Six aspects of an effective infection control policy
Six tips for keeping building occupants and guests safe and healthy.
8 September, 2020Posts Tagged: Infection Control
Victoria announces aged care funding, infection control training
Victorian and Federal Governments announce aged care funding package.
20 July, 2020
Australia to conduct national hotel quarantine review
Nationwide review to be conducted into government’s hotel quarantine program.
13 July, 2020
WA workers learning safety skills
New short courses in infection control aim to help minimise the risk of COVID-19.
6 July, 2020
Australians ‘do the right thing’ when following COVID-19 advice: survey
Australians showed high level of compliance during the peak of COVID-19 emergency.
24 June, 2020
Victorian Government to offer infection control training
The training will be a mixture of online and workplace learning and involve up to 25 contact hours.
24 June, 2020
Australian infection prevention and control guidelines released
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care release 2019 guidelines.
3 June, 2019
Hospital floors may pose a larger health risk than previously thought, study finds
Industry experts weigh in on new study that suggests hospital room floors may be an overlooked source of infection.
7 June, 2017
Qld govt calls for new health powers
State health officials to be given new powers to investigate, shut down and fine facilities putting people at risk of serious infections.
7 March, 2017
Boeing harnesses UV light to create a self-cleaning bathroom
The new bathroom design also includes touchless ‘faucets, soap dispenser, trash lid and hand dryer, plus a toilet seat that lifts itself so that all the surfaces are exposed to the UV rays’.
8 March, 2016
Copper proves to be powerful antibacterial on touch surfaces
New research from the University of Southampton shows that copper can destroy MRSA spread onto surfaces by touch.
2 March, 2016Copper proves to be a powerful infection fighter
Joint US-Chile research finds copper to be a powerful tool in the fight against healthcare-associated infections when used as a complement to cleaning and disinfection.
3 February, 2016
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