School Infection Control Handbook - 2010

Chapter 3: Development of Protocols

Determine who is responsible for which daily and special-incident disinfection and sanitization tasks. The list below provides a brief sampling:

Frequency Throughout the day

Staff Examples

Typically, staff members perform sanitization/disinfection tasks that are required throughout the day.

x Nurses – disinfect after use of equipment and in between patient visits x Food service – sanitize as part of the food preparation and clean-up routine x Preschool teachers – use antimicrobials after diapering, for mouthed toys, and so forth x Athletics department – use antimicrobials on wrestling mats to prevent transmission of MRSA Once a day x Custodians – disinfect toilet seats and handles, shower floors and handles, and so forth Special events Disinfectants are generally used for special events. x Nurses – blood spill, vomit x Food service – blood spill x Preschool/classroom teachers – toileting accident, blood spill, vomit

x Custodians – blood spill, toileting accidents, vomit x Bus driver – blood spill, toileting accidents, vomit x Athletics – blood spill, toileting accidents, vomit

Develop a training or orientation program on the following topics, or incorporate the information into an existing training program. It is particularly important to train custodians, who are typically designated as responsible for routine and special-event disinfection. Whenever possible, this information should be added to existing training sessions such as annual BBP training, and/or disseminated at weekly staff meetings.

Personnel

Annual Bloodborne Pathogen Training

Train the Trainer

Awareness of Policy/Procedures

Administrators

Yes

Teachers

May be required

Train students on personal hygiene practices

Yes

depending on the activities involved

Custodians

Yes

Yes

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