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Title
Follow safe work practices during and after trauma scene cleaning
operations
Level
3
Purpose
Credits
4
This unit standard is for people in the cleaning industry who
specialise in trauma scene cleaning operations.
People credited with this standard are able to follow safe work
practices during and after trauma scene cleaning operations.
Classification
Cleaning and Caretaking > Cleaning Skills
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Critical health and
safety prerequisites
Unit 7442, Follow safe work practices in the cleaning industry,
or demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills.
Explanatory notes
1
Competence demonstrated during assessment against this standard must comply
with the requirements of:
Employment Relations Act 2000;
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996;
Land Transport Act 1998;
Resource Management Act 1991;
Territorial authority regulations concerning bio-hazardous waste;
Code of Practice for Manual Handling, Occupational Safety and Health, 2001;
Best practice guidelines for working at heights in New Zealand, Occupational Safety
and Health, 2012.
2
Equipment and cleaning agents must be used in accordance with manufacturer’s
recommendations.
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Definitions
Industry best practice refers to any enterprise and/or establishment requirements,
practices, policy procedures, methods and protocols which are in accordance with
applicable legislation, regulations and New Zealand Standards.
Organisational requirements refers to instructions to staff on policy procedures and
methods relating to cleaning in the workplace (including health and safety) and the
application of any written procedures which are documented in memo or manual
format and are available in the cleaning workplace.
Sharps refers to potential health hazards to cleaners such as needles (contaminated
or otherwise), ampoules, and any potentially skin penetrating objects.
Trauma scene means a scene of violent death (homicide/suicide/accidental) or
‘Decomp’ (a decomposing body either human or animal) or unattended death.
Human products, contaminated waste and waste products may also include human
or animal body parts.
Bagged means that contaminated waste, waste products, human products, and/or
biohazardous waste are placed in a biohazard bag and sealed. This bag is sent for
destruction by a medical waste/biohazard waste certified company.
Personal protective equipment (PPE) is of the one-use only disposable type.
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Trauma Scene Cleaning is also known as CTS Decon (Crime and Trauma Scene
Decontamination).
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Follow safe work practices during and after trauma scene cleaning operations.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Personal health hazards are identified and action taken to minimise, isolate, or
eliminate the hazard.
Range
1.2
PPE suitable for the task being undertaken is selected and used at all times
during cleaning operations.
Range
1.3
biohazardous waste, glass, sharps, contaminated waste, human
products, waste products, microbial contamination,
temperature/humidity, immunisation (hepatitis C and tetanus).
Stress disorders – Critical Incident Stress Syndrome (CISS),
Secondary Traumatic Stress Disorder (STSD) or Post-Traumatic
Stress Syndrome (PTSS).
gloves (nitrile and/or medical exam grade), eye or face protection,
respiratory protection, protective coveralls (non-porous, one-timeuse coveralls), protective overboots, protective caps.
Hand washing technique is performed between all cleaning operations in
accordance with organisational requirements and industry best practice.
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All soiled and contaminated disposable cleaning equipment is bagged and
sealed and sent for destruction in accordance with organisational requirements
and industry best practice.
Range
PPE, mop heads, paper towels, cloths.
1.5
Reusable cleaning equipment is cleaned, de-contaminated and stored in
accordance with organisational requirements and industry best practice.
1.6
Contaminated waste, waste products and human products are bagged and
sealed in accordance with organisational requirements and industry best
practice.
Range
1.7
Handling practices which ensure non-infection of the cleaner are followed at all
times.
Range
1.8
bio-hazard bags.
waste products, human products, contaminated products.
Transportation of biohazardous waste is in accordance with legislation.
Range
Land Transport Act 1998, Hazardous Substances and New
Organisms Act 1996, territorial authority regulations.
1.9
Soiled solutions are disposed of in accordance with the Resource Management
Act 1991.
1.10
A de-briefing session is conducted for team members in accordance with
organisational requirements and industry best practice.
Range
de-briefing session is conducted with team and, if
required/requested/necessary, additional de-briefing or counselling
is obtained for the team members.
Replacement information
This unit standard, unit standard 1584 and unit standard
25388 were replaced by unit standard 29393.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
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Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
21 November 2008
31 December 2014
Review
2
18 October 2012
31 December 2018
Review
3
21 April 2016
31 December 2018
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0004
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
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