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SIFOHS002A
Follow infection and contamination control procedures

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Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024


This unit applies to funeral home and cemetery and crematorium staff members who come into contact with deceased persons or infectious or contaminated materials.

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to maintain established infection and contamination control practices and duty of care to prevent the spread of infectious diseases in workplaces in the funeral services industry.

You may want to include more information here about the target group and the purpose of the assessments (eg formative, summative, recognition)

Prerequisites

Nil

Employability Skills

This unit contains employability skills.



Evidence Required

List the assessment methods to be used and the context and resources required for assessment. Copy and paste the relevant sections from the evidence guide below and then re-write these in plain English.

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Evidence of the following is essential:

ability to access and interpret hygiene, infection and contamination control procedures and consistently apply these during day-to-day activities

understanding the importance of following hygiene, infection and contamination control procedures and of the potential implications of disregarding those procedures

knowledge and understanding of the legal requirement to work according to hygiene, infection and contamination control procedures

following infection and contamination control procedures over a period of time to ensure consistency of performance and ability to respond to different situations.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure:

demonstration of skills in a funeral home, cemetery or crematorium facility where deceased bodies and potentially infectious or contaminated waste are handled

access to cleaning products and equipment

access to personal protective equipment

access to infectious waste disposal equipment.

Methods of assessment

A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge. The following examples are appropriate for this unit:

observation of candidate applying all infection and contamination control practices and procedures in the workplace

written or verbal questioning to assess knowledge of accessing and interpreting relevant legislation and workplace policies and procedures

review of portfolios of evidence and third-party workplace reports of on-the-job performance by the candidate.

Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended, for example:

SIFOHS001A Follow OHS procedures

SIFOHS003A Follow mortuary OHS procedures.

Employability skills embedded in this unit should be assessed holistically with other relevant units that make up the skill set or qualification and in the context of the job role.

Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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Required skills

communication skills, including clear and direct communication to report potential and actual hazards

literacy and numeracy skills to interpret and follow workplace policies and procedures and appropriate signage

problem-solving skills to identify and address risk situations

self-management skills to maintain own personal safety.

Required knowledge

infection control practices

workplace policies and procedures and safe work practices to enable effective infection and contamination control

broad working knowledge of relevant federal, state or territory, and local government legislation and regulations relating to OHS, infection control and handling human remains

use, care and maintenance of personal protective equipment

preparation, use and storage of workplace cleaning chemicals.

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.

Workplace policies and procedures may include:

OHS

standard operating procedures

use, care and maintenance of tools and equipment

incident reporting and recording.

Hand washing procedures may include:

frequency

duration.

Infection control practices may include:

checking for infectious and transmittable disease

using personal protective equipment

sterilising apparatus and instruments

providing sterile storage areas for instruments

using disinfectants

safe removal and disposal of soiled and contaminated garments

safe ventilation

avoiding invasive procedures on bodies

immunisation

periodic X-rays

seeking medical advice

recording injury and incidence

reporting injury and incidence

providing first aid kit

performing first aid as necessary

labelling clothing.

Personal protective equipment may include:

disposable gloves

heavy duty gloves

protective overgarments

overshoes

waterproof aprons

masks and goggles

suiting to protect against radiation.

Relevant legislation and regulations may include:

OHS

federal, state or territory and local government guidelines or ordinances

Coroner's Act

Human Tissue Act

federal transportation regulations

Airlines Act

Public Health Act

Environment Protection Act

Dangerous Goods Act

cemetery Acts and by-laws

Crematorium Acts

Worksafe Australia certification and standards.

Chemicals and equipment may include:

buckets

mops and brushes

soap

disinfectant hand solution

paper towels.

Universal precautions include:

use of personal protective equipment

presumption that all blood and body fluids are infectious

covering exposed cuts and abrasions, particularly on workers' hands, with waterproof coverings prior to commencing work

immediate treatment of puncture wounds or abrasions

use of protective clothing when cleaning spillage of body fluids.

OHS issues may include:

toxic gases

cancer producing agents

blood borne viruses

droplet infections

bacterial infections

sharps

aerosol exposure from lungs of body

radioactivity.

Infectious or contaminated material may include:

body parts

human tissue

human blood and body fluid

materials and equipment containing human blood and body fluid

contaminated garments

soiled dressings, sharps, swabs, catheters and bandages.

Remedial action may include:

reporting

protecting area

evacuating area.

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Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Maintain cleanliness of work clothes according to workplace policies and procedures. 
Identify and apply hand washing procedures according to infection control practices. 
Use and maintain personal protective equipment according to infection control practices, workplace policies and procedures, and relevant legislation. 
Identify appropriate cleaning and sanitising requirements according to workplace policies and procedures, and relevant legislation. 
Select, prepare and use appropriate cleaning chemicals and equipment according to workplace policies and procedures. 
Apply workplace cleaning schedule to maintain cleanliness of equipment and surfaces. 
Store cleaning chemicals and equipment according to material safety data sheets and workplace policies and procedures. 
Apply universal precautions to deceased persons and to materials that have come into contact with deceased persons. 
Identify and address OHS issues involved in handling materials and deceased persons according to workplace policies and procedures, and relevant legislation. 
Use appropriate personal protective equipment according to workplace policies and procedures, infection control practices and relevant legislation when handling deceased persons or materials that have come into contact with deceased persons. 
Use appropriate personal protective equipment when disposing of infectious or contaminated material according to infection control practices, workplace policies and procedures, and relevant legislation. 
Sort and separate infectious waste according to workplace policies and procedures, and relevant legislation. 
Dispose of infectious waste according to infection control practices, workplace policies and procedures, and relevant legislation. 
Identify potential hazards and take remedial action according to workplace policies and procedures, and relevant legislation. 
Assess actual hazards and spillages and implement appropriate responses according to workplace policies and procedures. 
Respond to situations of risk according to workplace policies and procedures, and relevant legislation. 
Place hazard notification notices as required. 

Forms

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