healthcare-associated infections (hai) program

Train your EVS staff on Understanding Disinfectants

Familiarize your staff with principles of disinfectants to ensure proper use and safe handling. Tailor the below trainings to your facility needs.

Project Firstline Understanding Disinfectants Module

Use the following to provide a comprehensive hands-on training to EVS staff (e.g., onboarding or maintaining competency for experienced staff). Training reviews the difference between cleaning and disinfection, examines disinfectant types, demonstrates how to read a disinfectant label, and discusses the role of proper disinfectant dilution. Select topics from the instructor checklist and activity cards to customize your training. See additional resources in the Project Firstline Training Toolkit for EVS staff*.

Pre-/post-test questions with answer key in English (PDF), Spanish (PDF)
Curriculum slides in English (PDF), Spanish (PDF)
Curriculum slides with instructor notes in English (PPT), Spanish (PPT)
Instructor checklist in English (PDF), Spanish (PDF)
Activity cards and worksheets in English (PDF), Spanish (PDF)

Basic Principles of Infection Control for Environmental Services Technicians

The fundamentals courses are offered by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC).

[Module 3] Environmental Services: Chemical Safety

Webinar recording in English (Opens in YouTube, 12 minutes)
Webinar recording in Spanish (Opens in YouTube, 13 minutes)

References for Educators*

Review disinfectant attributes, including how to use products properly and safely.

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