▁General ▁Pract ition ers ▁published ▁a ▁re vised ▁standard ▁for ▁office - based ▁in fection ▁control ▁which ▁covers ▁the ▁sections ▁of ▁man aging ▁imm un isation , ▁ster il isation ▁and ▁disease ▁surve ill ance . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁document ▁on ▁the ▁personal ▁h yg iene ▁of ▁health ▁workers ▁is ▁only ▁limited ▁to ▁hand ▁h yg iene , ▁waste ▁and ▁lin en ▁management , ▁which ▁may ▁not ▁be ▁sufficient ▁since ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁path og ens ▁are ▁air - born ▁and ▁could ▁be ▁spread ▁through ▁air ▁flow . ▁ ▁Since ▁November ▁ 1 st ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁the ▁Australian ▁Commission ▁on ▁Saf ety ▁and ▁Qu ality ▁in ▁Health ▁Care ▁has ▁managed ▁the ▁Hand ▁H yg iene ▁initi ative ▁in ▁Australia , ▁an ▁initi ative ▁focused ▁on ▁impro ving ▁hand ▁h yg iene ▁practices ▁to ▁reduce ▁the ▁inc idence ▁of ▁health care ▁associated ▁in fe ctions . ▁ ▁United ▁States ▁ ▁Currently , ▁the ▁federal ▁reg ulation ▁that ▁describes ▁in fection ▁control ▁standards , ▁as ▁related ▁to ▁occup ational ▁expos ure ▁to ▁potentially ▁inf ect ious ▁blood ▁and ▁other ▁materials , ▁is ▁found ▁at ▁ 2 9 ▁C FR ▁Part ▁ 1 9 1 0 . 1 0 3 0 ▁Blood bor ne ▁path og ens . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Foot notes ▁▁▁▁ 2 2 ▁Dev n ani ▁M , ▁K umar ▁R , ▁Sh arma ▁R K , ▁Gu pta ▁A K . ▁A ▁survey ▁of ▁hand - w ash ing ▁facilities ▁in ▁the ▁out pat ient ▁department