HEALTHY HABITS can save your life

Washing hands

As simple as it may seem, proper hand washing is still the best way of removing germs and harmful bacteria from our hands. This prevents the spread of diseases and keeps your environment safe, fresh, and clean. Make sure your hands are cleaned properly by following these steps:

• Get your hands wet by holding them under the tap for a few seconds
• Rub the soap all over your palms and the back of your hands.
• When there is enough lather, keep rubbing your palms together.
• Rub the palm of one hand over the back of the other hand running the fingers through each other at the same time; repeat this for the other hand.
• Rub your palms together, running your fingers through each other as well.
• With the fingers of one hand, run the back of the finger on the other hand and vice versa.
• Rub the thumbs on the palms of each hand one after the other in circular motions.
• Take the fingers of one hand in the palms of the other and rub in circular motion, do this for both hands.
• Rinse both hands with water.
• Dry your hands preferably with a paper towel.
• Use this towel to turn the tap off.

Make your food safer

Safe eating and good health is for everyone. You can protect yourself from most food-borne disease, no matter what bug is doing the rounds.

Providers often charge fees that are higher than the scheme tariff and it is highlighted that pre-authorisation does not mean that the costs relating thereto will be paid in full.

1. Keep clean: Wash your hands before handing food and after handling raw meat. Wash fruit and vegetables before eating them.
2. Keep raw and cooked food apart: Separate raw meat, poultry and seafood from other foods. Keep your cooked food in the top of the refrigerator and the raw food in the bottom to prevent cross-contamination.
3. Cook thoroughly: Cook foods thoroughly, especially meat, poultry, eggs and seafood. Cook food at least 70ºC.
4. Keep food at safe temperatures: Do not keep leftovers in the fridge for more than three days and only reheat it once. When you reheat food, make sure it’s hot throughout.
5. Use safe water and raw materials: Buy pasteurised milk products and wash fruit and vegetables carefully before eating. Don’t eat food after the sell-by date.

Tell us if you have questions

Please let us know if you have any questions or want more information. You can send an email to medicalscheme.cmm@glencore.co.za or call us on 0860 002 141 during office hours or speak to your HR consultant.