Recieve & Sort Soiled Linen

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Personal protective equipment (PPE) must be used when handling soiled linen

Personnel with any exposed lesion must cover it with a protective waterproof dressing.

Identify soiled linen by colour coded bag, tag or dissolvable bag

Soiled Linen must never enter Clean Area

Separate trolleys must be used for clean and soiled linen

Personnel must remove personal protective equipment and wash their hands before entering a clean area

Know your Policy for handling sharps or foreign objects