SIRCINF001 — Use pharmacy practices for infection control
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What an assessment for SIRCINF001 must cover
31 assessable components: 3 elements (15 performance criteria), 5 performance evidence and 10 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 1 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.
Elements & performance criteria
1 Follow pharmacy infection control guidelines.
- 1.1Identify pharmacy activities that require use of infection control practices and implement appropriate response.
- 1.2Follow organisational procedures for infection control throughout relevant activities.
- 1.3Report and provide clear information on incidents where precautions have failed and follow organisational procedures for care after exposure to risk of infection.
2 Use hygienic and safety practices to control cross-transmission.
- 2.1Select and use personal protective equipment to avoid cross-transmission of infection.
- 2.2Follow hand hygiene and washing procedures before and after customer contact, cleaning and waste disposal.
- 2.3Cover own cuts and abrasions with occlusive dressings and change regularly.
- 2.4Avoid unhygienic personal contact with other people, work surfaces and equipment.
- 2.5Follow procedures for respiratory hygiene and cough etiquette.
- 2.6Handle sharps with care to avoid stick injury and transmission of infection to self and dispose of immediately in sharps container.
3 Clean and disinfect equipment and surfaces.
- 3.1Select and prepare appropriate cleaning products, disinfectants and equipment according to manufacturer instructions.
- 3.2Clean and disinfect work surfaces and equipment before and after use.
- 3.3Use and replace surface covers when required.
- 3.4Clean spills of bodily fluids using infection control methods.
- 3.5Decontaminate equipment requiring special processing after customer contact.
- 3.6Dispose of waste and sharps safely, according to specific disposal requirements and organisational waste management procedures.
Performance evidence
- select and use personal protective equipment for two different situations
- clean and disinfect equipment and surfaces on four occasions
- safely dispose of each of these types of waste: • contaminated waste • cleaning products • pharmaceutical sharps
- respond to two different spills
- demonstrate the following procedures to respond to two infection control incidents: • appropriate and timely verbal reports • organisational procedures for care after exposure to risk of infection
Knowledge evidence
- aspects of infection at an overview level: • opportunistic organisms; bacteria, fungi and viruses • pathogens • sources of infection and means of transmission • susceptible hosts; immune suppressed people, those with chronic diseases, the very old or very young
- community pharmacy industry and organisational: • types of activities that require use of infection control practices • infection control guidelines and procedures • waste management procedures for sharps and contaminated waste • reporting procedures for infection control incidents • care requirements after incidents to manage risk of infection
- types and correct use of personal protection equipment for controlling cross transmission of infection: • gloves • gowns • masks • protective glasses
- procedures for hand hygiene and care: • reasons for and use of routine hand washing and drying practices • use of antiseptic wipes and alcohol based sanitiser for acceptable circumstances • wearing gloves to handle irritant cleaning and disinfection products • use of aftercare hand creams
- types of unhygienic personal contact with customers, work surfaces and equipment that may transfer micro-organisms and spread infection: • blowing nose • coughing • scratching skin and hair • sneezing • spitting • touching wounds
- safe sharps handling and disposal techniques
- cleaning and disinfecting techniques and products used for: • pharmacy health care service work areas and work bench surfaces • pharmacy health care equipment • pharmacy equipment requiring special processing after customer contact and methods to decontaminate
- role, use and basic content of Safety Data Sheets (SDS) or plain English workplace documents or diagrams that interpret SDS content for cleaning and disinfecting products
- safe methods to clean spills of bodily fluids
- environmentally sound disposal methods for hazardous waste: • contaminated waste • cleaning products • pharmaceutical sharps
Foundation skills
- Numeracy: calculate the dilution requirements for cleaning and disinfection products.
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Questions about assessing SIRCINF001
What does an assessment tool for SIRCINF001 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for SIRCINF001 needs to address all 31 unit components: 3 elements with 15 performance criteria, 5 performance evidence requirements, 10 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.
How does Auditori generate an assessment tool for SIRCINF001?
Auditori pulls the current release of SIRCINF001 from training.gov.au and generates a complete package: candidate assessment, assessor guide with model answers and observation criteria, and a coverage matrix mapping every component. A suitably qualified person then reviews and approves the draft in a built-in workflow — consistent with ASQA's guidance on AI use in VET — before export as branded PDF and editable Word.
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