1 CHCOHS312A Follow safety procedures for direct care work

2 Definition - Infection Control Infection control is the prevention of the spread of micro-organisms from client to client, client to employee and employee to client

3 Mode of Transmission Airborne Droplets Throat and Nose Discharge Faecal - oral Skin Contact Blood / Body Fluids

Methods of Transmission Blood, body fluids, secretions, excretions Animals Insects Dressings Eating and drinking items Personal care items Direct contact 4

5 Causes of Infection Viruses Fungi Bacteria Protozoa Metazoa

6 Cross Infection transmission of infection from one person to another Working without washing hands Wearing contaminated clothing / rings or jewellry Poor cleaning routines Poor food handling routines Poor laundering routines Poor management of waste routines Sharing personal items

Staff Health and Hygiene Adhere to policies and procedures Immunisation General health Skin Integrity Hand washing Jewellry Nails Hair Uniforms Gloves 7

8 Standard Precautions When dealing with blood/ body fluids, use standard precautions Standard precautions treat all clients the same way regardless of infection status Non- discriminatory Everyone is a potential reservoir of infection

9 Standard Precaution Work Practices - Personal Hygiene practices/ Hand washing –Use of PPE –Safe handling of sharps and clinical waste –Correct cleaning, laundering, disinfecting and sterilisation procedures –Correct food handling –Safe use of cleaning agents and spills management –Design and maintenance of facilities and amenities

10 Additional Precautions Apply to infectious diseases transmitted by airborne or droplet transmission of respiratory secretions eg such as TB, chickenpox, measles, rubella, pertussis and influenza Isolate client Rare infectious diseases and outbreaks are reported to Public Health Unit of Area Health Service

11 Infection Risk Management Think - identify and assess Talk - assess the risk Do – practices and strategies Remove the infection hazard Substitute the infection hazard Isolate the hazard Design for safety eg lever taps Change work methods Review

12 Exposure to infection Report all exposures Body fluid contamination Sharps injury Eye Splash Degrees of exposure Follow workplace policies and procedures when exposure to potential reservoir of infection has occurred