The Do's and The Don'ts

Dear staffs, good personal hygiene is an important issue that we need to highlight. Therefore, here are some guidelines that we hope that you will follow in order to create a healthy and safe environment for us to work in.

The Do's

Here are some pointers:
- It is important for us to maintain a clean, neat and tidy appearance all the time
- Remember, good dental hygiene = good breath! (You wouldn't want customers to tell you that you have bad breath right?)
- Cut your nails and keep them clean!
- To our wonderful chefs, please remember to wear your safety boots (The Bettus Lettuce Management wouldn't want any of our employees to get hurt)
- Always keep hair neat and wear a hair net.
- Remember to wear gloves when making salads
- Always wash your hands after using the restroom. You wouldn't want to carry unwanted bacteria to the area where you are preparing food.

The Don'ts

- Ladies, please don't wear too much make up or get your nails done. (You might accidentally contaminate the food)
- Always cover your sores or wounds with a plaster (blue or green) and wear a glove
- If you are feeling unwell, take the day off instead of coming to work. (Bettus Lettuce cares for their employees!)
- Remember, no eating while preparing food. That means, no gums or sweets.
- No smoking or spiting in the food preparation area! (We wouldn't want any ashes to drop in the food we are preparing for our customers)
- No picking nose and touching any body parts when preparing food
- Always taste food with a clean spoon. (No double dipping!)
- Remember to cover your nose and mouth when you sneeze or cough. And wash your hands after that

The reason why we put so much effort to let all of you know the dos and don'ts of personal hygiene is to create a safe and clean environment for both the employees and customers. Few of the potential problems that could rise due to poor personal hygiene are,

- Food contamination can cause the loss of customers to our salad bar
- Bad breath
- Body odour
- Contracting diseases such as flu, common cold, thyphoid, Hepatitis A and B

Hygiene is more than just being clean. It is defined as the many practices that help people to stay healthy. Taking care of your own personal hygiene helps to fight yourself from catching or spreading unwanted illnesses. Besides that, by keeping oneself clean, we are able to project a positive body image that reflects our personalities. It helps to increase our self-esteem, confidence and our work productivity. Therefore, do take the time to read through this posts and we hope that you are able to understand the need of keeping oneself clean. Cheers!

*Our next post will be on steps to effectively wash your hands. Remember to check in often and do leave us comments to improve us.