Iowa Handwashing Poster
The Iowa Handwashing Poster is a labor law posters poster by the Iowa Department Of Workforce Development. This poster is mandatory for some employers, including food establishments.
Iowa requires handwashing lavatories with mixing faucets, hot and cold running water are required in food preparation areas and also behind each bar area. Signs notifying employees to wash their hands must be clearly visible at all handwashing sinks.
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Washing Your Hands
Teach children
to wash their
hands:
• Upon arrival to
the center
Hello
• Before and
after eating
1. Turn water on.
• Be sure clean, disposable
paper towels are available.
• Turn on warm water.
5. Rinse hands.
• Rinse hands under
2. Wet hands.
• Wet hands with water.
6. Dry hands.
• Dry hands with clean,
3. Apply soap.
• Apply liquid soap.
7. Turn water off.
• Turn off the water using
4. Wash hands.
• Wash hands well for at least
20 seconds. Rub top and
inside of hands, under nails
and between fingers.
8. Throw paper
towel away.
• After using the
toilet/diapering
• After coughing
or contact with
body fluids:
runny nose,
blood, vomit
• Before and after
using water
tables
• After outside
play
• After handling
pets
• Whenever hands
are visibly dirty
• Before going
running water for
at least 10 seconds.
disposable paper towel. the paper towel. • Throw the paper towel into
a lined trash container.
home
Bye!
H ealthy Child Care Iowa
www.idph.iowa.gov/hcci 1-800 -369 -2229
© 2006 Healthy Child Care North Carolina 2017
Enseñe a los niños a
lavarse las manos:
• Al llegar al centro
hóla!
• Antes y después
de comer
1. Abra la llave.
• Asegú rese de que h aya toal -
las de papel limpias.
• Abra la llave de agua caliente.
5. Enjuáguese las manos.
• Enjuáguese las manos bajo el
agua por lo menos 10 segundos.
2. Mójese las manos.
• Mójese las manos con agua.
6. Séquese las manos.
• Séquese las manos con una
toalla de papel limpia.
3. Aplíquese jabón.
• Aplíquese jabón líquido
en las manos.
7. Cierre la llave de agua.
• Cierre la llave de agua usando
la toalla de papel.
4. Lávese las manos.
• Lávese bien las manos durante
20 segundos. Frote la parte de
arriba y la parte de adentro de
las manos, debajo de las uñas y
entre los dedos.
8. Bote la toalla de
papel.
• Bote la toalla de papel en un
basurero con bolsa.
• Después de ir al
baño o de que se
les cambian los
pañales
• Después de toser o
tocar líquidos cor -
porales, excre -
ciones nasales,
sangre o vómito
• Antes y después
de usar las mesas
de agua
• Después de jugar
afuera
• Después de tocar
animales
domésticos
• Cuando sea que
las manos se vean
claramente sucias
• Antes de irse a
casa
adios..
H ealthy Child Care Iowa
www.idph.iowa.gov/hcci 1-800 -369 -2229
© 2006 Healthy Child Care North Carolina 2017
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- Original poster PDF https://www.idph.iowa.gov/Portals/1/userfiles/128/handwashing%20poster%202017.pdf
, updated December 2021 - Iowa Labor Law Posters at https://www.iowaworkforcedevelopment.gov/required-employer-posters
- Iowa Department Of Workforce Development
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