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Handwashing Procedure

In my last post I mentioned proper hand washing procedure but I didn't think to delve to deep into it.  This time I'm going to go through each step of how to properly wash your hands.
 
Step 1
Turn on the water and moisten your hands with water and get some liquid soap.
 
Step 2
Rub your hands together for 20 seconds.
 
Step 3
Rinse your hands while rubbing your hands together until all of the soap has been washed off.
 
Step 4
Dry your hands with a clean, disposable paper towel or air dry them with a blower (if cloth towels are used they are only good for one use and must be washed after each use).
 
Step 5
Turn the faucet off using a clean paper towel and throw the paper towel into a hands-free trash can.
 
*Turning the faucet on and leaving the water running throughout the entire hand washing procedure is a recommendation of "Caring for our Children: The national Safety Performance Standards for Out-of-Home-Care", American Academy of Pediatrics, American Public Health Association, National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Childcare and the Family Child Care Environment Rating Scale.  The reasoning behind this is for contamination prevention.  I however do not leave the water running for environmental reasons.

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