healthcare-associated infections (hai) program

Train your EVS staff on Standardized Cleaning and Disinfection of Resident Rooms

Review the cleaning and disinfection process with EVS staff. Ensure cleaning and disinfection is done in a standardized way to avoid missed areas. Tailor the below trainings to your facility needs.

Project Firstline Cleaning and Disinfection of Resident Rooms Module

Use the following to provide a comprehensive hands-on infection prevention and control training to EVS staff (e.g., onboarding or maintaining competency for experienced staff). Training reviews daily and terminal cleaning and disinfection processes for single- and multiple-bed resident rooms. Select topics from the instructor checklist and activity cards to customize your training. See additional resources in the Project Firstline Training Toolkit for EVS staff*.

Pre-/post-test questions with answer key in English (June 2024), Spanish (June 2024)
Curriculum slides in English (PDF), Spanish (June 2024)
Curriculum slides with instructor notes in English (PPT), Spanish (June 2024)
Instructor checklist in English (PDF), Spanish (PDF)
Activity cards and worksheets in English (PDF), Spanish (PDF)

Basic Principles of Infection Control for Environmental Services Technicians

The fundamentals courses are offered by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC).

Surface Cleaning and Disinfection Procedures and Techniques in Environmental Services (EVS) 

Webinar recording in English (Opens in YouTube, 14 minutes)
Webinar recording in Spanish (Opens in YouTube, 16 minutes)

Graphics and Videos

Print or share any of the following materials for your staff.

Standard Cleaning Practices in English (PDF), Spanish (PDF)
Inforgraphic: Cleaning an Occupied Room (PDF)
Infographic: Stop the Spread of Germs (png)
Poster: Clean to Dirty (PDF)
C. auris Cleaning and Management (Opens in Vimeo)

References for Educators*

Review best practices for cleaning and disinfection by topic.

CDC Disinfection and Sterilization
CDC Transmission-based precaution/Isolation wards (Note that guidelines may not be applicable to all healthcare settings.)
CDC Cleaning and Disinfecting Strategies for Environmental Surfaces in Patient-Care Areas

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