Personal hygiene service

The i-year prevalence of dermatologic hand problems in 1656 home-help-service employees (93% women) was hand eczema, 22.4% dry skin, 64.5% itchy skin, 30.7% erythema and skin irritation, 33.7% papules, 13.4% small blisters between fingers, 9.2% fissures on knuckles, 21.3% fissures in palms, 8.1% fissures around nails or on fingertips, 36.5% swollen, red nail bands, 16.7% flaking nails, 41.0%. Activities associated with most skin problems were personal-hygiene service, washing of clothes and linen and home and window cleaning these caused erythema, itch, dryness and eczema of the skin. Food service was associated with skin dryness and wound... 

Control fluid quality during use, involving checks on correct dilution and make-up, concentration and freedom from contamination in service, regular cleaning and fluid changing Provide and use appropriate personal protective equipment A high standard of personal hygiene... 

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services publishes the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, Publication No. (NIH) 78-23. This was prepared by the Committee on Care and Use of Laboratory Animals of the Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources of the National Research Council. The guide contains recommendations regarding housing, sanitation, husbandry, veterinary care, personnel qualifications, personal hygiene, occupational health, and physical plant. 

These are cases from food service rather than food production. The article states [f]or each year from 1983 to 1987, the most commonly reported food preparation practice was improper storage or holding temperature, followed by poor personal hygiene of the foodhandler. They report that, of 127 total reports of bacterial incidents in 1983, 13.4% concluded poor personal hygiene was a contributing factor. The reports also noted from 1983 to 1987 that approximately 25% of cases were in the home, 32% in restaurants, 5% in schools, and 3% in churches [4],... 

In Part II, we discuss various aspects of the topical antimicrobial products currently in common use in the medical, food service, and consumer (personal hygiene) markets. The antimicrobial products of primary interest include iodine complexes (aqueous iodophors and tinctures), aqueous formulations and tinctures of chlorhexidine gluconate, triclosan, and parachlorometaxylenol, alcohol formulations, and quaternary ammonium products. Let us review some general aspects of these topical antimicrobials. 

It is now recognised for the reasons discussed above that the design of biodegradable polymers depends on the end-of-life environment as well as on service requirements. Typical examples are items intended to end up primarily in sewage [18], which should be substantially converted to CO2 and associated cell biomass during the time it is in the sewage plant. Some, but not all bio-based polymers (modified starch and aliphatic polyesters) satisfy this requirement and are suitable for the manufacture of short-lived personal hygiene products such as diapers, etc. 

Marks, L., Staff Specialist for pharmacy Services, Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Baltimore, MD, personal communication, October 28, 1991. 

Food-service items constitute another significant end use, including cutlery, plates, cups, trays, and plastic coatings for paper products like plates and cups. Markets include institutions (hospitals, schools, prisons, and the military), the fast-food industry, and the general public. Another end use category is consiuner products, including such products as diapers, personal care and hygiene articles, sports and recreation items, and others. 

There are precise meanings for certain words commonly used in industrial hygiene. These must be used correctly to understand the requirements of OSHA s regulations effectively communicate with other workers in the field of industrial hygiene and intelligently prepare purchase orders to procure health services and personal protective equipment. 

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