Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA) In this world, humans are often oblivious to pathogens in the workplace, including diseases and illnesses that could kill hundreds of people every day. One often unthought-of risky setting would be health care facilities when they are in their very first stages, the construction stage. Nevertheless, this stage in time becomes a critical point to stop most infections from beginning in the first place, and if done right will keep later patients from becoming sick from a nosocomial infection. A nosocomial infection is an infection that a person obtains while inside of a hospital setting, generally while admitted to the hospital for another reason. Construction companies must follow specific guidelines while building a health care facility and part of those are doing an Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA).
The history of ICRA started in 1996 when the American Institute of Architects (AIA) determined the need to correct several things that was previously viewed as alright. Therefore, AIA published the first guidelines on the Infection Control Risk Assessment, then later updated and revised those guidelines in 2001. ICRA guidelines provide several things that must be …show more content…
As you know, I come from a health care background, but had never stopped to pounder the side of when the facility is built. I personally have had some experience with this subject, however because my fiancé worked on the Mercy site. He wasn’t allowed to do many things because of ICRA and one that many of the workers lied about as chew tobacco and spitting it out in hidden areas on the job site. This was against the policies. So, being able to research ICRA explains many questions I asked while he worked there. In the future, this information will give me the opportunity to be a subject matter expert if I work for a company completing tasks on a health care facilty or place that must follow the ICRA
The history of ICRA started in 1996 when the American Institute of Architects (AIA) determined the need to correct several things that was previously viewed as alright. Therefore, AIA published the first guidelines on the Infection Control Risk Assessment, then later updated and revised those guidelines in 2001. ICRA guidelines provide several things that must be …show more content…
As you know, I come from a health care background, but had never stopped to pounder the side of when the facility is built. I personally have had some experience with this subject, however because my fiancé worked on the Mercy site. He wasn’t allowed to do many things because of ICRA and one that many of the workers lied about as chew tobacco and spitting it out in hidden areas on the job site. This was against the policies. So, being able to research ICRA explains many questions I asked while he worked there. In the future, this information will give me the opportunity to be a subject matter expert if I work for a company completing tasks on a health care facilty or place that must follow the ICRA