Setting Up the Laundry

Laundry Environment The laundry must have two clearly designated zones: dirty and clean. Two doorways should be available, with dirty laundry entering through one door to the dirty area and clean laundry exiting through the other door at the end of the clean area. If the environment structure does not allow...

Safe Handling of Soiled Linen

As all laundry has the potential to be infectious. Standard precautions should always be applied in the laundry, and the care coordinator should notify the laundry of any additional risks or precautions required. Soiled linen should be handled safely and carefully to avoid spreading microorganisms into the environment and prevent contact with...