Infection Control and Housekeeping Staff

This course teaches students the skills and knowledge required to comply with infection control policies and procedures in a cleaning or housekeeping setting.

All procedures must be carried out in accordance with current infection control guidelines, Australian and New Zealand Standards for maintaining infection control and the policies and procedures of the organisation you are working for.

This course covers the importance of complying with an effective infection control strategy that ensures the safety of the client (or end-user of health-related products/services), maintains personal protection and prevents the transmission (spread) of infections from person to person.

In this course you will learn the following:

Section 1 – Microbes and infections

Section 2 – Infection control practices

Section 3 – Maintain personal hygiene

Section 4 – Limit Contamination

Section 5 – Clean environmental surfaces

Section 6 – Handle and dispose of clinical and other waste

Section 7 – Maintain and store cleaning equipment

 

This course covers all required knowledge content for the following competency units:

HLTIN301C Comply with infection control policies and procedures

Cost	$29.70 (incl. GST)
Unit code & name	Infection control for cleaning and housekeeping staff
Pre-requisite	None
Delivery	100% online, no classroom or assignments.
Time	3 minutes to enrol,  4-6 hours – self paced
Payment	Paypal or Mastercard/Visa through our Eway internet payment facility.