Personal protective equipment (PPE) and infection control guidance
This page links Queensland clinicians to the latest COVID-19 PPE and infection control information.
Latest updates
Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service, South West Hospital and Health Service and below LGAs:
- Toowoomba
- Goondiwindi
- Lockyer Valley (only postcodes 4352 and 4359)
- Southern Downs
- Western Downs (all postcodes except 4428)
- North Burnett (only postcode 4626)
- South Burnett
- Banana (only postcodes 4419 and 4497)
- Maranoa (only postcodes 4423 and 4427)
- Cherbourg
- Balonne (only postcode 4497)
- Gympie (only postcodes 4605 and 4615)
- Charleville (postcode 4470)
- Roma (postcode 4455)
- Surat (postcode 4417)
Level of risk:
HIGH
HIGH
Date effective from:
4pm, 14 January 2022
4pm, 14 January 2022
Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service and below LGAs:
- Douglas
- Mareeba
- Yarrabah
- Cairns
- Tablelands
- Cassowary Coast
- Etheridge
- Croydon
Level of risk:
HIGH
HIGH
Date effective from:
9am, 11 January 2022
9am, 11 January 2022
Wide Bay Hospital and Health Service and below LGAs:
- Bundaberg
- Fraser Coast
- Gladstone (only postcodes 4670, 4674, 4676, and 4678)
- Gympie (only postcode 4650)
- North Burnett
Level of risk:
HIGH
HIGH
Date effective from:
4pm, 10 January 2022
4pm, 10 January 2022
West Moreton Hospital and Health Service and below LGAs:
- Ipswich LGA
- Somerset LGA (only postcodes 4311, 4312, 4313)
- Lockyer Valley LGA (only postcodes 4341, 4342, 4343)
- Scenic Rim LGA (only postcode 4340, 4307, 4309, 4310)
Level of risk:
HIGH
HIGH
Date effective from:
11am, 7 January 2022
11am, 7 January 2022
- Gold Coast LGA
- Scenic Rim LGA (only postcodes 4272, 4275, 4211)
Level of risk:
HIGH
HIGH
Date effective from:
4pm, 5 January 2022
4pm, 5 January 2022
Metro North Hospital and Health Services (MNHHS), Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Services (SCHHS) and the below LGAs, towns and localities:
- Brisbane LGA (northside, noting that with previous advice of 24 December 2021, all Brisbane LGA is now at the high risk category)
- Moreton Bay LGA (only postcodes 4019, 4020, 4021, 4022, 4035, 4037 4053, 4055, 4500, 4501, 4502, 4503, 4504, 4505, 4506, 4507, 4508, 4509, 4510, 4511, 4512, 4514, 4516, 4520, 4521, 4552)
- Somerset LGA (only postcodes 4520, 4521, 4552)
- Sunshine Coast LGA (only postcodes 4519, 4551, 4552, 4555, 4556, 4558, 4559, 4560, 4564, 4572, 4573, 4575)
- Gympie LGA (only postcodes 4570, 4580)
- Noosa LGA (only postcodes 4566, 4565, 4563, 4567
Level of risk:
HIGH
HIGH
Date effective from:
3pm, 4 January 2022
3pm, 4 January 2022
Metro South Hospital and Health Services and the below LGAs, towns and localities:
- Brisbane LGA (southside only)
- Logan LGA
- Redland LGA
- Beaudesert LGA
- Laravale
- Kooralbyn
- Christmas Creek
- Rathdowney
- Palen Creek
- Running Creek
Level of risk:
HIGH
HIGH
Date effective from:
9am, 24 December 2021
9am, 24 December 2021
- Emergency Departments
- Queensland Ambulance Service
- Queensland Health Vaccination Clinic
Level of risk:
HIGH
HIGH
Date effective from:
3pm, 22 December 2021
3pm, 22 December 2021
All other LGA’s in Queensland
Level of risk:
Moderate
Moderate
Date effective from:
3pm, 17 December 2021
3pm, 17 December 2021
Overarching Queensland Health guidance
- For consultation Interim infection prevention and control guidelines for the management of COVID-19 in healthcare settings Version 1.20 19 July 2021(PDF 1094 kB) (Source: Queensland Health)
- Please note: links to appendices have been removed in anticipation of a statewide consultation on the interim guideline (version 1.20 19 July 2021), current versions of the appendices are available in the interim guideline.
- Managing Healthcare workers exposed to or with COVID-19 (PDF 483 kB)
Queensland Health has developed an approach to the management of healthcare workers with COVID-19 or exposed to COVID-19 including work restrictions based on an exposure risk matrix.
PPE escalation guidance
- Escalation of personal protective equipment in healthcare delivery, community health and in-home care settings, correctional services (UPDATED 17/12/2021) (PDF 438 kB) (Source: Queensland Health)
- Escalation of personal protective equipment in residential aged care and disability accommodation services (UPDATED 24/12/2021) (PDF 347 kB)
- Escalation of personal protective equipment usage in COVID-19 vaccine clinics (UPDATED 24/12/2021) (PDF 202 kB)
Respiratory protective equipment
- Fit Testing of Particulate Filtration Respirators (PFR or P2/N95 respirators) in respiratory protection programs Guidance Document 30 March 2021 (PDF 393 kB) (Source: Queensland Health)
- Guideline for CleanSpace HALO (v2) (PDF 766 kB) (Source: Queensland Health)
Safe use of PPE
Posters/infographics
- Safe fitting and removal of PPE (PDF 7112 kB) (Source: Queensland Health)
- Fit Check for P2/N95 respirator (PDF 1061 kB) (Source: Queensland Health)
- Signage for combined airborne and contact precautions
- Signage for combined droplet and contact precautions
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.
Other PPE guidance
- Conserving personal protective equipment (PPE) (PDF 225 kB) (Source: Queensland Health)
National guidance
- Revised guidance on the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) for health care workers in the context of COVID-19 (Source: Australian Government)
- Infection Control Expert Group (ICEG) endorsed infection control guidance
Infection control guidance
- Infection control advice guidelines for swab collection in hotel quarantine (PDF 186 kB) (Source: Queensland Health)
This document sets out the minimum infection control requirements for specimen collection in hotel quarantine. - Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) CDNA National Guidelines for Public Health Units (Source: Australian Government)
This document summarises interim recommendations for surveillance, infection control, laboratory testing and contact management for the novel coronavirus. It is updated frequently. - Communicable disease control guidance – COVID-19 (Source: Queensland Health)
This page provides information on coronavirus including a case report form and public health management guidelines. - 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). - Management of COVID-19 outbreaks in hospital setting guideline (PDF 531 kB) (Source: Queensland Health)
This document provides interim guidance on the public health management of an outbreak of COVID-19 in a Queensland Health hospital setting. - 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. - Minimising the risk of infectious respiratory disease transmission in the context of COVID-19: the hierarchy of controls (PDF 295 kB)
- COVID-19 management of close contacts
Links to the latest Public Health Direction on the management of close contacts.
Information for consumers, including current advice on the number of confirmed cases in Queensland, can be found at COVID-19 coronavirus information for Queenslanders.
Last updated: 17 January 2022
