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Appendix 5 – Properties of PPE for use in healthcare
Interim infection prevention and control guidelines for the management of COVID-19 in healthcare settings - Version 4 October 2020 Page 52 Appendix 5 Properties of PPE for use in healthcare The hierarchy of control is a system for controlling risks in the workplace. The Australian Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Infection in healthcare (2019), available at , has an overview of risk management in infection prevention and control. The use of PPE is the lowest in the hierarchy of control measures and is also considered the least reliable. All other measures should be taken to remove or control the risk to workers and patients where it is practicable to do so without the need for PPE. healthcare workers must perform a local risk assessment prior to fitting PPE to inform their use and selection of PPE.
Interim infection prevention and control guidelines for the management of COVID-19 in healthcare settings - Version 1.14 – 4 October 2020 Page 52. Appendix 5 – Properties of PPE for use in healthcare . The hierarchy of control is a …
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