LuLu Hypermarket chain, a major retailer in the region, has started a massive campaign named ‘Your Health is in Your Hands’ through all its stores aiming to promote awareness on hand hygiene among its customers, employees and general public.
The initiative has been launched in the light of the fact that the risk factors for the increased infection and transmission of diseases are mainly associated with hand hygiene, a statement said.
Steps have been implemented to ensure that all shared surfaces and touch points at hypermarkets such as shopping trolley handles, baskets, handrails of the travellators and lifts, and washrooms are cleaned thoroughly on a continuous basis.
LuLu Hypermarket chain has also implemented a strict hand hygiene protocol in all areas, especially sections such as the butchery, fish counter, hot kitchen and bakery where raw meat and other food items are handled.
Quoting the World Health Organisation, Sreekanth, chief hygiene officer of LuLu Hypermarkets said: “Inculcating the habit of adopting simple-to-follow measures on personal hygiene such as washing hands the right way at the right time with soap and water could help a person prevent himself effectively from the infection of a wide variety of germs that cause infectious diseases like flu, E.coli, norovirus and cold causing inflammation of nose and throat etc. to a great extent”.
LuLu management also announced that they have started close monitoring of the temperatures of their staff and merchandisers when they report for duty and leave after work. It has also been made compulsory for all employees to undergo regular hygiene training sessions, the statement added.
