Unit 4222-266 Outcome 1 1. The general principles for environmental cleaning are to remove and stop dust and dirt building up on objects. By doing this you can provide a safe and clean environment for your patients by preventing and lowering the risk of infection. 2. Cleaning schedules are in place to prevent and control infections.
Unit 4223-031 Outcome 1 Understand how to maintain a clean environment to prevent the spread of infection. 1. State the general principles for environmental cleaning. The work environment should clean dry and germ free. Dust, dirt and liquid substances must not be allowed to build up.
(U.S. EPA, 2005,para 12) The reason for using these disinfectants in the water systems like chlorine and chloramine is because they are effective and inexpensive and as it travels through the pipes it continues to disinfect traveling to the homes and businesses. (Flouride, 2012, para4).Now knowing this fact is the reason why the tap water has a distinguish taste to it and after a while traveling through the pipelines the lines tends to get rusty and gets into the homes and businesses and that is bad for the health. (Water and Health series, Bottled water basics, 2005,para,
Unit 21 Cleaning, Decontamination and Waste Management. 1.1 State the general principles for environmental cleaning. The work environment should control the growth of micro-organisms by being clean, dry, exposed to light and well ventilated. Dust, dirt and liquid substances must not be allowed to build up. Regular cleaning and good design features of buildings, fittings and fixtures can achieve this.
Infectious waste would include humans who have diarrhoea and this type of waste would have the risk of cross-contamination. Non-infectious waste would include household waste such as paper which carries a low level of risk with the potential of paper cuts. 3.2 To dispose of the different types of waste safely and without risk to others is the use of colour coding. This indicates the type of waste contained in the bags or containers. For example non-infectious waste in a nursing home, such as human faeces is disposed of in yellow clinical bag and collected usually by an outside company who will incinerate the waste.
1. Elizabeth Royte’s question “For now, what should we be drinking?” is answered throughout the excerpt by saying that tap water is no better than bottled water. Although bottled water labels say their water comes from the best of the best types of filter, its often a lie and comes from the same type of water that comes through your tap water, according to Royte. She supports her conclusion throughout the whole excerpt with specific example and evidence. Although she has a water filter in her tap water, she believes it is almost the same without one.
Although the amount of water that moves through these fixtures has been reduced, the velocity of the water has been increased. This feature provides for a good bathing experience. A good low-flow head should be purchased as a stand-alone item in order to ensure a satisfactory shower experience. In some communities, low-flow heads are the only kind allowed. 9.
Sterilisation this process renders an object free from viable micro-organisms including bacteria and viruses. 2.2 Cleaning agents are used to remove any contamination such as body fluids from equipment; this is the most important part of the decontamination process and must be carried out to a high standard before any further stages of decontamination can be carried out. The use of detergent is essential to ensure that an item is clean and the manufacturer’s instructions and any COSHH regulations must be adhered to. The correct use of PPE is also essential part of the cleaning process. Once an item has been cleaned it must be dried thoroughly with a disposable cloth to prevent any organisms multiplying.
Waste management companies and the EPA addressed some of the issues in the 1980s by adopting the “dry tomb” philosophy of landfill construction which focused on isolating garbage from its immediate surroundings. Also new landfills would have liners that protected groundwater from “leaking garbage juice” and a series of pipes to funnel out said juices. Royte points out that the problem is, even the best plastics will ultimately leak and break. Also, this problem is going to exist as long as landfills do. More updated methods of accelerating decomposition have been introduced in more recent years, however, these liquids are still potentially leaking.
(Waste Online 1999) Household waste is domestic items such as paper, flowers, plastic bottles which are not contaminated so are not at risk of spreading infection. Therefore household waste can be put into a black bin bag. These black bin bags are disposed of in landfill sites. (Cleanliness Champions 2008) Unit 8 tate three key measures to be taken to ensure safe handling of food 1. protecting food from the risk of contamination 2. preventing any bacteria present from multiplying 3. destroying harmful bacteria by thorough cooking (Cleanliness Champions Website) Three measures that can be taken to ensure safe food handling are ensuring that the food is protected from risk of contamination such as pest or germs getting on the food, not allowing any bacteria that may already be on the food from multiplying by keeping it at the right temperature and also by heating the food correctly and thoroughly cooking to destroy any bacteria Unit 9 One way of preventing infection within a care setting is to use aseptic technique when inserting an invasive