Re: Cleaning floors in operating suites

17/07/2019 at 9:05 am #75593 Quote

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Hi Mandy, Support your recommendation I did a research project on show
covers many years ago, and found no value in use, as per your comments,
What is on the floor stays there unless we provide a vector to carry
contaminates ( ie pillows table attachments placed on the floor)

Change is slow and old practices entrenched without evidence.

Kind Regards

Lesley Alway

Director

Strategic Health Resources.

Post Graduate Education Services.

0408 324 727

03 94390534

Director Australian Health Design Council

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*From:* ACIPC Infexion Connexion *On Behalf Of *Mandy
DAVIDSON
*Sent:* Wednesday, 17 July 2019 7:44 AM
*To:* ACIPCLIST@ACIPC.ORG.AU
*Subject:* Re: [ACIPC_Infexion_Connexion] Cleaning floors in operating
suites

Hi all

We have mostly removed shoe covers in our operating theatres and procedural
areas. The reasons for this are:

1. No-one washes their hands after they put them on! .. then they touch
EVERYTHING!
2. There was no hand hygiene sink located adjacent to the change room so
they could wash their hands either!. We did eventually put ABHR up in this
location, but it had become a habit!
3. The floor is dirty any-how, leaving the only real purpose of the shoe
cover to protect the individuals shoes from contamination during the case.
This is a reasonable reason to wear shoe covers, but staff are encouraged
to have dedicated shoes.
4. We have a dress codes for the operating theatres, including dedicated
shoes or compliant with WHS requirements (enclosed, non-slip) plus able to
be wiped over in the event blood or body fluid contamination
5. For the most part, most procedures are low risk of gross
contamination to shoes, with a couple of notable exceptions (trauma etc).
It is better to contain the blood/fluid before it makes it to the floor!
This is better from an infection control perspective plus will reduce
theatre turn around.

Reference information can be sourced from Standard Statement 5 Of the
Perioperative attire standard in the current ACORN Standards (Ed 15)

By reducing the number of staff who wear the shoe covers, will hopefully
result in a reduction of this problem.

Re the slips, is the correct product being used on the floors and is it the
correct floor covering? We found an issue with product compatibly for the
type of flooring we used- the cleaning agent left a film which created a
hazard when wet. However, after we investigated further it was discovered
that the laminate used in the new build was not to the correct standard. I
am unsure of the full details, but it eventually got rectified!

Kind regards

*Mandy Davidson*

*RN; GCert Inf Pre & Cont; MPHTM; Cert III Sterilisation; Cert IV TAE;
Immunisation cred; CICP-A*

Clinical Nurse Consultant 4187 Implementation project

Infection Prevention & Control

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*From:* ACIPC Infexion Connexion *On Behalf Of *Cathy
Mowat
*Sent:* Tuesday, 16 July 2019 2:58 PM
*To:* ACIPCLIST@ACIPC.ORG.AU
*Subject:* Re: [ACIPC_Infexion_Connexion] Cleaning floors in operating
suites

We are currently having problems with shoe covers in theatre too. The
cleaners are sweeping up pieces of white plastic type material which are
coming from the shoe covers. The type we are using are obviously not
designed for all day wear and bits are wearing off over the course of the
day. We are looking at other products that may be a bit stronger and can
last a full day of wear intact

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*Cathy Mowat*

*Clinical Nurse Consultant*

*Infection Prevention and Control*

Central Gippsland Health

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] *On Behalf Of *Emma Trippe
*Sent:* Tuesday, 16 July 2019 2:10 PM
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suites

Are the shoe covers leaving behind a film? as we had a similar issue &
subsequently changed our shoe covers ect

*Emma Trippe*
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] *On Behalf Of *Michael Wishart
*Sent:* Tuesday, 16 July 2019 12:52 PM
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*Subject:* [ACIPC_Infexion_Connexion] Cleaning floors in operating suites

[Posted on behalf of member Moderator]

Hi everyone

We seem to have an issue within our operating theatre regarding the product
we use on the floors VMOs complaining they slip easily and the manager wants
to try something else instead

Any help would be appreciated

Regards, Jenny

Jenny Garland

Acting Quality Risk and Safety Manager

Infection control officer

Mater Health Service North Queensland

E mail:Jenny.garland@matertsv.org.au

Phone 47274173

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