Environmental Cleaning Audits

Hi All,

Thanks to all who were able to join us for the April IPC meeting last week and a special thanks to Lindy for her wonderful presentation about Environmental Cleaning Audits.  The recording and slides from our April meeting Journal Club can be found here on the PRIDA website (Pacific Region Infectious Diseases Association - 2025-04-23 - Teaching Resource: Environmental Cleaning Audits)

As Lindy mentioned in her presentation about the audits resources they used, which she has generously suppled for you to adapt in building or adding to your own health service's Environmental Audit Program.  These resources include:

1. Cleaning Governance Framework
2. Cleaning Operations Manual
3. General Ward Cleaning Matrix
4. General Ward Shared Equipment and Areas Cleaning Matrix
5. Ward Bathroom Cleaning Matrix
6. Theatres Cleaning Matrix
7. Cleaning Frequency Schedule
8. Frontline Staff Training Flipchart

Please email me at jenny.watts1@health.nsw.gov.au if you would like me to send a copy of these resources to you.

Other resources which may also be helpful include:

• CDC Evaluating Environmental Cleaning options - which also includes a Cleaning audit worksheet  https://www.cdc.gov/infection-control/php/evaluating-environmental-cleaning/index.html
• Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare - Principles of Environmental Cleaning Audits -  post this link into your web browser to access this resource  chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-09/principles_of_environmental_cleaning_auditing_-_august_2020.pdf