Courses · Clinical Safety
Infection Prevention and Control for Disability Support
Break the chain of infection in homes, group settings and the community — standard precautions, PPE, transmission-based precautions, spills, sharps and outbreak response.
About this certificate
Non-accredited Certificate of Completion. Content is aligned to the NHMRC Australian Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Infection in Healthcare and to NDIS Practice Standards requirements.
About this module
Disability support happens in kitchens, bathrooms and cars, not clinical wards, and infection control has to work in those settings. This module covers the chain of infection, standard and transmission-based precautions, correct PPE sequencing, safe handling of linen, waste and sharps, blood and body fluid spills, and what to do when a participant or a worker becomes unwell.
Who it is for
Support workers, personal care workers, SIL and group home staff, community access workers, allied health assistants and anyone providing hands-on support.
What you will be able to do
- Describe the six links in the chain of infection and how to break each one
- Apply standard precautions to every participant, on every shift
- Select, don and doff PPE in the correct sequence without self-contamination
- Distinguish contact, droplet and airborne precautions and apply the right one
- Manage blood and body fluid spills, sharps and contaminated waste safely
- Recognise an emerging outbreak and escalate it correctly
Aligned to
- NDIS Practice Standards — Provision of Supports
- NDIS Practice Standards — Provision of Supports Environment
- NHMRC Australian Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Infection in Healthcare
- Work Health and Safety Act 2011
Lesson plan
What the module covers
| # | Lesson | What it covers | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | The chain of infection | Six links. Break any one and the infection does not spread. | 10m |
| 02 | Standard precautions — the baseline for everyone | The measures you apply to every participant, every shift, regardless of diagnosis. | 12m |
| 03 | PPE — selection, donning and doffing | The right equipment for the task, put on and taken off without contaminating yourself. | 14m |
| 04 | Transmission-based precautions | Contact, droplet and airborne — the extra layer on top of standard precautions. | 10m |
| 05 | Spills, sharps, linen and waste | Managing the messy end of the work safely, in a home rather than a hospital. | 12m |
| 06 | Recognising and responding to an outbreak | Early signals in a shared house, and what to do in the first hour. | 10m |
| ✓ | Final assessment | 12 scenario-based questions · pass mark 80% · unlimited attempts | ~15m |
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