What are blue plasters used for?
Easily identified as foreign objects in food, these blue catering plasters can be used in a domestic kitchen, cafe, catering trailer as well as a food preparation workplace – As versatile as they are essential.
What Colour plasters must be used during food preparation?
Blue plasters are a must for catering environments. Their colour makes them visually detectable helping them to comply with food hygiene legislation. Our blue plasters are also metal detectable as they have a metal detectable strip embedded in to them.
What color of plaster should you use to cover cuts and sores?
This can be done by wearing a cap or a hair-net or tying your hair back. If you have cut yourself then you must cover the wound with a completely waterproof plaster or dressing. Ideally you should use special highly visible blue coloured plasters.
Are blue plasters waterproof?
Waterproof and hypoallergenic. Boots Blue Plasters are visually and metal detectable to comply with Food Hygiene Regulations (SI 1990 No. 1431). These plasters provide long lasting protection to wounds from water, dirt and germs.
Why do chefs have blue plasters?
Blue foods are rare, and blue plasters can be easily spotted if they fall in. This is the most important reason we use blue plasters in the kitchen. This makes the metal detectable, and in larger food processing environments, the product can be put through a metal detector.
Can you use blister plasters on cuts?
The COMPEED® blister plasters must not be cut because this would reduce the adhesion of the plaster. The shape of the plaster is optimised for best adhesion.
What should a kitchen worker use to cover a cut on his hand?
Cover the wound A sterile bandage is very important to provide more protection between your wound and the food you will be working with. This is especially important if the wound is still bleeding. It will not only protect your customers, but it will also help your wound to heal faster.
Can you put blister plasters on broken skin?
However, a scabbed wound is not beneficial from a healing perspective. In fact, moist conditions are more beneficial – as long as the entry of germs and dirt can be avoided. This is possible by using a COMPEED® blister plaster as it protects the wound whilst at the same time providing an optimal healing environment.
Why are blue plasters used for food handlers?
As well as being easily detectable, the other reason why blue plasters are accepted as best practice is that they are impervious and will prevent blood, fluids or pus from infected cuts or wounds passing through the plaster and contaminating food. What should you cover cuts scratches and boils with?
Why is it important to wear blue plaster?
By wearing a blue plaster if it does come off whilst you are working, it can be seen more easily, and in addition they also have a metal strip inside them. Blue plasters are important to have in any business that serves food, whether it’s the local café to an expensive restaurant.
Why are blue plasters important in first aid kit?
Why are blue plaster , Blue. Blue plasters are important to have in any business that serves food, whether it’s the local café to an expensive restaurant. Blue plasters are compliant with the health and safety standards in the UK, so it is important to ensure you have an ample supply of them in your first aid kit.
What are the advantages of metal detectable plasters?
The advantage of metal detectable plasters is that they can still be detected even if a contaminated food product makes it through other detection processes unseen.
As well as being easily detectable, the other reason why blue plasters are accepted as best practice is that they are impervious and will prevent blood, fluids or pus from infected cuts or wounds passing through the plaster and contaminating food. What should you cover cuts scratches and boils with?
Why do you put blue plaster on your cut?
One of the other reasons for blue plasters is that they are generally waterproof and prevent the food from being contaminated from bacteria that will be living and growing on your cut.
Why are blue plasters used as a Band Aid?
As well as being easily detectable, the other reason why blue plasters are accepted as best practice is that they are impervious and will prevent blood, fluids or pus from infected cuts or wounds passing through the plaster and contaminating food.
Why are blue bandaids used in the food industry?
Blue Bandages Our Hi Vis Blue Bandages are used to protect a cut from infection while protecting food that is being processed, served and or manufactured from contamination. The hi vis blue color of these bandaids stick out and are visible if for some reason that one slips off the person wearing them.
