• Keep natural nails short and do not wear false nails.
• Do not use hot water to rinse your hands.
• Wet hands with water.
• Apply enough soap, in a cupped hand, to cover all surfaces of the hands.
• Rub hands palm to palm.
• Rub right palm over left dorsum with interlaced fingers and vice versa.
• Rub palm to palm with fingers interlaced.
• Rub backs of fingers to opposing palms with fingers interlocked.
• Rotational rubbing of left thumb clasped in right palm and vice versa.
• Rotational rubbing, backward and forward with clasped fingers of right hand in left palm and vice versa.
• Rinse hands with hands.
• Dry hands thoroughly with a single use towel.
• Use towel to turn off faucet.
• Your hands are safe.
• Let your hands completely dry before putting on gloves.

Prepared by VetNurse.co.uk. V1. 26/9/2023

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