Infection Prevention Control & Universal Precautions

Infection prevention control is an essential part of providing safe, respectful support in a person’s home. Routine practice, such as hand hygiene, sanitizing surfaces, and safe food handling, help stop microorganisms from spreading and prevent infections and foodborne illnesses. These steps matter because many people receiving disability support may be more vulnerable to infection.

Community disability workers pay attention to risks, act early, and use everyday practices to keep the environment healthy. The home is both the individual’s personal space and your workplace, so your role is to support people in ways that protect everyone’s health while still respecting that you are working in their home. This course meets the mandatory training requirements for CET accreditation purposes.

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Course Overview

Length of Training

12 hours

Delivery Methods

Self-paced online training

Certification

Upon achieving the passing grade of 80% in your final exam, you will be able to download the Certificate of Achievement. Minimum 80% on final knowledge test (Note: You have a maximum of three attempts. Reset requests are managed by ACDS Administrators).

Learning Outcomes

By completing the course you will be able to:

• Explain how microorganisms can cause infection: Recognize how infections are spread.

• Differentiate between practices: Differentiate between infection prevention control, universal precautions, and routine practices, and list Routine Practices.

• Master hygiene and food safety: Describe how to wash your hands to prevent infection and discuss safe food handling to prevent foodborne infection and illnesses.

• Maintain safe environments: Explain how to keep homes and specialized equipment clean and safe from infection.

Areas Covered in the Course:

• Infection Prevention Control and Universal Precautions:

  • Why Infection Prevention and Control

  • Definition of Infection

  • Behaviour of Micro organisms

  • Required Elements for Infection

  • Safeguarding Measures of Infection Prevention Control and Universal Precautions

  • Difference between Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) and Universal Precautions (UP)

  • Infections and Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities

  • Routine Practices

  • Chain of Infection and Individuals with intellectual disabilities

  • Care of the Community Disability Support Worker

• Safe Food Handling & Best Practices:

  • Cross Contamination

  • Prevention of Cross Contamination

  • Sanitization Practices

• Cleaning Essential Equipment: Assistive Technology Devices