In all positions at Cane's, we need to wash our hands every time we ___________ tasks.

• A. Begin tasks
• B. Finish tasks
• C. Change tasks
• D. Complete tasks

Answer: (C)

The main idea is preventing cross-contamination by washing hands when you switch from one task to another. When you move from one duty to a different one, your hands can carry residues, bacteria, or other contaminants from the first task to the next. Washing at that transition resets cleanliness and reduces the risk of transferring anything unwanted to food, utensils, or surfaces you’ll touch next. Starting a task isn’t the best cue if you were already handling something else, because you may have carried contaminants into the new task unless you washed at the switch. Finishing or completing a task happens at the end of that activity, but the next task may begin right away, so waiting until the end doesn’t effectively prevent cross-contamination. So washing between tasks is the most reliable practice.