Attachment 3.pdf

ALL PURPOSE CHECKLIST Date:

Laundry Inspection

OPR

EMDOS

/SGOL

Location:

General Requirements: All requirements are IAW:

• Centers for Disease Control (CDC): Guidelines for Environmental Infection

Control in Health-Care Facilities, 2003 (Updated July 2019)

• AFI 44-108, Infection Prevention and Control Program, 2019

• DAFI 48-117, Public Facility Sanitation, 2018 (Incorporated change 2022)

• OSHA BBP Standard: 1910.1030

SAT UNSAT N/A

PERSONNEL

1. Have all personnel exposed to dry cleaning solvents received pre-employment and periodic physical examinations on a schedule determined by the medical authority?

2. Are clean, washable outer garments worn in lieu of street clothing?

3. Are the outer garments removed prior to eating?

4. Do employees wash hands after visiting toilet or handling soiled linen?

5. Are employees free of infections, lesions, and communicable diseases?

6. Is PPE available and in use? (Gowns, aprons, masks, eye protection)

7. Are employees trained in BBP exposures, handwashing, personal hygiene, biohazard procedures and proper use of PPE?

8. Current on Hepatitis B vaccine?

SANITARY FACILITIES

1. Is laundry facility located to prevent steam, odors, lint, and objectionable noises from reaching personnel, administrative, and living areas?

2. Are the facilities sanitary, lint-free, in good repair, and free of pests?

3. Is trashed placed in a covered container?

4. Are plumbing fixtures and appliances installed in accordance with established standards, maintained in good repair, and kept in a sanitary condition?

5. Do employees eat, drink, smoke, store foods, etc. in a designated break room?

6. Hand washing facilities must be available in soiled linen areas.

7. Are items with petroleum products on them laundered separately from regular clothing?

8. Are soiled medical laundry cleaned separately from regular clothes/linen?

9. Are adequate cleaning procedures developed and implemented regarding equipment and work areas?

10. Is there adequate shelving and storage for clean linen?

SOILED LINEN PROCESS

1. Does the flow of linens ensure that dirty linen does not contaminate the facility or clean linen during handling, storage, and transportation.

2. Compliance with standard/universal precautions is observed in the soiled linen area – Sharps disposal units are available

3. Wash formula: adequate temperature, time soap/detergent/bleach used: 71C/160F x 25 minutes

4. All linen will be treated as potentially infectious and comply with applicable state or host nation requirements

5. Soiled linen will be handled in a manner that minimizes dispersal of particles into the air and surrounding area

DELIVERY

1. Clean linen transported in containers exclusively for clean linen, clean hampers lined with plastic or reusable liners, placed in a clean cart with a secure plastic or reusable cover

2. Separation of clean and soiled linen. (The container used to transport soiled linen may be used to transport clean linen if cleaned properly first)

3. Cleaning of carts/trucks is properly done by steam cleaning or with soap and water solution. In either case, followed by germicidal agent.

4. Is access to the building monitored/controlled?

Comments:

Inspection Rating: _____ Satisfactory _____ Unsatisfactory

Person In Charge Signature Public Health Signature Infection Control Signature