Keeping You Safe: PLA Reopening Playbook August 2020 | Page 10

HAND WASHING
Wash your hands regularly with soap for the recommended 20
seconds. If you sneeze or cough in your hands, wash immediately.
Use sanitizer often. Do not share supplies or materials. On average, a
person comes in contact with 300 surfaces every 30 minutes,
exposing them to 840,000 germs. A survey by SCA, a global hygiene
company, uncovered that consumers understand the importance of
hand hygiene, but their practice may be grossly exaggerated.
YET
58%
58%
Have witnessed others
leaving a public
restroom without
washing their hands.
71%
Have witnessed
others leaving a
public restroom
without washing
their hands
Say they practice good hand
hygiene and wash their hands
regularly.
35%
39%
Do not wash their
hands after
sneezing,
coughing, or after
blowing their nose
MORE THAN HALF
Do not wash their hands after riding
public transportation, after using shared
exercise equipment, or handling money
Witnessed
co-workers