[Jane Hellsten]

Hi Lynette,
Happy to share our audit with you, please contact me and I will email the tool to you.

Best regards,
Jane

Jane Hellsten – CICP | Manager – Infection Prevention Control & Infectious Diseases Service
Loddon Mallee Infection Control Resource Centre | Medical Services – Acute Campus
Bendigo Health
PO Box 126 Bendigo Victoria 3552
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Morning,

I was wondering if anyone has a good uniform audit that I could look at as we are wanting to do a ‘snapshot’ look at what is happening in our clinical areas as we are starting to see a lot of jewellery and cardigans worn during patient care creep back into the hospital.

Thanks

With kind regards,
Lynette CribbInfection Control Coordinator
Direct 07 3834 4328 | mobile 0427141223 | Fax 0738344599
SAWMH.ICC@uchealth.com.au | standrewshospital.com.au
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[Jane Hellsten]

Hi Cate,
We developed a manual which is a usual tool when your facility is undergoing building works. It is available on the Hospital engineers Australia website and also via some state health authorities such as the Victorian Departments Infection Control site. It is titled Infection Control principles for the management of construction, renovation, repairs and maintenance within health care facilities. It also contains tools which you can use to risk rate the works and also to conduct site inspections. It may be very helpful and just what you need presently.

Best regards,
Jane

Jane Hellsten – CICP | Manager – Infection Prevention Control & Infectious Diseases Service
Loddon Mallee Infection Control Resource Centre | Medical Services – Acute Campus
Bendigo Health
PO Box 126 Bendigo Victoria 3552
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From: ACIPC Infexion Connexion [mailto:AICALIST@AICALIST.ORG.AU] On Behalf Of Rick De Sousa
Sent: Tuesday, 7 June 2016 5:44 PM
To: AICALIST@AICALIST.ORG.AU
Subject: Re: [ACIPC_Infexion_Connexion] Construction Dust

Hi Cate,
When I was at my previous employment we had to manage this issue regularly whilst our hospital was being added on to. Good relationships with the builders are key along with explanations and education about the IPC issues associated with dust and support from your Executive to manage these issues.

We also put in place sealed areas, dust mats, use of shoe and boot covers, mopping, cleaning etc along with regular IPC and other key manager walks past the site. We also undertook regular audits of compliance with these precautions and had an escalation process when they were breached (including tracked dust).

Depending on the severity of the issue this may have been a phone call and/or face to face discussion, a non-conformance report or a stop work order (rarely used).

Throughout our build this issue did not completely go away but we reduced the frequency and severity of it through education, good relationships and a lot of persistence.

Kind regards
Fiona De Sousa
RN, Newcastle Private Hospital

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On 7 Jun 2016, at 3:50 pm, Joe-Anne Bendall <Joe-Anne.Bendall@HEALTH.NSW.GOV.AU> wrote:
Hi Cate

We did a small renovation and the contractors did a major seal up with plastic during the generation of dust phase. They also used some sticky mats at the exit point.
We had a similar issue with dust in corridors and near the lift. They did mopping twice a day also to keep the area clean.

I was on first name basis with them by the end!

Thank you

Joe-Anne Bendall
Joe-Anne Bendall
Clinical Nurse Consultant Infection Prevention and Control
(Including vaccination and screening)
Monday Friday 0800 – 1630
Sydney Hospital and Sydney Eye Hospital
8 Macquarie St
SYDNEY NSW 2000
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From: ACIPC Infexion Connexion [mailto:AICALIST@AICALIST.ORG.AU] On Behalf Of Michael Wishart
Sent: Tuesday, 7 June 2016 2:52 PM
To: AICALIST@AICALIST.ORG.AU
Subject: Re: Construction Dust

Hi Cate

If it is airborne dust rather than trafficked dust that is the issue, my thoughts would be to get the contractor to create a negative pressure zone in the corridor outside the work to stop dust spreading to other areas through the air. There are mobile negative pressure extractors they can hire which can be placed strategically in the corridor.

Just a thought.

Cheers
Michael

Michael Wishart
Infection Control Coordinator

A 627 Rode Road, Chermside QLD 4032
P (07) 3326 3068 | F (07) 3607 2226 | E michael.wishart@svha.org.au | W http://www.hsnph.org.au
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From: ACIPC Infexion Connexion [mailto:AICALIST@AICALIST.ORG.AU] On Behalf Of Cate Coffey
Sent: Tuesday, 7 June 2016 2:40 PM
To: AICALIST@AICALIST.ORG.AU
Subject: Construction Dust

Hi everyone,
I am trying to manage construction dust from the new ICU build- yes the same one as the jumbo toilet rolls- I am having an issue with dusty footprints in the hallway and lift near the construction zone. The wards close to the zone include Renal Dialysis, Maternity, NICU and ICU The contractors regularly mop the hallway etc but the issue is the dust leaving the zone. In the Zone there is a long piece of carpet leading to door and just before the door is another sticky matt. There is also a rubber matt outside the door. There is a sign about wiping feet etc. It is clear that these are not enough, can anyone give me some ideas on the best way to manage this. We have a good working relationship with the contractors and should be able to resolve this issue. Are there better products the contractors can purchase to prevent this dust be transported
Thanks in advance
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