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It specifies cleaning and disinfection frequency for daily use, visible soil, spills, and outbreak or MDRO situations, including dedication of mops and cleaning cloths. 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Low-level disinfection destroys vegetative bacteria (except tubercle bacilli) and most viruses, but it does not kill bacterial spores.","Answer",{"name":111,"@type":106,"acceptedAnswer":112},"When should residents’ rooms and environmental surfaces be cleaned or disinfected more often?",{"text":113,"@type":109},"Disinfecting (or cleaning) should be done daily and when surfaces are visibly soiled. It should be increased during outbreaks (e.g., influenza, norovirus) and for rooms with known multi-drug resistant organisms (MDROs).",{"name":115,"@type":106,"acceptedAnswer":116},"How should blood or body-fluid spills be handled safely?",{"text":117,"@type":109},"Wear appropriate PPE, spray the area with bleach, wipe with cloth or paper towels, and discard saturated materials into a red biohazard bag. 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Does not kill bacterial spores. Examples: hospital disinfectants registered with the EPA with HBV and HIV label claim (purple top wipes). These are generally appropriate for most environmental surfaces.\nIntermediate-Level Disinfection: kills a wider range of pathogens than a low-level disinfectant. Does not kill bacterial spores. Examples: EPA-registered hospital disinfectants with a tuberculocidal claim (purple top wipes). May be considered for environmental surfaces that are visibly contaminated with blood.\nKill Claim: information about which pathogens the disinfectant kills; found on the product label.\nContact Time: the time a disinfectant should be in direct contact with a surface to ensure that the pathogens specified on the label are killed. In order words, the amount of time a surface has to stay wet after being cleansed/disinfected with the product. Example, purple top wipe, 2 minutes.\nPURPOSE\nTo provide guidelines for cleaning and disinfecting residents’ rooms and other environmental surfaces in order to break the chain of infection.\nRESPONSIBILITY\nEnvironmental Services (EVS) or Housekeeping staff are primarily responsible for following environmental cleaning and disinfection policies and procedures.\nGENERAL GUIDELINES\nHousekeeping surfaces (e.g. tabletops and floors) will be cleaned daily, when spills occur, and when these surfaces are visibly soiled.\nAll environments/areas (e.g. lobby, hallways, common areas, medication rooms, nurses’ stations) and residents’ rooms will be disinfected (or cleaned) daily and when surfaces are visibly soiled.\nWhen there is an outbreak (e.g. Influenza, Norovirus), residents’ rooms and other environmental surfaces (e.g. rails in hallways; elevators, to include keypads; common areas) will be disinfected and/or cleaned more often.\nWhen there is a room with a known multi-drug resistant organism (MDRO), room environment will be disinfected and cleaned regularly; mops and cleaning cloths will be dedicated for use in this room only.\nUtility rooms/porters’ closets to be cleaned daily by housekeeping staff as determined by facility’s schedule\nGarbage will be removed at scheduled times per facility protocol.\nManufacturers’ instructions will be followed for proper use of disinfecting (or detergent) products including:\nRecommended use-dilution\nMaterial compatibility\nStorage\nShelf life, and\nSafe use and disposal\nWalls, blinds and window curtains in resident areas will be cleaned at least every 3 months and when these surfaces are visibly contaminated or soiled.\nDisinfecting (or detergent) solutions will be prepared as needed and replaced with fresh solution frequently.\nFloor mopping solution will be replaced every 3 resident rooms, or at least every hour, whichever comes first.\nPersonnel should remain alert for evidence of rodent activity (droppings) and report findings to Director of EVS/Housekeeping and log in Pest Control Log Book.\nClean medical waste containers intended for reuse (e.g. garbage bins/pails) daily or when such receptacles become visibly contaminated with blood, body fluids or other potentially infectious materials.\nPerform hand hygiene (wash hands with alcohol-based hand rub [ABHR] or soap and water for 20 seconds) after removing gloves.\nCommon intermediate and low-level disinfectants for smooth, hard surfaces and non-critical items include:\nEthyl or isopropyl alcohol (70 - 90%)\nSodium hypochlorite/household bleach (5.25-6.15% diluted 1:500 or per manufacturer’s instructions)\nPhenolic germicidal detergent (follow product label for use-dilution)\nIodophor germicidal detergent (follow product label for use-dilution)\nQuaternary ammonium germicidal detergent for low-level disinfection only (follow product label for use-dilution)\nEQUIPMENT and SU","cbCaimgegxJ1kscM","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimgegxJ1kscM","docx",83689,6,"English","# Definitions\n## Cleaning\n## Low-Level Disinfection\n## Intermediate-Level Disinfection\n## Kill Claim\n## Contact Time\n# Purpose\n# Responsibility\n# General Guidelines\n## Cleaning and disinfection frequency\n## Outbreak and MDRO procedures\n## Utility rooms and waste handling\n## Manufacturer instructions and solution management\n## Additional safety and hygiene measures\n## Common disinfectants\n# Equipment and Supplies\n# Procedure\n## Prepare and manage disinfectant solutions\n## Cleaning tasks for surfaces and personal-use items\n## Isolation precaution practices\n## Blood and body-fluid spill cleanup","[{\"question\":\"What is the difference between cleaning and low-level disinfection?\",\"answer\":\"Cleaning removes visible soil using physical action with detergent and water. 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