PDFWAC 110-305-3635

When handwashing is required.

(1) Program staff must wash hands:
(a) Upon arriving to the program;
(b) After personal toileting or assisting a child with toileting;
(c) Before and after giving medication or applying topical ointment;
(d) After attending to an ill or injured child;
(e) After contact with bodily fluids;
(f) Before preparing, serving, or eating food;
(g) When returning from playground/outside;
(h) After handling garbage and garbage receptacles;
(i) Before and after handling or feeding pets/animals;
(j) After smoking; and
(k) As needed when hands are soiled.
(2) Children must wash their hands:
(a) Upon arrival to the program;
(b) When returning from playground and/or outside;
(c) Before the child eats;
(d) Before the child participates in food activities;
(e) After the child's toileting;
(f) Before and after handling or feeding pets/animals;
(g) After touching bodily fluids, including after sneezing or coughing; and
(h) As needed when hands are soiled.
[WSR 18-14-078, recodified as § 110-305-3635, filed 6/29/18, effective 7/1/18. Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.215 RCW. WSR 12-23-057, § 170-297-3635, filed 11/19/12, effective 12/20/12.]