Safety. Prevention. Education.

 

Biohazard Cleaning Workshop

Employees will gain knowledge regarding infection control, chain of infection, harmful pathogens, the risk to the worker, and how to protect themselves while dealing with biohazard materials. This workshop also includes information on the reactive measures when an employee is exposed to blood or body fluids. This workshop has a theory and practical component. Each component is 3 hours in length.

 

Topics Discussed:

  • Infection Control

  • Size of Microorganisms

  • Life on unwashed surfaces

  • Chain of Infection

  • Infection Sources

  • Transmission

  • How do microbes enter the body?

  • Handwashing

  • Contact, Airborne and Droplet precautions

  • Pathogens (H1N1, Tuberculosis, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Hepatitis D, Hepatitis E,

  • HIV/AIDS, SARS, Flesh Eating Disease, MRSA)

  • Standard Precautions

  • Personal Protective Equipment

  • Linen Disposal

  • Biohazard Garbage

  • Double Bagging

  • Sharps

  • Immunizations

  • Exposure Protocol

  • Chemicals