Laundry Training

7/31/2019 Laundry Training

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Laundry Training


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How soiled or contaminated

laundry is handled is very

important for the safety andwell-being of residents and

staff.

What is the difference between

soiled and contaminated

laundry?

Laundry is soiled if it has been

handled or used.

Laundry iscontaminated if

there is blood or other bodyfluids (semen, vaginal

secretions, saliva with visible

blood, etc.) present on the item.


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If a person has an infectious

disease (hepatitis, MRSA, othermultiple drug-resistant organisms)

or is on contact precautions, then

their feces or vomitus also causes

laundry to be contaminated.

To be safe from potentiallyinfectious materials, as well as for

good hygiene practices, you should

always wear gloves when handling

soiled or contaminated laundry.

You should also remove or changeto clean gloves before handling

clean laundry.


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Laundry at JIRDC consists of

personal clothing belonging to the

people who live here.

Laundry also includes state-owned

items such as linens, towels,

washcloths, and clothing

protectors.

Handling Soiled Laundry


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All bathing areas in the homes

have containers for soiled laundry.

Soiled laundry should be handled

as little and as carefully as

possible.

Dirty linens are to be placed in

laundry bags and closed at the area

of use instead of carrying them

uncovered to other locations.


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Personal clothing of the people who live at

JIRDC is washed in the homes. If clothing

is contaminated and can not be washed

immediately, it must be placed in a red bag.

Handling Contaminated

Laundry

Clothing that is contaminated

with blood or other body

fluids should be removed

immediately and washed in

the area. This includes both

resident and staff clothing.


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All home bathing areas have

separate containers for clothes

and linens that have been

contaminated by blood andother potentially infectious

body fluids.

NOTE: If your clothing becomes

contaminated it must be washed at

JIRDC. Your supervisor will assist

you in getting clothing from theTreasure Shop if you do not have a

change of clothes.


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Contaminated laundry

that is being sent to

Broughton Hospital

must be placed inside a

water-soluble bag.

The water-soluble bag is

then placed inside a

heavy-duty red plastic

bag.

State-owned items that are

contaminated with blood andbody fluids are washed at

Broughton Hospital.


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The following steps

outline how to wash

personal clothes that are

NOT soiled with feces orvomitus.

(Clothing that is soiled

with feces or vomitus

must be rinsed prior to

placing it in the washingmachine. These steps

will be outlined later.)

Washing Personal Clothes


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STEP 1

Dark fabrics

White and light-

colored fabrics

Sort clothes.

Clothes are to be

separated by color as

follows:

Clothes should also

be sorted by watertemperature to be

used. Check labels in

clothing for washing

instructions.


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STEP 2

Set washer to desired

wash cycle.

Fill washing machinewith water.


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STEP 3

Add laundry detergent.

The amount of

detergent to be used

depends on themachine. Each machine

will have specific

instructions regarding

how much detergent to

use.


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STEP 4

Put sorted clothing

loosely into the machine.

DO NOT OVERLOAD.

NOTE: Dark fabrics

should be washed

together. White and

light-colored fabrics

should be washed

together.


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STEP 5

Close the lid or door of

the washer.

The machine will start

washing.


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1. Sort clothes.

2. Set washer to desired wash cycle.

Fill washing machine with water.

3. Add laundry detergent.

4. Put sorted clothing loosely into the

machine.

5. Close the lid or door of the washer.

Washing Personal Clothes


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Many people who live at JIRDC are

incontinent (unable to control their bladder or

bowels). Even with the use of disposable

briefs and/or cloth briefs, clothing will becomesoiled with urine or feces.

Rinsing Soiled or

Contaminated Clothes

Personal clothing protectors may also become soiled with food or

vomitus.

Soiled clothing should be removed and placed on a towel or in a

red bag (if contaminated) until you are finished assisting the

person with changing his or her clothes.

The following steps outline how to prepare soiled or

contaminated clothes for washing. These steps begin after the

person is clean and out of the bathroom.


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STEP 1

Staff must wear gloves.


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STEP 2

Staff must rinse clothing

soiled with feces or

vomitus. The photo

illustrates rinsingclothing in a hopper.


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STEP 2 (cont.)

If a hopper is not

available, rinse the

clothing in a commode or

in an area where asprayer can be used.


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STEP 3

Carefully inspect all

rinsed clothing. No solid

feces or other body wastesuch as vomitus should

be visible on the clothing

that will be placed in the

washing machine.


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STEP 4

Clean hopper or

commode with an EPA-

approved disinfectant

(Spectr-O-Cide).


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STEP 5a

If the washing machine

is available, wash soiled

clothes immediately.


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STEP 5b

If the washing machine is not

available, rinse the clothes and

place them in a red biohazard bagto be washed later.


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IMPORTANT!

If a person has an infectious disease (hepatitis, MRSA, other

multiple drug-resistant organisms) or is on contact precautions,

clothes should be washed separately.

The washing machine must then be disinfected after the clothes

finish washing. The procedure for sanitizing machines with

Clorox follows.


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1. Staff must wear gloves.

2. Staff must rinse clothing soiled with feces or vomitus in

a hopper or commode or in an area where a sprayer can

be used.

3. Carefully inspect all rinsed clothing.

4. Clean hopper or commode with an EPA-approved

disinfectant.5. If the washing machine is available, wash soiled clothes

immediately. If the washing machine is not available,

rinse the clothes and place them in a red biohazard bag

to be washed later.

Rinsing Soiled or

Contaminated Clothes


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The washing machines in

each home are used to

wash the clothes of all of

the people living in that

home. More than onepersons clothing are

being washed in the same

washer.

Sanitizing Washing Machines

In order to prevent cross contamination, it is the policy of JIRDC that

every washer be sanitized at least once a day.

Washers will also be sanitized between loads when clothes that

belong to someone with hepatitis, MRSA, other multiple drug-

resistant organisms or with contact precautions are washed.


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Each home at JIRDC will establish a

time to sanitize the washer(s) in that

home.

A recording sheet to document the date,

time, and staff name will be placed ateach washer.

In addition, a Washer Being Sanitized

Do Not Use tag will also be readily

available near the washer.

The following steps outline the proper

procedure for sanitizing washing

machines.



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STEP 1

Set washer to desired

wash cycle.

Fill the empty washer

(no clothes inside) with

water.


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STEP 2

Designated staff(the

person who will be

sanitizing the washer)

puts on gloves and

protective goggles.


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STEP 3

Designated staff

measures 2 cups of

Clorox bleach and

pours it into the washer.


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STEP 4

Designated staff closes

the lid or door of the

washer so that the

machine starts washing.

It is critical that the

washer completes the

wash, rinse, and spin

cycles.


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STEP 5

Designated staff places a

Washer Being Sanitized

Do Not Use tag on the

washer.

This alerts all staff not to

place any clothes in the

washer during this wash

cycle.


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STEP 6

Designated staff

completes the recording

sheet.

The recording sheetrequires the date and time

that the washer was

sanitized.

It also requires the name

of the person whosanitized the washer.


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STEP 7

Sanitization of the

washer(s) in the home

is included on the

appropriate shift

exchange checklist.

The checklist is signed

off by the outgoing and

incoming shift

personnel each day.


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IMPORTANT!

Staff will report any foul odors that are detected from thewasher(s) after a wash cycle to the Home Coordinator.

The Home Coordinator will make sure that a work order is

completed.


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1. Set washer to desired wash cycle. Fill the empty washer

with water.

2. Designated staff puts on gloves and protective goggles.

3. Designated staff measures 2 cups of Clorox bleach and

pours it into the washer.

4. Designated staff closes the lid or door of the washer so

that the machine starts washing.

5. Designated staff places a Washer Being Sanitized Do

Not Use tag on the washer.

6. Designated staff completes the recording sheet.

7. Sanitization of the washer(s) in the home is included on

the appropriate shift exchange checklist.



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Broughton Hospital is responsible for washing

and drying towels, washcloths, sheets,

blankets, clothing protectors, pink pads, and

cloth briefs used by the people who live atJIRDC.

Preparing Laundry for

Broughton Hospital

Broughton Hospital is alsoresponsible for washing and

drying comforters that belong

to individuals and are their

personal property.


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Because comforters are personal property,

it is critical that the marking room marks

all comforters.

The marking room has a tag that will

withstand the washing procedure without

coming off. (Permanent markers wash off

after two or three weeks.)


Broughton Hospital

TIP: When purchasing comforters, buy a comforter that is a

50/50 blend. These withstand the washing and drying process

used at Broughton.


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REMEMBER: If an item is soiled or contaminated with feces or

other human waste, it should be rinsed so that no solid human

waste is left on the item.


Broughton Hospital

If the item was used with a

person who has an

infectious disease

(hepatitis, MRSA, other

multiple drug-resistant

organisms) or is on contactprecautions, then after

rinsing, the item should be

placed in a water-soluble

bag and a red bag.


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