Standard Precautions — For Every Patient, Every Time
The nine practices that apply regardless of diagnosis. Ward poster
What it is
The nine WHO standard precautions on one poster: hand hygiene, gloves, facial protection, gown, sharps, respiratory hygiene, environmental cleaning, linen, waste — with the one-line rule for each.
Where to use it
Nursing stations, treatment rooms, sluice rooms, induction pack. Evidence for: Hospital Standard 3 — infection prevention (standard precautions). Evidence for: Hospital Standard 3 — infection prevention (standard precautions). Evidence for: Hospital Standard 3 — infection prevention (standard precautions). Evidence for: Hospital Standard 3 — infection prevention (standard precautions). Evidence for: Hospital Standard 3 — infection prevention (standard precautions). Evidence for: Hospital Standard 3 — infection prevention (standard precautions). Evidence for: Hospital Standard 3 — infection prevention (standard precautions).
Translate and adapt
English master edition. Georgian and other translations are added as they are clinically reviewed. Any facility may translate, add its logo and adapt wording to local practice — keeping the ASF block, the source attribution and the licence line on the sheet. Clinical thresholds and drug doses must be confirmed against national protocols before use.
The same code is printed on the tool itself. Scan it in any facility to reach this page.
Infection Prevention and Control — Core Components Self-Assessment
PPE — Putting On and Taking Off, in the Right Order
Environmental Cleaning — Daily and Terminal Checklist
Outbreak — The First 24 Hours