Healthcare workers with disabilities and temporary impairments can safely and effectively perform hand hygiene. Work Health and Safety (WHS) and Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) teams can undertake a risk assessment to determine how best to support you, and what you need to do. Strategies to support you to safely and effectively perform hand hygiene may include physical modifications (such as customised placement or style of hand rub dispenser), use of alternative products (such as hand wipes) and adapting workflow arrangements.
In some circumstances, strategies such as alternative or modified duties or redeployment may be required to ensure a safe and inclusive workplace.
You should contact your organisation’s IPC or WHS team to ask for assistance. For more information on rights and responsibilities for employees with a disability visit JobAccess.
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