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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare to undertake work activities in a manner that supports infection prevention and control
   • Identify job requirements
   • Identify organisational infection prevention and control procedures relating to identified job requirements
   • Identify infection hazards associated with work activities and environment and assess the risk according to organisational procedures
   • Identify and implement infection prevention and control measures relating to identified hazards within scope of own role and responsibilities and according to organisational procedures
2. Undertake work activities in a manner that supports infection prevention and control
   • Use resources and equipment according to organisational infection prevention and control procedures and manufacturer specifications
   • Clean and maintain own work area according to organisational infection prevention and control procedures
   • Respond to infection prevention and control hazards and non-compliance arising in the course of activities, within scope of own role or escalate to required personnel
   • Respond to exposure to infection of self or others according to organisational procedures and within required timeframes
3. Finalise work activities according to organisational infection prevention and control requirements
   • Maintain and store resources and equipment used in the course of own activities according to organisational infection prevention and control procedures and manufacturer specifications
   • Dispose of waste and confine contaminated resources or equipment according to organisational infection prevention and control procedures
   • Complete incident reports and convey to required personnel according to organisational procedures

Performance Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate the ability to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including evidence of the ability to:

apply organisational infection prevention and control procedures to own work activities on at least three different occasions

identify at least two different infection hazards, assess the risk they pose, and respond to each within scope of own role and responsibilities and according to organisational infection prevention and control procedures.

In the course of the above, the candidate must:

demonstrate the use of required precautions and control measures, as required for own work activities

confine at least one resource or piece of equipment that is suspected of being contaminated, according to organisational infection prevention and control procedures

dispose of waste according to organisational infection prevention and control procedures.

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Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must be able to demonstrate knowledge to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including knowledge of:

nature and types of infection-related hazards in own work environment

chain of infection:

source of infectious agent

mode of transmission

susceptible host and factors that increase susceptibility

key modes of disease transmission – contact, airborne and droplet:

paths of transmission, including direct contact, aerosols and penetrating injuries

risk of acquisition

sources of infecting microorganisms, including persons who are carriers, in the incubation phase of the disease or those who are acutely ill

precautions and control measures for infection hazards associated with own role and work activities, including standard and transmission-based precautions:

required personal health and hygiene, including:

checking and reporting indicators of own ill health

respiratory hygiene and cough etiquette

hand hygiene: procedures for hand washing and hand rubbing; and situations requiring the use of soap and water or alcohol-based hand rub

guidelines on maintaining fingernails and intact skin

guidelines on wearing jewellery and watches

social distancing measures

organisational procedures relating to own role and work activities, including for:

identifying hazards associated with own work activities and workplace environment, including infection-related hazards

assessing risks associated with identified hazards, including determining the likelihood and severity of harm

reporting hazards that put self and others at risk, including infection hazards

identifying, sourcing and checking the serviceability of PPE required in own role and work activities:

eye protection: protective glasses or goggles

gloves

masks or face shields

protective clothing and footwear

completing incident reports

organisational infection prevention and control procedures relating to own role, work activities and physical environment, including for:

escalating hazard prevention and control matters outside scope of own role

handling, transporting, reprocessing or processing resources and equipment used in the course of own work activities in a manner that:

prevents skin and mucous membrane exposure, contamination and transfer of pathogens

limits contamination of resources and equipment

controls the spread of infection

handling and disposing of waste relating to own work activities, including contaminated waste

environmental cleaning of own work area, including cleaning and disinfecting surfaces: procedures and specified schedules

confining contaminated resources and equipment to designated areas

confining workplace records and materials to clean areas

responding to exposure to infection of self or others, including to body fluids

infection prevention and control protocols required by own work activities:

placing appropriate signs when and where appropriate

removing spills

separating and maintaining clean and contaminated areas

manufacturer specifications relating to resources and equipment used and maintained in the course of own work activities.

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