Scroll down to learn about the components of an effective home handwashing station:

1

Select a Location

Select a location in your home that:

• has a sink
• is closest to the door most people enter 
• easiest room to enter without touching anything

2

Post Handwashing Instructions

• in a plastic sleeve to protect from splashes
• in plain view

Posters & Video Instructions

3

Soap 

• Any lathering hand soap will do.
• You may find a pump more convenient and less messy.

4

Single-Use Towels

• To minimize contact events with other 
• Paper towels 
  -OR-
• Washcloths to use only once per washing event

5

Non-Latex Gloves

NOTE: These are only necessary if:

• you are in close contact with an ill person or 
• are ill yourself and are attempting to avoid contaminating other areas of your home

6

Covered Laundry Pail - OR- Wastebasket

• for convenient disposal
• covered: so you don't accidentally drop something inside until it's time to launder or dispose
• wastebasket: for disposal of paper towels
• laundry pail: for dirty cloths to be laundered later