Skin protection and hygiene plans for 25 professions

The German Statutory Accident Insurance for Health and Welfare Services (BGW) offers skin protection and hand hygiene plans for workers in 25 different sectors. They outline how workers can protect, clean and take care of their hands at work. The skin protection plans provide tips on protective gloves, hand washing, disinfecting and care products. Skin protection plans are provided for working in nursing homes, medical laboratories, pathology, pest control, cosmetics, hairdressers, medical services, kitchens, veterinary medicine, pharmacies, hospitals and care facilities, human medicine, pediatrics, midwifery, pediatrics, physiotherapy and sterile care. For those working in kitchens, as cleaners and in gardens, skin protection plans are available also in simple language.