St Vincent's Private Hospital Sydney - Laundry Services

• Department

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by(staff members name)

• Location
  Address

• Other Personnel involved during inspection

Administration

• WHS notice board up to date with the latest information?

  Yes

  No

  Not Applicable

• WHS action plan updated for the current month?

  Yes

  No

  Not Applicable

• Are Staff meeting and WHS Committee meeting minutes displayed?

  Yes

  No

  Not Applicable

• Previous actions closed?

  Yes

  No

  Not Applicable

General

• Access and egress paths are clear?

  Yes

  No

  Not Applicable

• Standard fire exit signs clearly visible, in working order and undamaged?

  Yes

  No

  Not Applicable

• Firefighting equipment easily accessible?

  Yes

  No

  Not Applicable

• Electrical equipment tagged, tested and within date (check 3 pieces of equipment)

  Yes

  No

  Not Applicable

• Electrical equipment and its components free of damage? (Leads, plugs etc.)

  Yes

  No

  Not Applicable

• Temperature in laundry comfortable?

  Yes

  No

  Not Applicable

• Dryer filter clean?

  Yes

  No

  Not Applicable

• Washer filter clean?

  Yes

  No

  Not Applicable

• Surrounding area under around , or on top of the washer and dryer clean and free of lint and or soilage?

  Yes

  No

  Not Applicable

• Is a Cleaning schedule for equipment displayed and or up to date.

  Yes

  No

  Not Applicable

• Are trolleys (clean or dirty linen) filled to a safe level and not over filled or blocking vision when being transported?

  Yes

  No

  Not Applicable

• Is clean linen separated from soiled linen and covered to comply with infection control standards?

  Yes

  No

  Not Applicable

Hazardous Chemicals

• Chemical room kept locked and only authorised persons allowed to enter?

  Yes

  No

  Not Applicable

• Safety signage posted inside and outside chemical room?

  Yes

  No

  Not Applicable

• Chemical resistant PPE available and accessible in chemical room?

  Yes

  No

  Not Applicable

• Are chemicals decanted through a Dispensing system and is the unit clean, free of residue with clearly identifiable labels or signage?

  Yes

  No

  Not Applicable

• Do staff members know where and how to access Material Safety Data Sheets for the chemicals being used?

  Yes

  No

  Not Applicable

• Are all chemicals labelled correctly with warning signs and hazard classification?

  Yes

  No

  Not Applicable

• Do staff know what to do in the event of a Chemical Spill and are Spill kits available? (ask random laundry staff)

  Yes

  No

  Not Applicable

• Are chemicals correctly and safely bunded to meet Australian chemical standards within a laundry?

  Yes

  No

  Not Applicable

• Eye wash fountain working properly?

  Yes

  No

  Not Applicable

• Do staff know how to access ChemAlert?

  Yes

  No

  Not Applicable

Dirty Laundry Area

• Laundry separated and bagged correctly i.e. no cytotoxic contaminated waste or laundry

  Yes

  No

  Not Applicable

• Are staff wearing the correct PPE when sorting or handling soiled linen and is it easily accessible to comply with infection prevention standards?

  Yes

  No

  Not Applicable

• Correct procedure followed when sorting the dirty laundry?

  Yes

  No

  Not Applicable

• Additional Comments