Communicable Disease Control

I. Cleaning Procedures

A. Clean wrestling mats daily before and after wrestling practice

B. Use Cliff Keen mat cleaner packets, one packet per pail of water

1. This germicidal detergent disinfects and cleans the wrestling mat

2. Guard against HIV, strep, ringworm, staph, athlete’s foot and other viral/bacterial infections.

C. During the season, WRHS may also use chlorine bleach, such as Clorox or Purex

1. 1/4 cup of Chlorine bleach to each gallon of water.

2. 1 tablespoon of Chlorine bleach to each quart of water.

D. After the mat is mopped down, wrestling staff will secure the room for no further wrestling use.

II. Use of Mats by Athletes and Coaches

A. Coaches and wrestlers who work out on the wrestling mats will be required to shower at school and leave the school towel in the locker room hamper.

1. Towels will be provided by WRHS athletic department

2. All coaches/wrestlers are required to put towels in hamper (towels will be washed daily)

B. All wrestlers will be assigned a locker and their name must be on the locker.

1. Athletes should keep shoes, headgear, shower kit, and dry clean workout gear in locker.

2. All wrestling t-shirts, shorts, and singlets used at practice must be taken home nightly. Nothing damp / wet may be in your locker.

3. Please keep a lock on your locker—WRHS will check locks out to wrestlers.

III. Prevention

A. Wrestlers and a Coach will be assigned a huddle group. At the end of each practice before showers, we will do a skin check for possible communicable skin disease.

B. If a coach/wrestler has a possible skin condition, the Head Coach will refer to the athletic trainer and also send a memo to the Athletic Director of the possible skin condition.

C. Pictures of possible communicable skin disease will be posted in the wrestling room.

D. The most common disease associated with wrestling: Herpes Simplex, Impetigo, Tinea, and Molluscum Contagiosum. If one the coaches/wrestlers has these skin diseases, they are required to follow the KSHSAA treatment guidelines on page 39 of KSHSAA Wrestling Manual.

E. Latest skin disease: Staph is everywhere—not just here in Kansas!

F. Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus: This bacterial infection known as MRSA in the past decade has been a concern nationwide and has spread to prisons, athletic fields, fitness centers, gyms, and locker rooms.

1. Wash hands after every bathroom use, using alcohol-based hand sanitizers.

2. Wash athletic towels in 180-190 degree water.

3. Clean the facilities that are used by people daily.

4. Do not share personal items; this would include, but not be limited to soap, razors, unlaundered clothing, or towels

5. All new cuts and scrapes will be cleansed and treated as soon as possible after the injury

G. When mopping / cleaning mats, rubber gloves will be required.

H. These guideline also apply when we have blood in the wrestling room from a scrape/cut

1. Wrestlers must have all open cuts/scrapes properly covered.

2. We will use red plastic liner to dispose of all waste from a blood injury and we will use bleach solution to clean the area.

FYI: Ken-Shield or KS Skin (aerosol can) are excellent disinfectants that sell for about $18.00 a can; they can be purchased online at www.wrestling-central.net, or you can ask Coach.

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