Sanitation Facilities and Worker Hygiene

Workers should use good hygienic practices.
To prevent contamination during packing operations, workers should maintain a high degree of cleanliness while on duty by thoroughly washing their hands before starting work, after breaks, and each time after using the toilet. Clean, warm water with soap should be used. Hands should be dried with hot air or disposable towels. Common or shared towels should be not be used.

Establish a training program to teach workers good hygiene practices. All new workers should understand the importance of proper handwashing practices and general sanitation concerns.

Any worker who has diarrhea, or is a carrier of a communicable disease that can be transmitted by food, should not be allowed to handle apples.
Supervisors and workers should be aware of the presence of symptoms of infectious diseases or of skin boils, sores, or infected wounds so that if symptoms are evident, the supervisor can remove or reassign the worker.

All wastewater must be drained properly into the sewer or a septic system separate from the toilet system.
Consult your local or state health department about the proper disposal facility to be used.