Cleveland Clinic Infection Control Risk Assessment Training (ICRA) Policy

From: Cleveland Clinic, Planning, Design & Construction

To: Our Project Delivery Partners

Beginning May 1st we will begin implementation of our policy regarding mandatory Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA) training for all of our valued partners that help us plan, design, construct and activate our projects. You should already be aware of this requirement from the previous communications we have sent, and from your Cleveland Clinic Owner’s Representative or Health Care Planner. However, to insure your full awareness of the requirements as implementation approaches, and to further clarify how it will be applied, here are the details:

WHY: PATIENTS FIRST! There is nothing more important to us than the safety and protection of our patients and caregivers. The building process can significantly increase the risk of hospital acquired infections so it is critical that we allmust understand the risks we create, and have the knowledge of how these risks can be mitigated. Just one miss can be devastating for a patient or caregiver. With more eyes on the ground our opportunity to reduce hospital acquired infections will substantially increase.

WHO: All people working on our projects, who will at any time during the project (design, construction & activation) visit the construction site or the effected facility, must have training in Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA). Our Construction Managers and General Contractors are responsible to verify the compliance by all persons regardless of the company or subcontracting, consultant or vendor tier.

WHAT: Acceptable training will be an 8 hour ICRA course with a curriculum acceptable to Cleveland Clinic. A badge approved by Cleveland Clinic Buildings and Properties will be issued by the training organization and must be worn while on Cleveland Clinic projects and property (see attached example). Union carpenters are required to have a 24 hour ICRA course.

WHEN: This requirement will take effect on May 1, 2016.

WHERE: This policy will initially apply to all projects at the Cleveland Clinic Main Campus (including the new building projects). Other Cleveland Clinic locations will be added in the near future and we will advise you of these dates in advance.

Additional Information:

Acceptable ICRA Courses

• Currently the only acceptable training is offered by the Indiana/ Kentucky/ Ohio Regional Council of Carpenters. These courses have been offered on our main campus over the last seven months and there are training sessions planned in the coming months. Contact Mike Bohan at [email protected] to request an invitation to an upcoming training session.
• We are currently working to identify other acceptable vendors for the ICRA training requirement and we will notify you as they are identified.

Enforcement

• Beginning May 1, 2016 our Contraction Managers, General Contractors and other Contractors that we contract with directly are required to verify compliance by all people working or visiting a construction site.
• Persons who are found not to have the required credential while on a main campus project will be allowed 2 weeks to:
• Produce the required ICRA badge
• Produce written evidence that they have enrolled in a Cleveland Clinic approved training session scheduled within 90 days
• Persons that fail to meet these requirements may be subject to removal from the project

To cover your bases we suggest the following:

• Make sure your ICRA trained individuals have their ICRA trained ID badges on for easy identification
• Make sure your ICRA trained individuals have their ICRA trained stickers on their hard hat for easy identification.
• We suggest that each you assemble a copies of your employees’ training certificate/ badge and get them to the CM’s or contractors on your projects. CM’s and contractors may want to create an “ICRA Training” folder on the jobsite or in Plan Grid, Dropbox or Box if you are using these tools. Attached is an example.

Thanks to your attention and follow up on this very important issue.