In Part 4 of this construction and infection prevention series, we focus on what happens after construction is complete and spaces become operational — a phase where infection risk often resurfaces quietly and unexpectedly.

This episode explores:
• Post-occupancy infection risks and blind spots
• HVAC and water system recommissioning
• Residual dust and environmental cleaning/disinfecting
• Orientation training of all staff and additional training post occupancy
• Infectious diseases and outbreak risks following construction handover
• Accountability challenges once projects are “complete”

And post-occupancy is one of the most critical periods for prevention.

This episode is essential listening for IPAC professionals, healthcare leaders, facilities teams, and anyone involved in healthcare construction and redevelopment.

🎙️ The Infection Control Exchange Podcast

Construction & Infection Prevention – Part 3: Where Risk Actually Lives

In Part 3 of the Construction & IPAC series, we move beyond policy and into practice.

This episode explores where infection risks actually emerge during healthcare construction projects — including:

• Anteroom failures and barrier breakdowns

• Dust control, airflow, and pressure issues

• Water system disruptions and opportunistic pathogens

• Human factors that quietly undermine controls

• Why “temporary” construction risks often persist long after work is complete

If you’re an infection preventionist or ICP, facilities leader, project manager, or healthcare executive, this episode will help you recognize risks earlier, and intervene more effectively.

🎙️ Hosted by Wayne Tucker
📍 The Infection Control Exchange Podcast

In Part 2 of this three-part Construction Series, we focus exclusively on design-stage decisions in healthcare construction and renovation.

This episode examines how infection risk is often quietly embedded during planning — through assumptions about workflow, room size, hand hygiene placement, storage, materials, and airflow design intent.

This is not an episode about construction execution or outbreaks.
It’s about what happens before the first wall is built.

Part 3 will move into active construction, barriers, dust control, PPE storage, HVAC disruption, commissioning, and early occupancy.