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Ontario Ministry of Labour Health Care Sector Proactive Inspection Program

Ontario Ministry of Labour Health Care Sector Proactive Inspection Program. Acute and Long Term Care Facilities Leon Genesove MD FRCPC March 23 2004. Occupational Health Infection Control: Legislation, Standards and Guidelines. Legislation: Occupational Health and Safety Act

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Ontario Ministry of Labour Health Care Sector Proactive Inspection Program

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  1. Ontario Ministry of LabourHealth Care Sector Proactive Inspection Program Acute and Long Term Care Facilities Leon Genesove MD FRCPC March 23 2004

  2. Occupational Health Infection Control: Legislation, Standards and Guidelines • Legislation: • Occupational Health and Safety Act • Regulations for Healthcare and Residential Facilities • Standards: • MOH-LTC Directives and Standards • Health Canada: Routine Practices and Additional Precautions 1999 • Health Canada: Prevention and Control of Occupational Infections 2002 • Guidelines: HCHSA – infection control, respirators, etc.

  3. Scope of Health Care Sector Audit • Joint Health and Safety Committee • Employer Duties (Health & Safety) • Infection Control measures/procedures • Physical Plant (ventilation, maintenance) • WHMIS

  4. Joint Health & Safety Committee • Structure • Frequency of Meetings & Inspections • Meeting Minutes for the past year

  5. Employer Administrative Duties • Health & Safety manual, policies, reporting requirements • Personal Protective equipment used • Training records • Infection and Control measures/protocols • Occupational Health and Safety records • Physical Plant: records for ventilation and equipment maintenance • Occupational illness and critical injury notifications

  6. Infection Control Measures & Procedures • Worker Education/Training • Personal Protective equipment • Physical Plant: isolation and negative pressure rooms, ventilation requirements

  7. Occupational Diseases/ Illnesses • Occurrence in workers • Steps taken for prevention

  8. WHMIS • Written measures and procedures for Biological, Chemical and Physical Agents • Labelling of biological waste containers • Annual Review • Worker Instruction and Training

  9. Infection Control Measures • Infection control policies and procedures for worker safety in outbreak & non outbreak conditions • Education of workers in use of personal protective equipment & application of infection control measures • Monitoring and follow-up for worker implementation of measures • Physical Plant: ventilation and facility maintenance schedules

  10. Needlestick Injury Prevention • Safety Engineered Medical Devices for: • Phlebotomy needles • Hypodermic needles • Intravenous catheter needles • Winged needles

  11. Interim Results

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