Servsafe Food Handler, Guide Chapter 2: Good Personal Hygiene

Question 1

Five Steps of Hand Washing

Answer 1

Wet hands and arms use running water as hot as you can comfortably stand.
Apply enough soap to build up a good lather.
Scrub hands and arms vigorously for 10-15 seconds clean under fingernails and between fingers.
Rinse hands and arms thoroughly using running warm water.
Dry hands and arms with paper towel or hand dryer.

Question 2

Guidelines for keeping hands clean and not contaminating them after washing

Answer 2

Use a paper towel to turn off the faucet and to open the restroom door

Question 3

Examples of when to wash hands

Answer 3

After using restroom, handling raw meat, taking out the garbage, touching your hair, face, or body, touching nothing sneezing coughing, using a tissue, handling chemicals, clearing dirty dishes, handling money, before putting a gloves on, handling services animals, smoking, eating or drinking, chewing gum or tobacco, leaving the kitchen area, touching anything that might contaminate your hands