4.5 Demonstrate ways to ensure that own health and hygiene do not pose a risk to an individual or to others at work.

Qualification: Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care
Unit: Promote Health, Safety and Wellbeing in Care Settings
Learning outcome: Be able to reduce the spread of infection.
Assessment criteria: 4.5 Demonstrate ways to ensure that own health and hygiene do not pose a risk to an individual or to others at work.

• For this assessment criterion, you will be required to demonstrate that your own health and hygiene do not pose a risk to an individual or others at work
• Ways to show this can include:
  • Regular handwashing
  • Trimmed nails
  • Removal of jewellery when you start your shift
  • Wearing clean clothes
  • Wearing your hair up