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264 The Principals of Infection Prevention and Control
1.1 Explain employees’ roles and responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control of infection.
It is our responsibility as employees to take measures to prevent and control the spread of infection in the workplace; this involves working safely to protect myself, other staff, visitors and individuals from infections. It is important as employees that we are aware of the legislations and regulations that relate to the control and prevention of infections so that we can work safely. As employees we must ensure we attend all necessary trainings that our employers provide regarding infection control and prevention. If an employee comes across a hazard such as bodily fluids spilt in an area or a staff member not wearing gloves you should report it immediately to a senior staff member and not ignore it as this may cause infection to spread.
In the workplace employees need to put these safe ways of working into practice; for example by effective hand washing, not coming into work when you’re not feeling well as you will be putting others at risk, by not wearing jewellery when cooking or supporting service users in other activities as jewellery carries many pathogens, by always wearing protective clothing; as a care assistant wearing an apron and gloves for procedures will reduce the spread of infection by preventing infection passing on from me to others and from getting it on my clothes and spreading it onto another person I come into contact with. It is also important that all equipment is cleaned correctly to avoid cross infection this is because infection can also spread from one person to another through instruments, linen and equipment.
1.2 Explain employers’ responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control infection.
It is the duty of the employer to provide PPE, equipment, organise training for staff, undertake risk assessment and generally is responsible for
1.1 Explain employees’ roles and responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control of infection.
It is our responsibility as employees to take measures to prevent and control the spread of infection in the workplace; this involves working safely to protect myself, other staff, visitors and individuals from infections. It is important as employees that we are aware of the legislations and regulations that relate to the control and prevention of infections so that we can work safely. As employees we must ensure we attend all necessary trainings that our employers provide regarding infection control and prevention. If an employee comes across a hazard such as bodily fluids spilt in an area or a staff member not wearing gloves you should report it immediately to a senior staff member and not ignore it as this may cause infection to spread.
In the workplace employees need to put these safe ways of working into practice; for example by effective hand washing, not coming into work when you’re not feeling well as you will be putting others at risk, by not wearing jewellery when cooking or supporting service users in other activities as jewellery carries many pathogens, by always wearing protective clothing; as a care assistant wearing an apron and gloves for procedures will reduce the spread of infection by preventing infection passing on from me to others and from getting it on my clothes and spreading it onto another person I come into contact with. It is also important that all equipment is cleaned correctly to avoid cross infection this is because infection can also spread from one person to another through instruments, linen and equipment.
1.2 Explain employers’ responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control infection.
It is the duty of the employer to provide PPE, equipment, organise training for staff, undertake risk assessment and generally is responsible for