Here’s a reminder about when to wash your hands. If you don’t yet have a habit of washing your hands (properly, with soap) at these key times, there’s no better time to develop one.
FOOD
If you’re preparing food, wash your hands before starting, during the process, and afterwards. If you’re eating food, wash your hands before you start …and if food has come into contact with your hands while eating, wash your hands afterwards.
ICK (a collective term for things that we are disgusted by)
Your body expels droplets, mucus, and waste, all of which can potentially spread infection. So, wash your hands after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing, and after going to the toilet.
Pets and other people produce the same ick, so if you are caring for a pet or someone ill, young, or otherwise unable to handle their own ick, then make sure to wash your hands before touching them, and following any potential exposure to their droplets, mucus, or waste.
Contact with rubbish – or garbage, or trash, if you really must – also represents an opportunity to spread infection. Wash your hands after handling it.
Voilà, a video about good hand washing technique.