Infection Prevention and Control Policy Template
Australia and New Zealand

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  Did you know these facts about infection prevention and control?

  • The pathogens carrying risks of such diseases can be present even on your equipment at work.
  • Infectious diseases can spread fast and might prove fatal at times. They must be avoided at all costs.
  • An infection prevention and control policy is an official document that clearly defines how a company’s employees should look after their personal and workplace cleanliness to avoid infections from spreading.
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  infection prevention and control policy overview

  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.

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  The target audience for this infection prevention and control policy

  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.

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  Topics covered in this infection prevention and control policy

  The following topics are covered in this infection prevention policy:

  • Defining infection
  • Transmission of infection
  • Risk management
  • Infection prevention - Personal hygiene
  • Infection prevention - Workplace cleanliness
  • Quarantine
  • Medical aid
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  Duration of this infection prevention policy

  This infection prevention policy will take approximately five minutes to complete.

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  Learning outcomes for this infection prevention policy

  The following learning outcomes will be achieved on completion of this infection prevention policy:

  • Understand the expected professional standards of personal hygiene and workplace cleanliness.
  • Recognise the risks associated with infection transmission in the workplace.
  • Understand that everyone has a responsibility to contribute to a safe and healthy workplace.
  • Recognise personal responsibility to comply with this infection prevention policy.
  • Know how to report risks or incidents of infection transmission.
  • Acknowledge that the infection prevention policy does not cover every possible event or action and that caution and common sense are required.
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  Business outcomes for 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:

  • Reduce the incidents of infection transmission in your workplace.
  • Mitigate the risk of non-compliance associated with work health safety and infection prevention standards.
  • Protect your reputation from the damage caused by infection transmission and compromising the health of employees.
  • Present a vision for professional work health and safety standards in your workplace.
  • Increase awareness by supporting a workplace culture that takes infection prevention into account.

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