South Africa - 2020 - Health

Practical Manual for Implementation of the National Infection Prevention and Control Strategic Framework

Ministry of Health, South Africa

This manual aims to provide uniform correct cleaning methods for the cleaning workforce, whether these are in-house or out-sourced contractors so that environmental cleaning can be effective, carried out by trained cleaners according to a scheduled routine, uses appropriate cleaning agents and equipment and can be monitored. Some of the objectives are to understand principles and methods, procedures and appropriate equipment requirements of effective cleaning in a facility setting and to ensure proper use of detergents and disinfectants in the environment.

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January 2022

This manual aims to provide uniform correct cleaning methods for the cleaning workforce, whether these are in-house or out-sourced contractors so that environmental cleaning can be effective, carried out by trained cleaners according to a scheduled routine, uses appropriate cleaning agents and equipment and can be monitored. Some of the objectives are to understand principles and methods, procedures and appropriate equipment requirements of effective cleaning in a facility setting and to ensure proper use of detergents and disinfectants in the environment.

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