Wash Your Hands When...

The amount of people who do not wash their hands at appropriate times is alarming- especially when considering that unclean hands are the most common reason for the spread of harmful bacteria which can lead to infection. As well as doing so whenever they're looking a little grimy, here are the times you should always wash your hands, using the proper hand washing technique:

Before

• visiting a friend or relative in hospital
• eating or preparing food
• treating or touching a cut, wound, burn or any type of broken skin (either on yourself or another person)
• putting in contact lenses

After

• Using the toilet
• blowing your nose or coughing and sneezing
• touching or preparing food, particularly raw meat or fish
• touching broken skin
• coming into contact with animal waste (this includes household pets)
• taking out or handling rubbish
• changing a nappy
• working or playing outdoors
• visiting a hospital ward or ill person

Visit http://www.wash-hands.com for more information, tips and advice about hand washing.