From Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce

To limit the potential of cross contamination via your uniform, it is important to adhere to the points below and to consider adopting the best practice guidance for washing your uniform. 

1. Hand Hygiene

Good hand hygiene practiced regularly is the first and most important line of defence against COVID-19 and cross contamination.

2. Social Distancing

It is important to follow Public Health England guidance and maintain social distancing as much as possible to reduce any risk of COVID-19 transmission. 

3. Use of PPE

The appropriate use of PPE such as disposable aprons, gowns or coveralls for particular tasks, will protect staff uniform from contamination in most cases. 

4. Washing Uniform

Heavy Soiling

If your uniform is heavily soiled especially with bodily fluids, it is important to change your uniform at the earliest opportunity and place it in a soluble wash bag for laundering and remember to follow hand hygiene. 

Normal Soiling – Best practice;

• Where possible change out of your uniform at work and place it in a separate bag to take home for washing. 

• Avoid using a bag which will be used for other purposes to avoid cross contamination. 

• Consider using a fabric bag so you can put the bag and uniform directly into the washing machine, alternatively use a disposable bag to take home your uniform which can be disposed of in the general waste bin. 

• Do not shake the clothing before putting in the washing machine, this minimises the possibility of dispersing virus through the air. 

• Remember to practice good hand hygiene to limit cross contamination when changing and washing clothing. 

Where possible;

• Wash your uniform separately from other household linen. 

• In a load not more than half the machine capacity. 

• At a maximum temperature the fabric can tolerate, then ironed or tumbled-dried. 

SOURCE: https://web.caymanchamber.ky/news/newsarticledisplay.aspx?ArticleID=5867