A Handbook on Housekeeping and Disinfection Practices for Healthcare Facilities (Original PDF from Publisher)

A Handbook on Housekeeping and Disinfection Practices for Healthcare Facilities (Original PDF from Publisher)

through Shakti Kumar Gupta

This book offers a thorough reference on biomedical waste management , cleaning and disinfection procedures .

•Content includes hospital and sanitary attendant staffing standards , job analysis , skills needed , qualification and recruiting of various cadres of employees for housekeeping, as well as the roles and obligations of housekeepers .

•Each chapter focuses on a distinct problem related to controlling housekeeping services and disinfection procedures in a hospital setting .

•This book provides the training courses required to instill and enhance the staff’s knowledge of cleaning , disinfection and biomedical waste management . The frequency , guiding principles and administration of cleaning operations in healthcare institutions are also covered .

•At the relevant locations in the text , the policies and procedures for housekeeping are incorporated , including terminal disinfection of patient beds , ICUs , operating rooms and isolation wards/rooms .

•The principles of integrated pest management in hospitals , the classification and categorization of biomedical waste , its separation into color-coded bins and bags , internal and external transport , the implementation of statutory requirements , the tendering process for outsourcing biomedical waste management services and the treatment and disposal processes are all covered in this book .

•There has also been discussion regarding the significance of occupational health and safety for housekeeping staff , quality and audit process review and tendering process evaluation for outsourcing housekeeping services .

•This book’s inclusion of the necessity of sewage treatment plants (STPs) as a necessary component of hospital waste management and a requirement for State Pollution Control Committee authorization under the Biomedical Waste Management and Handling Rules is a unique feature .

•There is a chapter that provides a brief description of the implementation model used for the Kaya Kalp Scheme at a Tertiary Care Hospital.

•A particular section on housekeeping services in hospitals operating under COVID-19 regulations .

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