Infection Control Risk Assessment
Ensuring Patient Safety During construction and Renovation
CIP partner contractors place significant value on safety. When working in occupied healthcare facilities, they take extensive measures to ensure patient and staff safety.
Inadequate procedures during an occupied healthcare facility construction project can release contaminants trapped above ceilings, behind walls or under floors, allowing them to infiltrate patient and staff environments via HVAC systems, foot traffic, and other conduits.
However, union-trained carpenters and millwrights learn the necessary techniques to maintain safety standards through Infection Control Risk (ICRA) training.
Because of extensive ICRA training, CIP contractors depend on union-trained carpenters and millwrights when doing work in the healthcare industry. They know they are getting highly qualified professionals who utilize the best practices to keep patients and staff safe.
Construction Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA) Best Practices is an innovative program that provides patient-focused training for carpenters, healthcare professionals, facilities managers, architects, vendors and other trades working in hospitals, medical facilities or other occupied spaces.
This set of best practices helps prevent the spread of disease and infection during construction at healthcare facilities.
The 24-hour course is designed specifically for carpenters and millwrights who will be performing work in healthcare occupied spaces. After training, carpenters and millwrights have the necessary skill to contain pathogens, control airflow, protect patients and staff all without disrupting operations.
Training takes place at Carpenters Union training centers across the state of Indiana. For more information on ICRA or to find out more information on the next training class, contact 317.807.5722 or info@ikorcc.com.
The 8-hour awareness class is specifically designed for facility managers, construction managers, healthcare facility mangers and staff.
Interested in hosting a class at your healthcare facility? Contact us at 317.807.5722 or info@ikorcc.com.
Interested in hosting a class at your healthcare facility? Contact us at 317.807.5722 or info@ikorcc.com.
carpenters have graduated from the ICRA 24-hour certification course.
members of other trades have been ICRA certified to keep hospitals safe.
hospital staff have completed the 8-hour ICRA awareness training.
hospitals have included ICRA training requirements in their building specifications.
“As an infection preventionist, it is an honor to work with IKORCC. Their commitment to training their members (and our hospital staff) is overwhelming. They truly share our passion for keeping patients safe from construction-related infections.”
Patricia Mancos, Infection control officer for Methodist Hospitals | Northwest Indiana
“The IKORCC classes an training have added an element of patient safety that has and will continue to save countless lives. You all have become a quiet soldiers in the patient safety area along with the infection preventionists everywhere.”
Susan Kraska, 2015 APIC President and I.P Nurse at Memorial Hospital
“ICRA training is the most complete link between infection prevention and construction professionals.”
Gregory Gagliano, BSN, RN, CIC | Infection Preventionist | Cleveland Clinic
“The instructor’s passion to insure our patients, visitors, contracts and staff are safe is phenomenal and the knowledge we have gained will make a big impact as we serve our community.”
Alonzo Richmond, Director of Facilities at St. Joe Medical Center | Mishawaka