segundos por lom

enos o el tiempo que le

tome cantar dos veces el

“Cum

pleaños Feliz”◆

Séquese las manos.U

setoallas de papel desechables o un secador eléctrico de m

anos◆

Utilice una toalla de papel

para cerrar la llave del agua

debe lavarse las M

ANOS?

◆C

ada vez que necesitelavarse las m

anos (vealas recom

endaciones a la izquierda)

◆C

uando estén rotos o sucios

deben cambiarse:

EL LAVADO D

E LAS MAN

OS

es la mejo

r man

era de p

revenir la tran

smisió

n d

e infeccio

nes.

Usted está trabajando—

Está ocupado.Sus m

anos parecen limpias—

Pero en realidad no lo están.Sus m

anos tienen gérmenes que podrían enferm

ar a una persona.U

sted,su familia o sus clientes se podrían

enfermar.

Si trabaja con alimentos,usted debe lavarse

las manos con frecuencia.

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ashingSpanish—

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LOS

GUAN

TES

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QUAN

DO

◆C

hegando ao trabalho◆

Após utilizar o banheiro

◆A

pós fumar

◆A

pós espirrar◆

Após tocar seus cabelos,rosto ou

roupas◆

Após com

er ou beber◆

Após tirar ou antes de colocar um

novo par de luvas◆

Antes de m

exer com com

ida,especialm

ente quando esta já estápronta para com

er,como saladas e

sanduíches◆

Após m

exer com lixo

◆A

pós lidar com equipam

entos,pratosou utensílios sujos

◆A

pós tocar em carne crua,aves e

peixes◆

Toda vez que você mudar de tarefa -

indo de uma coisa a outra

você deve lavar suas M

ÃOS?

COM

O

◆M

olhe suas mãos com

águaquente corrente

◆Passe sabão e esfregue entreos dedos,nas costas dasm

ãos e sob as unhas.Lavepor,pelo m

enos,20 segundosou por quanto tem

po durar acanção "Parabéns Pra Você"cantada duas vezes para vocêpróprio

◆Seque as m

ãos.Use folhas de

papel descartáveis ou secadorde m

ãos elétrico◆

Use um

a toalha de papelquando fechar a torneira

você deve lavar suas M

ÃOS?

ASLU

VAS◆

Sempre que você

precisar lavar suasm

ãos (veja à esquerda)

◆Q

uando elas estiveremrasgadas ou sujas

devem ser trocadas:

LAVAR AS MÃO

Sé a m

elho

r man

eira de p

revenir o

desen

volvim

ento

da in

fecção.

Você está no trabalho—Você está ocupado.

Suas mãos parecem

estar limpas—

Porém,não estão.

Em suas m

ãos encontram-se germ

es que podem

deixar alguém doente.

Você pode ficar doente—Sua fam

ília pode ficar doente—Seus clientes podem

ficar doentes.Se você lida com

comida,você tem

que lavar suas m

ãos freqüentemente.

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WASH YOUR HANDS.

LÁVESE LAS MANOS.

LAV

E S

UA

S M

ÃO

S.

EVERY YEAR

76 MILLIONpeople to get diarrhea and upset stomachs

325,000 people to be hospitalized

5,000 unnecessary deaths

in the United States,foodborne illnesses cause:

How to Wash Your Hands

Touch something lately? Wash your hands.

January/February

¿Tocó algo recientemente? Lávese las manos.

Massachusetts Department of Public HealthDivision of Epidemiology and Immunization, Division of Food and Drugs

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4

March/April

The health of yourcustomers is in your

hands. Wash your handsthoroughly after going

to the bathroom!

La salud de sus clientes está en susmanos. ¡Lávese cuidadosamente

las manos después de usar el baño!




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3 4

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3

2

4

El uso de guantes no debereemplazar a un par de manos

limpias. Lávese las manos ycámbiese los guantes

con frecuencia.

May/June How to Wash Your Hands

Wearing gloves is nosubstitute for clean

hands. Wash your handsand change your

gloves often.



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3 4

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3

July/AugustKeep yourself and the

people around youhealthy.

Take at least 20 seconds to wash your hands.

Mantenga su buena salud y la de quienes lo rodean. Tóme

20 segundos para lavarse las manos.




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Don’t wait to be told. Take pride in your work and wash your hands.

September/October

No espere hasta que le pidan hacerlo. Tóme responsibilidad en su trabajo y lávese las manos.

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Clean hands keep customers coming back. Don’tforget to wash your hands and change gloves often.

November/December

Las manos ayudan a mantener sus clientes. No olvide lavarse las manos y cambiese los guantes con frecuencia.

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