Infection Prevention in Healthcare Construction
The Carpenters International Training Fund (CITF) is at the forefront in creating industry-leading programs in infection prevention and awareness:
ICRA: Best Practices in Health-Care Facilities
Our flagship 24-hour intensive worker qualification course, including classroom and hands-on modules in facility-simulated environments. The course trains carpenters in containing pathogens, protecting patients and working efficiently without disrupting operations in occupied facilities.
Training is conducted at more than 240 regional training centers across the U.S. and Canada.
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ICRA Awareness
An eight-hour course for healthcare facility employees, healthcare professionals, for employees of contractors or subcontractors that perform work on healthcare job sites, and for others who may visit job sites.
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The UBC-ICRA Train-the-Trainer Model
Master Instructors from UBC-ICRA put qualified trainers through a rigorous 40-hour train-the-trainer program using simulated healthcare facility conditions. Those who successfully complete this course are then qualified to teach ICRA Best Practices to carpenters at regional training centers. Refresher courses are mandatory for instructors to maintain qualifications.
Qualified instructors from UBC-ICRA train UBC carpenters on how to remain productive within ICRA protocols in combined hands-on, classroom, and simulation training. Carpenters who successfully complete the course earn a qualification card in the 24-hour ICRA Best Practices Training Program. Refresher courses are mandatory.
Curriculum
UBC-ICRA training was developed in consultation with leading construction-related infection prevention experts, who worked with the CITF to create and implement a curriculum that reflects the best practices needed to deliver trained construction professionals for healthcare jobsites. The curriculum and training materials undergo regular expert review to refine technical information and anticipate emerging jobsite requirements.
UBC-ICRA training and curriculum are designed to meet the exacting standards required by the Joint Commission for mitigating infection risk during building design and construction.
ICRA Best Practices Skills
Air pressure differential
Anteroom construction
Proper construction of hard and soft wall barriers
Controlling contaminants
Controlling exposure
Contaminants & infectious agents
Containing the work area
Effective communication with hospital personnel
Establishing a negative pressure environment
Facility awareness
Hazmat recognition
How secondary infections are transmitted
Individual responsibilities for patient safety
Mold in a healthcare facility
Personal protection
Personal protective equipment
Pre-remediation considerations
Pre-work & work activities
Regulatory agencies
Remediation
Risk evaluation process
Routes of entry
Site-specific considerations
Understanding the ICRA document
Work area classifications
Work practices
Working within a portable isolation cube
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