STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE FOR HAND WASH

1.0 PURPOSE:

1.1 The purpose of this procedure is to familiarize all personnel with appropriate hand washing procedures

2.0 SCOPE:

2.1 This SOP shall be applicable to all personnel working in the laboratory.

3.0 RESPONSIBILITY:

3.1 It is the responsibility of all personnel working in the COMPANY.

4.0 DISTRIBUTION

4.1 The Quality Assurance department responsible to keep SOP ‘Master Copy’ approved through Quality ……… Manager.

4.2 The copy of ‘Control Copy’ of SOP is being distributed in all user departments and placed near related ……… Equipment/ Instrument as ‘ Display Copy ’ if required.

5.0 ABBREVIATIONS & DEFINITIONS

5.1 Abbreviations

5.1.1 SOP : Standard Operating Procedure

5.2 Definitions

5.2.1 Not Applicable

6.0 PROCEDURE:

6.1 Washing hand with soap and water (with reference to image, 40-60sec.):

· Step 0- Turn the water tap and then wet your hand and wrists.

· Step 1- Apply enough amount of soap to cover all hand surfaces.

6.2 Washing hands with Alcohol-based hand rubs (with reference to the image, 20-30 sec.):

· Step 1a- Apply the palmful of the product in a cupped hand.

· Step 1b- Cover all surfaces.

6.3 Common Procedure For Both Alcohol-Based Formulation And Soap & Water Hand Washing:

· Step 2- Rub hand palm to palm.

· Step 3- Place right palm over the left drum with interlaced fingers and vice versa.

· Step 4- Rub hand palm to palm with finger interfaced. Be sure to hold the hands in a downward position. Allow the water to run off the hands and into the sink.

· Step 5- Rub back of finger to opposing palms with fingers interlocked.

· Step 6- Using the thumb of one hand, gently rub around the cuticle and nail bed of each finger and thumb of the opposite hand Repeat this step, alternating hands.

· Step 7- Do the rotational rubbing, backward and forwards with clasped fingers of the right hand in left palm and vice versa.

· Step 8a- Lastly in alcohol-based formulation once dry, your hands are safe.

· Step 8b- In case of washing hands with soap rinse the hand under running water, being sure to hold the hands in a downward position.

· Step 9- Use toweling to thoroughly dry the hands when washing hands with soap.

· Step 10- Using the piece of paper towel, turn off the water supply. DO NOT touch the faucet handles with your hands once they have been washed.

8.0 PRECAUTIONS:

8.1 Make sure that hands are properly cleaned.

8.2 Do not leave the faucet/tap on after use.

9.0 REFERENCES

9.1 web.standford.edu/dept/EHS/ptod/researchlab/lab/handwashing.

9.2 WHO October 2006, Available from http:/www.who.int/gpse/5may/how_To_HandRub_Poster.pdf

10.0 FORMATS

10.1 Annexure I

10.2 Format-I: Format for Document History Sheet

11.0 REVISION HISTORY :

10.1 Maintain the history of SOP or document as per the format given in Format-I. It shall be maintained ……… along with the current version of the SOP.



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