Infection Prevention and Control Policy
This infection prevention policy template outlines the standards of behaviour and personal hygiene expected at the workplace to prevent the spread of pathogens from one person to another.
This infection prevention and control policy covers what infection and infection prevention is and provides guidelines for the professional hygiene standards required to keep away from infection transmission risks in your workplace. It deals with the standards of personal hygiene and workplace cleanliness to be met by one and all at your workplace.
This infection prevention and control policy template can be adapted to meet the specific needs of your organisation. You can change as little or as much of the content as you like. Some sections may be governed by state and federal legislation. It is important that you seek your own HR or legal advice, maintain this policy as legislation changes and adjust it to meet your requirements.
This workplace infection prevention and control policy template is suitable for all your employees, contractors, and volunteers. Once you have adjusted the infection prevention policy template to meet the specific requirements of your organisation you can deliver it to new starters at induction and as refresher training on a regular basis.
The following topics are covered in this infection prevention policy:
This infection prevention policy will take approximately five minutes to complete.
The following learning outcomes will be achieved on completion of this infection prevention policy:
Once all employees, contractors and volunteers have completed your infection prevention policy, the following business outcomes will be achieved for your organisation:
This infection prevention policy can be uploaded and assigned to your staff via the Safeguard by Sentrient online workplace compliance system or Staffwise by Sentrient human resource management platform. It is best to accompany your infection prevention policy with work health and safety training, such as the Sentrient online workplace compliance courses on work health and safety, and Coronavirus (COVID19) infection prevention and control.
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