Infection prevention and control guidance (including PPE advice)
This page links Queensland clinicians to the latest COVID-19 PPE and infection control information.
- Please refer to Appendix 4: Recommended approach to assessing close contact exposures to COVID 19 in the hospital setting contained within the Acute Respiratory infection: prevention and control guideline (PDF 617 kB) for recommended actions for staff exposed to or with COVID-19.
Respiratory protective equipment
- Fit Testing of particulate filter respirators in respiratory protection programs Guidance (UPDATED 6/04/2023) (PDF 441 kB) (Source: Queensland Health)
- Facial Injury and Respiratory Protective Equipment Guidance (NEW 25/01/2022) (PDF 291 kB) (Source: Queensland Health)
- Guideline for CleanSpace HALO (v3) (PDF 846 kB) (Source: Queensland Health)
- Policy position on respiratory protection for workers with facial hair that cannot be removed due to religious, cultural or medical reasons (PDF 486 kB) (Source: Queensland Health)
Safe use of PPE
Posters/infographics
- Signage for combined airborne and contact precautions
- Signage for combined droplet and contact precautions
- Safe fitting and removal of PPE (combined poster) (PDF 1980 kB) (Source: Queensland Health)
- Safe fitting and removal of PPE (PDF 691 kB) (Source: Queensland Health)
- Fit Check for P2/N95 respirator (PDF 651 kB) (Source: Queensland Health)
First Nations culturally appropriate posters
- Safe fitting and removal of PPE (combined poster) (PDF 1980 kB) (Source: Queensland Health)
- Safe fitting and removal of PPE (PDF 5685 kB) (Source: Queensland Health)
- Fit Check for P2/N95 respirator (PDF 711 kB) (Source: Queensland Health)
Videos
Correct order of putting on and removing PPE
- PPE demonstration videos (Source: Tasmanian Government Department of Health) :
- Fit checking of respirators
These resources have been developed by the NSW Clinical Excellence Commission and are targeted at health workers in NSW Health organisations. Always refer to your local infection prevention and control guidelines if you are unsure where these recommendations apply in your workplace. We acknowledge there will be variation in the personal protective equipment available in different setting according to needs.
National and international resources
- Australian Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Infection in Healthcare (2019) (Source: Australian Government)
National Health and Medical Research Council guidelines provide information about standard and additional precautions, including recommended cleaning and duration of precautions (Table A2.3). - Infection Control Expert Group (ICEG) endorsed infection control guidance
- Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) statements
- World Health Organization (WHO) Infection prevention and control guidance
- COVID-19 infection control training
This 30-minute online training module is for health care workers in all settings. It covers the fundamentals of infection prevention and control for COVID-19.
Last updated: 1 September 2023
