The Hand Sanitizing Certification Program

The New Employee: Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Ideally, this certification program should be completed at the same time of, or within 1 month of, the Handwashing Certification program.
  2. Print out from website and provide employee with hand hygiene manual.
  3. Show the HFLI video Hand Sanitizing: The When and The How in its entirety, one module at a time and question employee on understanding (see questions accompanying the video).
  4. Have employee demonstrate appropriate sanitizing technique
  5. Award Hand Sanitizing Certificate.
  6. Revisit the Quick Start or WIN handwash frequency worksheet with employee and agree hand hygiene frequency targets per hour or shift.
  7. Congratulate them on their success.

Team Rally: Step-by-Step Guide
Ideally, Hand Sanitizing training should occur at same time, or within 1 month, of the Team Rally for Handwash Certification. If this is not possible then repeat steps 1 through 5 in Team Rally for Handwash Certification.

  1. At training session:
    1. Ask if everyone has seen Top Ten poster. Read the Top Ten to attendees.
    2. Ask if everyone has read the materials in their manual.
    3. Have employees inspect their hands for compliance with good hand hygiene rules in the manual. Read the rules to them one by one.
    4. Show the HFLI The Why, The When and The How video, one module at a time and question attendees as a group on understanding (see questions accompanying the video). Ask if anyone disagrees with the group consensus answer at the end of each question and review rationale as required.
    5. Demonstrate proper use of hand sanitizer after a standard handwash.
    6. Have each employee sanitize his or her hands.
  2. Award each employee a completed Handwashing Certificate.
  3. During the day take each employee aside, one at a time, for 15 minutes to individually complete the Quick Start or WIN handwash frequency worksheet and agree target number of hand hygiene interventions per hour or shift.