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Chapter 3: Development of Protocols
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Determine who is responsible for which daily and special-incident disinfection and
sanitization tasks. The list below provides a brief sampling:
Frequency Staff Examples
Throughout
the day
Typically, staff members perform sanitization/disinfection tasks that are
required throughout the day.
x Nurses – disinfect after use of equipment and in between patient visits
x Food service – sanitize as part of the food preparation and clean-up
routine
x Preschool teachers – use antimicrobials after diapering, for mouthed
toys, and so forth
x Athletics department – use antimicrobials on wrestling mats to prevent
transmission of MRSA
Once a day x Custodians – disinfect toilet seats and handles, shower floors and
handles, and so forth
Special
events
Disinfectants are generally used for special events.
x Nurses – blood spill, vomit
x Food service – blood spill
x Preschool/classroom teachers – toileting accident, blood spill, vomit
x Custodians – blood spill, toileting accidents, vomit
x Bus driver – blood spill, toileting accidents, vomit
x Athletics – blood spill, toileting accidents, vomit
Develop a training or orientation program on the following topics, or incorporate the
information into an existing training program. It is particularly important to train custodians,
who are typically designated as responsible for routine and special-event disinfection. Whenever
possible, this information should be added to existing training sessions such as annual BBP
training, and/or disseminated at weekly staff meetings.
Personnel Annual
Bloodborne
Pathogen
Training
Train the Trainer Awareness of
Policy/Procedures
Administrators Yes
Teachers May be
required
depending on
the activities
involved
Train students on
personal hygiene
practices
Yes
Custodians Yes Yes