VIRTUAL Class – Certified Environmental Services Technician
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Disinfectants and Safety
Standard precautions (SP) are safety practices you observe with every single person who uses your facility because not all the sick people are in hospitals or stay home with the “sniffles”. For your personal protection, treat every situation as though it was potentially infectious to you or your family. Remember: Because disinfectants are classified as…
GERMS? Pathogenic Organisms?
“Germs” is not a scientific term, but they are better understood as bacteria, viruses, or fungi because these are living organisms. “Germs” is therefore a broad term we all use to refer to these microscopic organisms that can infect humans and animals. The more proper term for these bad germs would be “pathogenic organisms.” A…
MRSA & Schools
People can carry MRSA and not have any symptoms. These “carriers” can also transmit the bacteria to other people. School is in session this week and we all need to be vigilant in our efforts. MRSA can be easily spread through skin-to-skin contact and by touching contaminated items. Therefore, it is crucial to take measures…
Proactive Infection Prevention
Infection prevention is a proactive process which means that administration must work in concert with the Environmental Health Services team, while keeping workers/students/occupants advised of the “Best Practices” for staying healthy. If there is the belief a “crack team” is able to sanitize the office and completely eliminate the issue of illness within the facility,…
Certified Environmental Services Technician
One professionally educated, properly equipped housekeeper or custodian can prevent more infections than a room full of doctors can cure! To be proactive in the face of illnesses, the staff must know how to; Recognize the symptoms, and then take steps to contain the issue. Remove the potentially infected person from contact with others. Once…
Infection Prevention with Darrel Hicks
Question: What are the top SIX activities in cleaning that will have the greatest impact on safety and health? Answer: Here is my list of the top SIX activities necessary to impact the health and safety of our public. Train and retrain housekeepers (custodial staff) that their role is NOT cleaning for appearance sake, but…