Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners

SIFXWHS002 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Follow infection and contamination control procedures

Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency SIFXWHS002 - Follow infection and contamination control procedures
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application 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. It applies to funeral home and cemetery and crematorium staff members who come into contact with deceased persons or infectious or contaminated materials and are required to follow relevant legislation and workplace policies and procedures in relation to infection control.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.

Skills must be demonstrated in the workplace or in a simulated environment that is as industry realistic as possible. In a simulated environment, it is essential that assessment is conducted:

using suitable facilities, equipment and resources, including:

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

infectious waste disposal equipment, cleaning products and personal protective equipment

legislation and regulations relating to work health and safety/occupational health and safety, infection control, and handling human remains

under industry conditions where there is:

integration of tasks with possible interruptions to work typical of the job role

interaction with team members

Assessors must satisfy the NVR/AQTF mandatory competency requirements for assessors.
Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field Work Health and Safety
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners Student Learning Resources Handouts
Activities 		Slides
PPT 		Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Maintain personal hygiene.
  • Maintain cleanliness of work clothes according to workplace policies and procedures.
  • Apply hand washing procedures according to infection control practices.
  • Use and maintain personal protective equipment.
       
Element: Clean and sanitise equipment and surfaces.
  • Identify appropriate cleaning and sanitising requirements.
  • Select, prepare and use appropriate cleaning chemicals and equipment.
  • Apply workplace cleaning schedule to maintain cleanliness of equipment and surfaces.
  • Store cleaning chemicals and equipment according to material safety data sheets.
       
Element: Handle materials and deceased persons in a manner that prevents contamination and spread of infectious disease.
  • Apply standard precautions to deceased persons and to materials that have come into contact with deceased persons.
  • Identify and address work health and safety/occupational health and safety issues involved in handling materials and deceased persons.
  • Use appropriate personal protective equipment when handling deceased persons or materials that have come into contact with deceased persons.
       
Element: Dispose of infectious or contaminated material.
  • Use appropriate personal protective equipment when disposing of infectious or contaminated material.
  • Sort and separate infectious waste.
  • Dispose of infectious waste according to infection control practices.
       
Element: Identify and act on hazards and spillage.
  • Determine potential hazards and take remedial action.
  • Assess actual hazards and spillages and implement appropriate responses.
  • Respond to situations of risk.
  • Place hazard notification notices as required.
       
Element: Maintain personal hygiene.
  • Maintain cleanliness of work clothes according to workplace policies and procedures.
  • Apply hand washing procedures according to infection control practices.
  • Use and maintain personal protective equipment.
       
Element: Clean and sanitise equipment and surfaces.
  • Identify appropriate cleaning and sanitising requirements.
  • Select, prepare and use appropriate cleaning chemicals and equipment.
  • Apply workplace cleaning schedule to maintain cleanliness of equipment and surfaces.
  • Store cleaning chemicals and equipment according to material safety data sheets.
       
Element: Handle materials and deceased persons in a manner that prevents contamination and spread of infectious disease.
  • Apply standard precautions to deceased persons and to materials that have come into contact with deceased persons.
  • Identify and address work health and safety/occupational health and safety issues involved in handling materials and deceased persons.
  • Use appropriate personal protective equipment when handling deceased persons or materials that have come into contact with deceased persons.
       
Element: Dispose of infectious or contaminated material.
  • Use appropriate personal protective equipment when disposing of infectious or contaminated material.
  • Sort and separate infectious waste.
  • Dispose of infectious waste according to infection control practices.
       
Element: Identify and act on hazards and spillage.
  • Determine potential hazards and take remedial action.
  • Assess actual hazards and spillages and implement appropriate responses.
  • Respond to situations of risk.
  • Place hazard notification notices as required.
       


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.

ELEMENTS

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Maintain personal hygiene.

1.1 Maintain cleanliness of work clothes according to workplace policies and procedures.

1.2 Apply hand washing procedures according to infection control practices.

1.3 Use and maintain personal protective equipment.

2. Clean and sanitise equipment and surfaces.

2.1 Identify appropriate cleaning and sanitising requirements.

2.2 Select, prepare and use appropriate cleaning chemicals and equipment.

2.3 Apply workplace cleaning schedule to maintain cleanliness of equipment and surfaces.

2.4 Store cleaning chemicals and equipment according to material safety data sheets.

3. Handle materials and deceased persons in a manner that prevents contamination and spread of infectious disease.

3.1 Apply standard precautions to deceased persons and to materials that have come into contact with deceased persons.

3.2 Identify and address work health and safety/occupational health and safety issues involved in handling materials and deceased persons.

3.3 Use appropriate personal protective equipment when handling deceased persons or materials that have come into contact with deceased persons.

4. Dispose of infectious or contaminated material.

4.1 Use appropriate personal protective equipment when disposing of infectious or contaminated material.

4.2 Sort and separate infectious waste.

4.3 Dispose of infectious waste according to infection control practices.

5. Identify and act on hazards and spillage.

5.1 Determine potential hazards and take remedial action.

5.2 Assess actual hazards and spillages and implement appropriate responses.

5.3 Respond to situations of risk.

5.4 Place hazard notification notices as required.

Evidence of the ability to:

access and interpret hygiene, infection and contamination control procedures

Evidence of performance of incorporating inflection and contamination control procedures in workplace activities on five or more occasions is required to demonstrate consistency of performance and ability to respond to different situations.

Demonstrated knowledge of:

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

infection control practices, including:

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 Xrays

seeking medical advice

recording injury and incidence

reporting injury and incidence

providing first aid kit

performing first aid as necessary

labelling clothing

federal, state or territory, and local government legislation and regulations relating to work health and safety/occupational health and safety, infection control, and handling human remains

use, care and maintenance of personal protective equipment

preparation, use and storage of workplace cleaning chemicals

infectious or contaminated material in handling deceased persons

work health and safety/occupational health and safety issues involved in handling materials and deceased persons, including:

toxic gases

cancer producing agents

blood borne viruses

droplet infections

bacterial infections

sharps

aerosol exposure from lungs of body

radioactivity

environmentally sound disposal methods for all types of waste and in particular for hazardous substances in relation to infection control

identification of potential hazards and remedial action in responding or reporting hazard risks.

Submission Requirements

List each assessment task's title, type (eg project, observation/demonstration, essay, assignment, checklist) and due date here

Assessment task 1: [title]      Due date:

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Assessment Tasks

Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.

ELEMENTS

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Maintain personal hygiene.

1.1 Maintain cleanliness of work clothes according to workplace policies and procedures.

1.2 Apply hand washing procedures according to infection control practices.

1.3 Use and maintain personal protective equipment.

2. Clean and sanitise equipment and surfaces.

2.1 Identify appropriate cleaning and sanitising requirements.

2.2 Select, prepare and use appropriate cleaning chemicals and equipment.

2.3 Apply workplace cleaning schedule to maintain cleanliness of equipment and surfaces.

2.4 Store cleaning chemicals and equipment according to material safety data sheets.

3. Handle materials and deceased persons in a manner that prevents contamination and spread of infectious disease.

3.1 Apply standard precautions to deceased persons and to materials that have come into contact with deceased persons.

3.2 Identify and address work health and safety/occupational health and safety issues involved in handling materials and deceased persons.

3.3 Use appropriate personal protective equipment when handling deceased persons or materials that have come into contact with deceased persons.

4. Dispose of infectious or contaminated material.

4.1 Use appropriate personal protective equipment when disposing of infectious or contaminated material.

4.2 Sort and separate infectious waste.

4.3 Dispose of infectious waste according to infection control practices.

5. Identify and act on hazards and spillage.

5.1 Determine potential hazards and take remedial action.

5.2 Assess actual hazards and spillages and implement appropriate responses.

5.3 Respond to situations of risk.

5.4 Place hazard notification notices as required.

Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

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. 
Apply hand washing procedures according to infection control practices. 
Use and maintain personal protective equipment. 
Identify appropriate cleaning and sanitising requirements. 
Select, prepare and use appropriate cleaning chemicals and equipment. 
Apply workplace cleaning schedule to maintain cleanliness of equipment and surfaces. 
Store cleaning chemicals and equipment according to material safety data sheets. 
Apply standard precautions to deceased persons and to materials that have come into contact with deceased persons. 
Identify and address work health and safety/occupational health and safety issues involved in handling materials and deceased persons. 
Use appropriate personal protective equipment 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. 
Sort and separate infectious waste. 
Dispose of infectious waste according to infection control practices. 
Determine potential hazards and take remedial action. 
Assess actual hazards and spillages and implement appropriate responses. 
Respond to situations of risk. 
Place hazard notification notices as required. 
Maintain cleanliness of work clothes according to workplace policies and procedures. 
Apply hand washing procedures according to infection control practices. 
Use and maintain personal protective equipment. 
Identify appropriate cleaning and sanitising requirements. 
Select, prepare and use appropriate cleaning chemicals and equipment. 
Apply workplace cleaning schedule to maintain cleanliness of equipment and surfaces. 
Store cleaning chemicals and equipment according to material safety data sheets. 
Apply standard precautions to deceased persons and to materials that have come into contact with deceased persons. 
Identify and address work health and safety/occupational health and safety issues involved in handling materials and deceased persons. 
Use appropriate personal protective equipment 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. 
Sort and separate infectious waste. 
Dispose of infectious waste according to infection control practices. 
Determine potential hazards and take remedial action. 
Assess actual hazards and spillages and implement appropriate responses. 
Respond to situations of risk. 
Place hazard notification notices as required. 

Forms

Assessment Cover Sheet

SIFXWHS002 - Follow infection and contamination control procedures
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