About the course

Understand how biological hazards arise in everyday early education and care practice

This self-paced training has been developed by CELA early education specialists and work health and safety specialists. It meets the expectations set out in Safe Work Australia’s Model Code of Practice: Managing the risks of biological hazards at work to provide workers with the necessary information, training, instruction or supervision to protect them from exposure, or potential exposure to biological hazards at work.

Course curriculum

    1. Welcome and learning outcomes

    2. Acknowledgement of Country

    3. What you will learn

    4. How this course was developed

    5. Guide to acronyms and terms

    6. Additional resources

    7. Quiz questions and certificates

    8. About Community Early Learning Australia (CELA)

    1. Learning objectives

    2. 1.1 The chain of infection

    3. 1.2 Hand hygiene

    4. 1.3 Respiratory hygiene and cough etiquette

    5. 1.4 Immunisation

    6. 1.5 Contact with animals

    7. 1.6 Exclusion periods and staying home when unwell

    8. 1.7 Recap

    9. Module 1 Knowledge check

    10. Module 1 Resources and links

    1. Learning Objectives

    2. 2.1 The infectious diseases policy

    3. 2.2 Cleaning schedule

    4. 2.3 Incident reporting

    5. 2.4 Outbreak procedures

    6. 2.5 Public health units

    7. 2.6 Recap

    8. Module 2 Knowledge check

    9. Module 2 Resources and links

    1. Learning objectives

    2. 3.1 Ventilation

    3. 3.2 Cleaning equipment and products

    4. 3.3 Why it's important to clean first, then disinfect

    5. 3.4 High touch surfaces and cleaning frequency

    6. 3.5 Meeting WHS chemical safety requirements

    7. 3.6 Everyday products that are hazardous chemicals

    8. 3.7 Recap

    9. Module 3 Knowledge check

    10. Module 3 Resources and links

    1. Learning objectives

    2. 4.1 Body fluids

    3. 4.2 Spill kit and spill cleaning

    4. 4.3 Recap

    5. Module 4 Knowledge check

    6. Module 4 Resources and links

    1. Learning objectives

    2. 5.1 What is PPE and how should we use it?

    3. 5.2 Storing, maintaining and disposing of PPE

    4. 5.3 Recap

    5. Module 5 Knowledge check

    6. Module 5 Resources and links

About this course

  • 59 lessons
  • 1 hour of video content