Hygiene and infection protection for office workers E-learning Course

ABOUT THE E-LEARNING COURSE

Employers want to protect their employees – and, of course, comply with legal requirements – because a healthy workforce is a fundamental requirement for achieving profitability. Accordingly, in these times of the COVID-19 pandemic, providing employees with comprehensive information regarding hygiene measures is a top priority. After all, the responsibility to ensure compliance with behaviour rules is shared between employers and employees: Ensuring proper coughing and sneezing etiquette, avoiding shaking hands and maintaining a distance of at least 1.5 meters from colleagues should become standard practice.

This online training course provides office employees and other interested persons with useful information about company hygiene measures intended to protect against infection. It is especially designed for learners on the go. It provides you the convenience of self-paced learning allowing you to boost your competency and add value to your career.

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN FROM THE HYGIENE AND INFECTION PROTECTION COURSE?

At the end of the online course, learners will achieve the following objectives:

• You will learn about hygiene and infection prevention for employees.
• You will become familiar with the occupational safety requirements concerning SARS-CoV-2 for office and administration sectors so that you can properly comply with them.
• You will get to grips with the special measures for preventing and interrupting chains of infection in office workspaces.

Topics to be covered in this course include:

• Hygiene requirements for employees laid down by the legislature and the commercial employer's liability insurance associations
• Possible paths of infection and the coronavirus
• Behaviour rules for infection prevention
o Washing hands properly
o Sneezing into your elbow
o Distancing
o Mouth and nose protection
• Additional important information
o What to do if you fall ill?
o Who is part of a risk group?
o Who are your contact persons within the company?

WHAT IS THE COURSE METHODOLOGY?

The course employs a variety of training tools such as digital learning, tests, and other interactive exercises to enhance delivery of theoretical knowledge. Easily accessible via your laptop, tablet and mobile phone, the course gives you the opportunity to log in and learn whenever, wherever.

The cumulative duration of the programme is 30 minutes, after which you will be required to pass a quiz to receive your internationally recognised e-certificate with a unique ID. 

WHO SHOULD TAKE THE COURSE?

This course is specially designed for:

• Office employees
• Basic knowledge also applicable for employees working in technical fields 

WHO IS THE COURSE ADVISOR?

The course structure and content are developed by experts from TÜV SÜD’s Digital Academy Approval Board. Consisting of product specialists and technical experts, they have been working on IATF implementations to help organisations around the world achieve business excellence.

This assures you that the course has been created with meticulous instruction, introducing you to diverse perspectives and best practices in the relevant standards.