Transcript Floor Care - Childrens Hand Washing

Children’s
Hand Washing
in conjunction with the Evans Evolve Dispenser
Meet Edward & Emily
Hello,
my name is
Edward Evans
Hello,
my name is
Emily Evans
We are here to
teach you about
good hand hygiene.
Why should we wash our hands?
Did you know that the most important thing you can
do to avoid being ill is to wash you hands?
Every time you touch something with your hands,
you can pick up germs (bacteria, viruses & fungi)
from it. Even if your hands look clean, they may not
be because germs and bacteria are tiny and invisible
to the naked eye. The next time you touch something
you could then pass on these germs to someone
else.
These germs and bacteria can make your poorly, for
example giving you coughs and colds or upset
tummies.
So to stop germs spreading, you need to WASH YOUR HANDS
Meet The Germs
Edward & Emily would like to introduce you to some of the
germs that you could have on your hands and explain how they
could make you ill.
These two viruses are passed
from person to person by
coughing and sneezing.
You can also get these by
touching something that
an infected person
has touched.
Meet The Germs
This is a very
contagious virus
and is passed from
person to person on
dirty hands after
going to the toilet or
touching something
that an infected
person has touched.
This virus causes
sickness and
diarrhoea.
This is a bacteria
found on the skin
and in noses. It
causes infections in
people who are very
young (babies), very
old or already ill.
Meet The Germs
These two bacteria are found in
tummies and are passed from
person to person on dirty hands
after going to the toilet. These
bacteria cause sickness and
diarrhoea.
When should we wash our hands?
It is impossible to avoid germs, viruses and bacteria in your
daily life but you can reduce the chance of infecting
yourself and others by knowing when hands
should be washed.
It is important to wash your hands

After using the toilet
 Before and after eating
 After playing outside or gardening
 If your hands look dirty
If you are suffering from a cough or a cold, you will need to wash your hands
more often.
Even if your hands appear to be clean they may
still carry germs capable of causing illness.
Did you know!
 Damp hands spread 1,000 time more germs than dry hands.
 When you cough germs can travel about 3 metres if you do
not put your hand or a handkerchief over your nose or
mouth
 The highest recorded speed of a sneeze was 102 miles per
hour
 Bacteria double their number every 20 minutes
 Almost one million bacteria can be created by one person in
a school day
 The number of germs on your fingertips doubles after you
use the toilet
 A third of people do not use soap when washing their hands
 95% of people do not wash their hands for long enough or
dry them thoroughly
Now the fun part!
Decorate your dispenser with
Edward, Emily and germ stickers.
Play games and do some puzzles at
www.childrenshandwashing.com
WELL DONE!
Now you know all about
washing your hands