Infection control risk assessment
Under the Guidelines
for Design and Construction of Hospital and Health Care
Facilities of the Facilities Guidelines Institute,
an Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA) a multidisciplinary,
documented assessment process to proactively identify and mitigate
risks from infection that could occur during infection activities.
Source: Facility
Guidelines Institute, Guidelines for Design and Construction
of Health Care Facilities, 2010. View and
order from
the Institute.
Role of infection control during construction
APIC State-of-the-Art Report: The role of infection control during
construction in health care facilities
CDC Guidelines
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommendations
for infection control during construction, renovation, repair,
and demolition in its Guidelines for Environmental Infection
Control in Health-Care Facilities, 2003.
Access the Guidelines.
