Pathogen Patrol – March 2025
Would Your Construction Project Pass Its Next Inspection?
By: Jacob Whittock | BSc, PMP
Are you confident your healthcare construction project will pass inspection the first time? A single oversight in design or renovation can lead to compliance failures, costly rework, and serious infection risks. Without a proper Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA), your project could be at risk before it even begins.
The Problem: Hidden Risks in Healthcare Construction
Hospitals, long-term care homes, hospices, and retirement facilities require strict infection control measures to protect vulnerable patients and residents. Yet, too often, infection prevention and control (IPAC) is considered too late, leading to:
- Design flaws that inspectors frequently flag, often requiring expensive retrofits.
- Compliance failures that result in costly delays or shutdowns.
- Increased infection risks due to poor ventilation, inadequate isolation of the construction zone, or improper material choices.
If your project isn’t built with infection control in mind from day one, you’re setting yourself up for avoidable setbacks.
The Solution: Infection Control Risk Assessments (ICRA)
An Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA) ensures your facility is designed and built with safety and compliance at its core. Conducted before construction or renovation begins, an ICRA identifies potential risks, recommends effective controls during active construction, and ensures IPAC design elements are met before an inspector finds problems that require costly fixes.
How IPAC Consulting Helps You Stay Ahead
IPAC Consulting specializes in proactive infection control solutions for healthcare construction projects. Our expert team helps you:
- Assess Risks Early – Conduct an ICRA to identify infection hazards before construction begins.
- Review Drawings at Critical Stages of Design – ensuring compliance with IPAC standards before the final stages of design approval.
- Conduct Onsite Visits During Construction – Proactively identify and address infection control risks in real time, ensuring inspectors and regulatory bodies will find compliance gaps that could delay your project.
The Outcome: A Safe, Compliant, and Cost-Effective Project
With the right infection control measures in place from the start, you can:
Ensure patient and resident safety from day one.
Avoid unnecessary rework and budget overruns.
Pass inspections the first time.
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Our Our Infection Control Risk Assessment helps you stay ahead by proactively managing infection risks and ensuring Ministry due diligence in your construction and renovation projects. From schematic design to development, our experts work with your team to identify and mitigate infection control risks early, providing the expertise needed for a successful project. Our Design Phase ICRA Consultation goes beyond industry standards—it ensures compliance with Ministry expectations while prioritizing patient safety. Learn more here!
