occupational health and safety
...aminate your food. Wiping down a bench with a cloth doesn’t remove the bacteria it just spreads them over the bench more evenly. 5 out of every 10 people have the bacteria Staphylococcus in there body. It is found in four different places of the body, finger tips, mouth, nose and ears. This bacteria causes diohea. It is extremely important not to touch cooked foods unless gloved, it is extremely dangerous, it is very important to abide by the law and put the safety precautions into place. Protective clothing should always be warn in the workplace including, shoes that cover the whole foot, pants and apron to protect you and the consumer. Hands must be washed and sanitized before handling food. I believe that there is a simple method of handwashing that will reduce food contamination. This is; wash hands with soap, and a nail brush especially around the nails as this is where allot of the germ accumulate then on with the sanitizer and allow to air dry. Then you put gloves on and apply sanitizer and allow them to air dry. Now you are 90% free of bacteria. When you go to the toilet it is especially important that you wash your hands this way because bacteria will find its way through toilet paper and onto your hands. If you do not wash hands you will transfer typhoid and salmonella which will cause gastro. Food poisoning effects 1.5 Billion people in the world each year. Once the food reaches and goes over the infective dose of 1 million bacteria per gram of food you will be at great risk of getting seriously ill. This occurs because the bacteria divides every 15 seconds hence a safe unrefrigerated time is 2-4 hours. Bacteria travel quite comfortably on foods such as, meat, poultry, fish ,eggs, and dairy products in small numbers. You should always have separate boards for these different groups so that you minimize the bacteria’s transportation. Once the food gets into the right temperature zone the bacteria...