Where would home laundering be acceptable as detailed in clause 7.5.4?
Home laundering may be deemed acceptable in low risk operations such as produce packing where there is no microbiological risk. This needs to be controlled by written instructions to staff to include: • How garments are to be washed (temperature, detergent, avoiding of items to be washed together, drying instructions). • Employees must be provided with some suitable means to safely transport washed garments from home to the workplace. (ie sealable plastic bags, or similar). • There must be a defined responsibility within the company for monitoring the effectiveness of the system. This may typically be achieved by visual inspection. • There must be a procedure and system for effectively dealing with any case where employees are unable to perform self-laundry, either through lack of diligence or facilities. This system must be capable of being brought into immediate effect once a problem has been identified.
