Stop the Spread

Keep your workplace COVID-19 Safe with this *FREE Accredited short course

VFA learning is offering a *FREE short course to support Victorian businesses to re-open safely following COVID-19 health and economic crisis. Working together we can reduce the spread of COVID-19 and importantly improve consumer confidence that it is safe to re-engage with your business.

HLTSS00065 Infection Control Skill Set (retail) designed specifically for the Retail Industry.

DESCRIPTION

COVID-19 SAFE Infection control for Retail.
Covid-19 means that a large number of workers will be required to have the skills to safely and efficiently decrease the spread and transmission of the virus while undertaking their daily duties.

This skill set has been designed by Nursing professionals to ensure your workplace is COVID – safe.

ACCREDITED UNITS:

HLTINFCOV001 Comply with infection and control policies and procedures.

Participants will learn a range of skills including:

• COVID-19 specific controls and official sources of information.
• Social distancing understanding
• Working during COVID-19
• Managing customers during social distancing
• Cleaning premises and equipment during COVID-19
• Hand hygiene practices
• Effective surface cleaning
• Breaking the chain of infection
• Use of personal protective equipment
• Disposal of contaminated waste
• Hazard identification, control and reporting
• Appropriate protocols and response in the event of an incident
• Knowledge regarding the basis of infection transmission.
• Handling equipment including money

The set of skills taught will include how to follow organisational infection prevention and control policies and procedures, including implementing standard and transmission – based precautions and responding to infection risk in the retail sector

*This training is delivered with Victorian and Commonwealth Government Funding to eligible individuals. Eligibility criteria applies.