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#1 Posted : 22 January 2008 12:33:00(UTC)
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Posted By Ian Mitchell
Good afternoon. I wonder if anybody could provide me with some useful links, or share their experience of how they dealt with infection control?

Our company may be required to access the premises of a dental hospital in the course of their works on a future building contract.

What procedures should we be putting in place to ensure that we do not contaminate the area, pass infections between areas, or become infected ourselves? Obviously, there will be local arrangements to comply with anyway.

Don't worry if this seems a little vague, I just want some pointers to go off and do my own research, not scrounging for freebies (unless offered!). Plus, we will be properly prepared come award date, this is just for part of a brief presentation of the general hazards to be considered.
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#2 Posted : 22 January 2008 12:34:00(UTC)
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Posted By Ian Mitchell
PS Thanks in advance, posted before I had finished the message due to an over-sensitive mouse!)
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#3 Posted : 22 January 2008 13:08:00(UTC)
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Posted By Ian Blenkharn
Ian

There is actually very little to do, except to liaise closely with the relevant hospital staff (and not just the contract link person or Estates Office), and then do [only] what you have been told to do.

Feel free to drop me an email if you want to discuss some more specific pointers about issues to put into your documentation

Ian
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#4 Posted : 22 January 2008 14:02:00(UTC)
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Posted By Chas
Have a look at the following link to the Nation Resource for Infection Control.

http://www.nric.org.uk/I....nsf/NRIC_Home1?OpenForm

Also look at the Dept of Health publications regarding infection control. These tend to concentrate on care type establishments however you may get some useful pointers. The NHS website also gives some info and best practice on infection control procedures. Hope this helps.
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#5 Posted : 22 January 2008 15:26:00(UTC)
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Posted By Chris Packham
As soemone who is involved to some extent in systems for infection control, you will almost certainly find that the hospital has an infection control department or infection control nurse. You should liaise with them as in my experience each hospital tends to have its own methods and protocols.

Chris
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#6 Posted : 22 January 2008 15:38:00(UTC)
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Posted By Ian Mitchell
Thanks for the advice folks. I surmise that we shouldn't get too hung up on reinventing the wheel here then. Just provide assurance that we will work to the premises' own infection control policies and liaise with them at all stages of the work.

Regards

Ian
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