Infection Control
Schools/TAFEs and other departmental workplaces are common sites for transmission of illness and disease and therefore have an important role to play in ensuring that all members of the school community are aware of the most effective ways to minimise the risk of disease transmission.
The application of standard precautions to all situations is an effective way to prevent or minimise the spread of infection, illness and disease to staff, students and others. This practice ensures that all events and individuals are managed using the same procedures.
The importance of proactively implementing standard precautions and good hygiene practices cannot be understated as:
- Many individuals carry disease with few or no outwards signs and may not know they are infectious.
- staff and students may have illnesses they are not aware of, or have not informed the school about
- some illnesses have serious consequences for pregnant women and unborn children.
There are specific contagious conditions that require notification to the school and the implementation of specific procedures.
Departmental Procedures and Guidelines
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Kids Health 
Jargon-free health information for 'kids', 'teens' and 'parents' including articles, animations, game sand resources.
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Staying healthy in childcare Provides simple but effective methods for minimising the spread of infections for many common childhood diseases.
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