Cleaning for Healthcare Facilities: Techniques and Best Practices
Effective cleaning in healthcare facilities is crucial for infection prevention and patient safety. All those involved in providing healthcare cleaning services should work towards high-quality, safe cleaning services that meet the needs and expectations of patients, staff, and the public. This contributes to the overall patient experience and high-quality patient-centered care.
In this workshop, you will learn
- Risk assessments, hazard identification, and implementation of control measures.
- Safe systems of work, including the proper use of equipment and personal protective equipment (PPE).
- The chain of infection and methods to break it to prevent the spread of infectious diseases.
- Personal hygiene, including handwashing hand sanitizing techniques to prevent infection.
This workshop provides essential and critical knowledge to cleaning professionals, addressing gaps in current protections and controls for transmissible diseases.
For those interested to receive a certificate of completion, participants are required to pass an examination and pay an administrative fee of EUR 10 for ISSA members /EUR 15 for non-members.
Interested in registering a large group?
For inquries about group ordering, please contact the event organizer.
Speaker
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Lorraine LarmanManaging Director, Safety SolutionsLorraine Larman, managing director of SAFETY SOLUTIONS with 40 years’ experience in service industry. She has a broad portfolio, including overseeing the Compliance and Health and Safety within a wide range of sectors, from Crime Scene, Healthcare, Quarries, Power stations, Retail and Office Cleaning. Her training experiences include helping companies in achieving accreditations in ISSA CIMS, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 among others. She is a Chartered Member of IOSH, Court Member & Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Environmental Cleaners.
