Department-wide
This procedure provides the process for departmental workplaces to address infection control through both preventative and management strategies.
The Department of Education (the department) has a general duty under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld) to prevent injury and illness in the workplace. The Department is committed to minimising the risk of exposure of staff, students and others to infectious disease agents.
Infection control practices are to be implemented at all departmental workplaces. This procedure and the Infection control guideline have been established to provide practical implementation advice.
The Infection control guideline provides practical advice on how to implement this procedure.
Term
Definition
Infectious Disease Agents
Pathogens that can cause disease in its host e.g. a virus, bacterium, fungus, protozoa.
Others
A person other than an employee or contractor as defined as a worker under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld), including -
Standard precautions
Standard precautions are work practices that assume that all blood and body substances are potentially infectious. Standard precautions should be used as a first-line approach to preventing infection and should be adopted for contact with all blood and body substances.
Previous seven years shown. Minor version updates not included.
1.0 Infection control (HLS-PR-029)
2.0 Infection control
Organisational Safety and Wellbeing Unit Email: HSW@qed.qld.gov.au
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