Maintenance departments have a very significant impact on infection prevention within a health care organization. Their actions and the systems they maintain are critical components of larger infection prevention efforts within health care organizations. Maintenance personnel should fully understand the influence their work has on overall infection prevention efforts and understand that it is critical that the infection prevention-related features of air-handling systems (including filtration, pressurization, and ventilation) be maintained properly. This session will enable you to:

* Identify maintenance processes that promote infection prevention.
* Identify important infection prevention tools every facility manager should have.