Description

Our e-learning tattoo infection control training programme can help you understand how bloodborne pathogens can spread within the workplace. Additionally, how they can also contaminate your workspace and the people around you.

Importantly, this online infection control course will give you a good understanding on how to address and prevent these issues.

Without a doubt, this course is an ideal online training solution for tattooists, body piercing, ear piercing staff, or any beauty therapy professional.

In addition, scalp micropigmentation and hair replacement staff who are required to hold an up to date cross contamination & infection prevention training course certificate.

Moreover, the course presentations are clear and concise and this online infection control course was developed in line with the latest UK legislation.

Importantly, this course is suitable and an ideal learning platform to be run along side your existing workplace health & safety policies & procedures.

Infection control course, what’s covered?

• Introduction to prevention and control
• Why this is important within the workplace
• Standard/universal precautions and prevention
• Management and safe disposal of clinical waste
• Safe management of body fluid spillages
• Effective environmental cleaning and decontamination
• Safe use and disposal of sharps, management of sharps injuries
• Health care associated infections (HAI’s) and how to ‘break the chain’
• Safe use of personal protective equipment (PPE)
• Management of laundry in clinical environments
• Importance of practising effective hand hygiene
• The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) ‘Five Moments’ of hand hygiene
• Common barriers to effective hand hygiene in clinical environments
• Recommended hand hygiene techniques, appropriate hand hygiene products and facilities
• Personal health and fitness of the health care workers can be a risk to others

On completion of this online emergency first aid at work training programme you will be required to complete an online assessment.

This assessment has a pass mark of 80%. If you do not pass on your first attempt, don’t worry, as you can re-take the test as many times as you need with no extra charge.

Course Certification
Once completed free online infection control training certification will be available for you to download and print. This is a requirement for your training records.

Additional Training Available
We also offer an online level 3 first aid training, programme. This course is also suitable for tattooists, body & ear piercing staff, scalp micropigmentation, hair replacement services. Follow this link to our Level 3 First Aid Training course.

Additionally we also offer a dedicated health & safety training website. This website offers many video based health & safety training courses. These online courses are suitable for tattooists & body piercing staff. Additional information can be found by following this link to our Online Health & Safety Training website.

Finally, all of our e-learning courses and programs are accredited by the CPD Certification Service as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines.