How can we ensure that employees comply with personal hygiene (Personal Hygiene) requirements in their daily work?

Good personal hygiene is the first line of defence against contamination of medicines, particularly microbial contamination, and is emphasised in both GMP and GDP. To ensure staff comply, you should: 1. Establish clear SOPs: Create an SOP on personal hygiene specifying that staff must wash their hands and wear designated clean work clothing, footwear, hairnets and masks before entering areas where medicines are handled. The SOP should also prohibit eating, drinking, smoking and chewing gum in work areas, and prohibit wearing jewellery that could come loose. 2. Provide facilities and supplies: The company must provide adequate handwashing facilities, disinfectant and clean, well-fitting work clothing. 3. Provide training: All staff, including temporary workers and visitors, must receive training on personal hygiene requirements before entering work areas. Training should be repeated regularly to reinforce awareness. 4. Supervision and enforcement: Supervisors and quality personnel should monitor compliance with personal hygiene requirements during day-to-day work and correct any breaches. 5. Health management: Require staff to report to their supervisor if they are ill or have open skin wounds, and temporarily reassign them from roles involving direct contact with medicines.