We are waiting for our first BRC Audit, but have a questions regarding staff uniform and protective clothing.
We are going for basic Hygiene Packaging, We are a company that produce labels for indirect food labelling.
Staff currently arrive in their own clothes and then change into trousers and a polo shirt and also change footwear.
They all change when they leave the building or go for cigarette break, however,
Should they change in the following circumstance
- Entering the toilet during a shift
- stopping for lunch or stopping for a drink
- Leaving the building to empty a bin
Also what is considered protective clothing?
- Are staff allowed to wear polo shirts, shorts?
- Should arms and legs be covered.
As a knock on for this what rules then apply to office staff entering the production area, and also contractors and maintenance staff that enter the production areas;
IS it acceptable for them to enter in their own clothing? Do they have to wear an overcoat? Should they change their footwear or wear over shoes?
Any help much appreciated