Health Practices – Handwashing and hand sanitizer Family Home WAC Center WAC Proposed WAC Satisfactory/Minor/Major Conflicts with ECEAP, revisions; Concerns; Head Start, Schools Suggested Alternate District Standards and Language Practices WAC 170-296A-3625 WAC 170-295-3040 170-300-0200 Handwashing. How often must children wash Handwashing and hand (1) The licensee and staff must their hands? sanitizer. follow and teach children Children must wash their hands (1) Early learning program proper handwashing with soap and warm water: staff, including volunteers, procedures. Proper (1) On arrival at the center; and children must comply handwashing procedures (2) After using the toilet; with the following include: (3) After the child is diapered; handwashing procedures or (a) Wetting hands with warm (4) After outdoor play; those defined by the United water; (5) After playing with animals; States Center for Disease (b) Apply soap to the hands; (6) After touching body fluids Control and Prevention. (c) Washing hands; (such as blood or after nose When washing hands, staff (d) Rinsing hands; blowing or sneezing); and and children must: (e) Drying hands with a paper (7) Before and after the child (a) Wet hands with towel, eats or participates in food warm water; single-use cloth towel or air activities. (b) Apply soap to the hand dryer; and hands; (f) Turning off the water with WAC 170-295-3020 (c) Rub hands together paper towel or single use cloth How often must staff wash to wash for at least towel. their hands? 20 seconds; (2) Paper towels must be Staff and volunteers must wash (d) Thoroughly rinse disposed of after a single use. their hands with soap and hands with water; (3) If cloth towels are used, warm water: (e) Dry hands with a the licensee must wash and (1) When arriving at work; paper towel, sanitize each cloth towel after a (2) After toileting a child; use cloth towel, or single use. air hand dryer;
Health Practices – Handwashing and hand sanitizer Family Home WAC Center WAC Proposed WAC Satisfactory/Minor/Major revisions; Concerns; Suggested Alternate Language Conflicts with ECEAP, Head Start, Schools District Standards and Practices WAC 170-296A-3625 Handwashing. (1) The licensee and staff must follow and teach children proper handwashing procedures. Proper handwashing procedures include: (a) Wetting hands with warm water; (b) Apply soap to the hands; (c) Washing hands; (d) Rinsing hands; (e) Drying hands with a paper towel, single-use cloth towel or air hand dryer; and (f) Turning off the water with paper towel or single use cloth towel. (2) Paper towels must be disposed of after a single use. (3) If cloth towels are used, the licensee must wash and sanitize each cloth towel after a single use. use WAC 170-295-3040 How often must children wash their hands? Children must wash their hands with soap and warm water: (1) On arrival at the center; (2) After using the toilet; (3) After the child is diapered; (4) After outdoor play; (5) After playing with animals; (6) After touching body fluids (such as blood or after nose blowing or sneezing); and (7) Before and after the child eats or participates in food activities. WAC 170-295-3020 How often must staff wash their hands? Staff and volunteers must wash their hands with soap and warm water: (1) When arriving at work; (2) After toileting a child; 170-300-0200 Handwashing and hand sanitizer. (1) Early learning program staff, including volunteers, and children must comply with the following handwashing procedures or those defined by the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention. When washing hands, staff and children must: (a) Wet hands with warm water; (b) Apply soap to the hands; (c) Rub hands together to wash for at least 20 seconds; (d) Thoroughly rinse hands with water; (e) Dry hands with a paper towel, cloth towel, or air hand dryer;