The principles of infection prevention and control Unit 19 1.1 Explain employee’s role and responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control of infection. They have to always be aware of and report changes in the health conditions of the individuals that they support. They also have a responsibility to assist with keeping work areas‚ and equipment clean‚ tidy and free from infection hazards. They are also encouraged to maintain good personal hygiene for themselves as well as their
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criteria The learner can: 1 Interpret the given information relating to the work and resources when erecting structural carcassing components. 1.1 Interpret and extract information from drawings‚ specifications‚ schedules and manufacturers’ information. 1.2 Comply with information and/or instructions derived from risk assessments and method statement. 1.3 State the organisational procedures developed to report and rectify inappropriate information and unsuitable resources and how they are implemented
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Weapons and Personal Protective Equipment Debra McCain University of Phoenix Concepts of Physical and Personal Protection-CJA/585 Morris Cotton January 18‚ 2010 Weapons and Personal Protective Equipment When protecting individuals from others that may wish to do them harm‚ kidnap them‚ or just be near them because they think that the person he or she is stalking is theirs in some way it is important to protect oneself first. In today’s world of popularity of movie stars and political figures
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QA/IMCO/HSE/P/QT-005 Procedure Title : Personal Protective Equipment Procedure REV DATE REASON OF REVISION ORIGINATOR APPROVED BY Name Sign. Name Sign. 1 11-08-2013 DOCUMENT CREATION Francis E. Tan Ayad El - Jammal TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. SCOPE This document describes the personal protective equipment (PPE) procedure to be used by IMCO
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Personal protective equipment or standard precautions plays a major role in the healthcare industry today. Personal Protective Equipment protects healthcare professionals from hazardous materials that can harm or produce any type of injury. Highly infectious disease produced by the virus‚ bacteria‚ and fungi could be easily spread by contact or body fluids‚ some of this infectious could also cause the death and increases the rate of nosocomial infections among healthcare providers and patients.
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PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT Protection of workers against occupational hazards can be achieved by the following order of priority : 1. Elimination 2. Engineering Control 3. Administrative Control 4. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) ELIMINATION The presence of hazards that can cause physical and health effect to workers can be eliminated by : Substituting hazardous tool Machinery Chemical substances and the process that are less hazardous ENGINEERING CONTROL
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3.6 Personal protective equipment (PPE) Personal protective equipment (PPE) are used to protect the workers at the working place against the risk of hazardous chemicals entering the body through inhalation or skin contact. PPE act as supplement and it is not replace the preventive measures. Each working place must use the appropriate PPE. The suitable PPE should be selected with regard to the hazards‚ physical nature and the routes of entry of the chemicals into the human body. PPE must be maintained
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ICO1 The principles of infection prevention and control Outcome 1 Understand roles and responsibilities in the prevention and control of infections The learner can: 1. explain employees’ roles and responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control of infection 2. explain employers’ responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control infection. Outcome 2 Understand legislation and policies relating to prevention and control of infections The learner can: 1. outline current legislation
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How to Prevent the Spread of HIV Felicia White English 1001 May 5‚ 2013 Sean Leary South University HIV has been on the rise for some years now. HIV is the Virus that causes the medical condition AIDS. This illness attacks the immune system‚ making a person susceptible to many infections and diseases. The virus is found in the body fluids of an infected person and can be passed from one person to another. HIV can be spread in various ways‚ such as vaginal‚ oral‚ or anal sex as well blood
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Causes and spread of infection Micro-organisms that cause infections are known as pathogens. They may be classified as follows: Bacteria: minute organisms about one-thousandth to five-thousandths of a millimetre in diameter. They are susceptible to a greater or lesser extent to antibiotics. Viruses: much smaller than bacteria and although they may survive outside the body for a time they can only grow inside cells of the body. Viruses are not susceptible to antibiotics‚ but there are a few
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