School Infection Control Handbook - 2010

Chapter 3: Development of Protocols

; Segregate tools to prevent them from touching each other. For example, items used to clean a restroom should not be side-by-side with those used in a kitchen.

______________________________________________________________________________ References 1. L. Sehulster and R.Y.W. Chinn. “Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Health- Care Facilities: Recommendations of CDC and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC).” Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 52, no. RR10 (2003): 1–42. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/pdf/guidelines/Enviro_guide_03.pdf. 2. J. Walker, Microbiology for Cleaning Workers Simplified , ManageMen, 2005 (www.managemen.com). 3. D. Weltin (quoting K. Law CBSE, Georgia area sales manager for Spartanburg, S.C.-based Diversco Integrated Services), “Color-Coding Brooms, Brushes and Mops.” CleanLink, Contracting Profits, Operationslog: Hand Tools, September 2007. Available at: http://www.cleanlink.com/cp/article/ColorCoding-Brooms-Brushes-and-Mops--7480. 4. B. Mollenkamp (quoting N. Fleri, chief of tenant services for World Bank, Washington, D.C.), “Checklist for Policing Pathogens.” CleanLink, Housekeeping Solutions, Public Health, Health: Cross-Contamination Common Sense, June 2005. Available at: http://www.cleanlink.com/hs/article/Health-CrossContamination-Common-Sense--2985.

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