7-1. Key Sanitation Condition No. 7:

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7-1. Key Sanitation Condition No.
7 Manage persons who are diagnosed with or
have symptoms of an illness, wounds or other
afflictions that could be a source of microbial
contamination.
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7-2. Goal The
primary goal of monitoring employee health is to
control conditions that could result in
the microbiological contamination of food,
food packaging materials, and food contact
surfaces.

• 7-3. Common symptoms and Conditions to be Aware
  of
• in Processing Plant
  Employees
• ? diarrhea ? sore throat with fever
• ? fever ? open skin
  sores or cuts
• ? vomiting ? boils and
• ? jaundice (yellow skin or eyes) ? dark
  urine.

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• 7-7. Management responsibilities
  concerning
• employee
  health
• Set company policy when to restrict or exclude
  an ill
• employee and when to allow such an
  employee to return
• to work
• Set company policy health and personal hygiene
• Provide a good example
• Monitor employees
• Provide proper design and maintenance of
  facilities, and
• Provide training.

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• 7-8. Personnel Responsibilities
• Maintain good health
• Report illness
• Wash hands after sneezing, coughing, scratching,
  etc.
• and
• Be aware of conditions that might cause
  contamination.