Dental Sterilization Summary
Dental Sterilization. Mobile Phone 01797522136, 01987073965. Dental Sterilization is a process that removes, kills, or deactivates all kinds of microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa. This process is important for all kinds of surgeries.
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Dental Instruments are reusable. So, Dental Instruments should be sterilized after surgical use of it. Dental Sterilization is a practical work. All Dental Courses provide these practicals. Dental Courses are a Dental Training Course, a Diploma in Dental Assistant, a Diploma in Dental Technology, and a Diploma in Dental. All Courses are available at HRTD Medical Institute.
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1. Define Sterilization.
Sterilization is a process that removes, kills, or deactivates all kinds of microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa. This process is very important for all kinds of surgery.
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2. What are the 3 types of sterilization?
Three primary methods of medical sterilization occur from high temperature/pressure and chemical processes.
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- Plasma Gas Sterilization (By Plasma Gas Sterilizers)
- Autoclave Sterilization ( Sterilization by Autoclaves)
- Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide Sterilization (Sterilization by Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide Sterilizers)
3. Define Dental Sterilization.
Sterilization is an essential step in reprocessing reusable dental instruments that have become contaminated or are potentially contaminated with saliva blood or other biological fluids. This includes dental handpieces.
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4. Why Dental Sterilization is important?
Importance of Dental Sterilization (āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻāĻ°āĻŖā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ) :
Dental equipment sterilization protects dentists and patients. Sound dental sterilization practices in dentistry protect patients dentists and the whole team. They prevent the growth of bacteria on instruments and surfaces throughout the dental practice.
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Sterilization of Dental Instruments
1. Introduction-
Decontamination Into Practice is part of a national initiative to promote and standardize good decontamination practice in dental primary care.
Part 1: Cleaning of Dental Instrument(Published in 2007) deals with how to clean dental instruments thoroughly, including thermal disinfection using a washer disinfector, and advice about rinsing drying, and inspection of the instruments after cleaning.
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Part 2: Sterilization of Dental Instruments focuses on how to sterilize dental instruments after cleaning, using small steam sterilizers. It provides advice that is based on health and safety regulations and current technical guidance on sterilization within healthcare. It has been developed through consultation with various experts and end users.
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The advice in this document aims to be practical and achievable with the equipment most commonly used in the primary care dental practice environment. There are risks associated with the reuse of instruments. By adopting procedures consistent with this guidance in dental practices in Scotland, a very significant risk reduction and an improvement in decontamination and patient safety will be achieved. As new knowledge and technology develop it may be necessary to update this guidance.
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Supplementary information is provided in the introduction and appendices of the Decontamination Into Practice series. Many of the web links included can be accessed via the Decontamination section of the Scottish Dental website: www.scottishdental.org. Notably, the following Scottish Health Technical Memoranda (SHTM) has detailed information on how to choose, use, and validate equipment for decontamination processes.
āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ āĻ¤āĻĨā§āĻ¯ āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻ¨āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻļāĻ¨ āĻāĻ¨āĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¸ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ°āĻŋāĻā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻŦ āĻ˛āĻŋāĻā§āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻāĻŋāĻļ āĻĄā§āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻŦāĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻ: www.scottishdental.org-āĻāĻ° āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻ¨āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻļāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŽā§ āĻ ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ¸ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĻāĻžāĻŦā§, āĻ¨āĻŋāĻŽā§āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻāĻŋāĻļ āĻšā§āĻ˛āĻĨ āĻā§āĻāĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ āĻŽā§āĻŽā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻž (SHTM)-āĻ āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻāĻ°āĻŖ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸āĻ°āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨, āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ¤āĻĨā§āĻ¯ āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
- SHTM 2010 Sterilization
- SHTM 2030 Washer-disinfectors (includes ultrasonic cleaners )
As Sterilization is a highly technical activity, on occasion it may be necessary to consult an Authorising Engineer (Decontamination ) for specific advice concerning validation, periodic testing, maintenance, and operational management as defined in SHTM 2010. The Authorising Engineer (Decontamination) service for NHS Scotland is provided by Health Facilities Scotland (see Appendix 5 ). Note that at the time of writing, there are relatively few of these specialists to advise both secondary and primary care services.
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Sterilization in the Dental Practice-
The decontamination of reusable dental instruments includes:
- cleaning (āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž)
- rinsing ( āĻ§ā§ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž )
- drying (āĻļā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§)
- inspection for dryness, functionality, and cleanliness (āĻļā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻ¤āĻž, āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻ¨)
- wrapping before sterilization when using a vacuum sterilizer
(āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§)
- sterilization (āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻāĻ°āĻŖ)
- wrapping after sterilization when using a non-vacuum sterilizer (āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻ¨-āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§ āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§)
Sterilization is an essential step in the reprocessing of reusable dental instruments that have become contaminated or are potentially contaminated with saliva, blood, or other biological fluids. This includes dental handpieces. The aim of sterilization is to break the chain of potential cross-infection between patients by killing microorganisms, including spores. However, prion proteins are not fully deactivated by the sterilization process. Therefore effective instrument cleaning is particularly important to physically remove contamination, including prion proteins, prior to sterilization.
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Sterilization using a steam sterilizer is recommended as the most efficient, cost-effective, and safe method of sterilizing dental instruments in primary care dental practices. The sterilization process must be validated to ensure that instruments are reliably and consistently sterilized using predetermined and reproducible conditions.
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To kill microorganisms, the instruments need to be exposed to steam at a specified temperature for a specific holding time. Although other options exist, the preferred temperature-pressure-time relationship for all small steam sterilizers is 134-137C, 2.1-2.25 bar gauge pressure for at least a 3-minute holding time.
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It is preferable to use reusable instruments that can withstand both an automated cleaning/disinfection process and steam sterilization or to use single-use instruments. Reusable instruments that cannot withstand steam sterilization must be decontaminated as recommended by the instrument manufacturer.
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Sterilization cycles in small steam sterilizers-
The sterilization cycle in a small steam sterilizer is a pre-programmed sequence of operating stages. There are three types of sterilization cycles, Type N, Type B, and Type S. These cycles differ in the manner in which air is removed, the types of load they can sterilize, and whether or not items can be
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As some sterilizers can perform more than one type of sterilization cycle, it is more correct to refer to the type of cycle performed rather than the type of machine. However, the following terms are often used for convenience.
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- Non-vacuum sterilizer or type N sterilizer
- Vacuum sterilizer or type B sterilizer
This guidance describes the sterilization of unwrapped instruments in any type of sterilizer and wrapped instruments in a vacuum sterilizer, but not specifically a type S sterilizer. This is because the various makes of type S sterilizers differ in the type of load they can be used for and some may not be suitable for sterilizing wrapped instruments. Refer to the manufactures instructions for advice on the use of type S sterilizers.
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Sterilized versus sterile
Instruments are regarded as sterilized when they
have been cleaned, and inspected when wrapped before being sterilized in a sterilizer designed to process wrapped instruments (e. g a vacuum sterilizer) to maintain sterility these instruments must be stored with the wrapping intact until immediately before use
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or,
are bought as sterile single-use items and used in accordance with manufacturer instructions. (i. e. used immediately on removal from the sterile pack and used only once)
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Sterilization of Dental Handpieces-
There is currently no agreed method for the effective decontamination of dental handpieces. Research to assess the effectiveness of various methods of handpiece decontamination is ongoing. At present, it is best practice to follow manufactures instructions for handpiece cleaning. After cleaning it is then essential to sterilize handpieces in a steam sterilizer. Although the effectiveness of sterilization of the internal structures is unclear, processing in a sterilizer ensures that the external surfaces are sterilized and may also contribute to risk reduction through further thermal disinfection of the internal structures.
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- When purchasing new handpieces, ensure that they can withstand thermal disinfection and steam sterilization.
- Always process dental handpieces in a steam sterilizer as part of their decontamination. Replace existing handpieces that cannot withstand steam sterilization.
- Follow the handpiece manufacturer’s decontamination instructions.
- If necessary, contact the handpiece manufacturer to request clarification of their instructions.
- Lubricate handpieces before and/or after sterilization as recommended by the manufacturer. If lubrication is required both before and after sterilization, use separate designated cleaned only and sterilized canisters of lubricant labeled accordingly.
- Automated ‘handpiece cleaning machines’ can be used to lubricate handpieces. These machines are not validated for cleaning and do not disinfect. However, their use may prolong handpiece life and can be particularly useful if handpieces are cleaned in a washer disinfector. See also cleaning of dental instruments for advice on alternative methods for cleaning handpieces and care of handpieces after cleaning.
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- 2. Organising Sterilization Within the Decontamination Area-,./;
Purchasing a small steam sterilizer-
Before purchasing a small steam sterilizer, to ensure that it is suitable for your sure:
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻˇā§āĻĒ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§, āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻĒāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻž āĻ¤āĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§:
Specify clearly to the supplier the Type of loads that you intend to reprocess including:
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¯ā§ āĻ§āĻ°āĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ˛ā§āĻĄāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ¨āĻāĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻž āĻ¸āĻ°āĻŦāĻ°āĻžāĻšāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨:
- The quantities of instruments you are likely to reprocess per load and per day.
- āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ˛ā§āĻĄ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¯ā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ¨āĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
Ensure the sterilizer carries the CE mark. This indicates that the manufacturer claims compliance with the Essential requirements of the Medical Device Directive.
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻļāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ¨ āĻŦāĻšāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¯ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻ āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻā§āĻ˛ āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻāĻ¸ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ° āĻ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤āĻžāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻŽāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
Ensure that the sterilizer complies with British Standards (BS EN 13060) And SHTM 2010.
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻļ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĄ (BS EN 13060) āĻāĻŦāĻ SHTM 2010 āĻŽā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ˛āĻā§ āĻ¤āĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
Check with the supplier that-
- they can install the sterilizer to be consistent with SHTM 2010 requirements and provide certification of this.
- āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž SHTM 2010 āĻāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻā§āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻ˛ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻļāĻāĻ¸āĻžāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
- they will provide written operating instructions nd training.
- āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻžāĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻŦā§āĨ¤
- they can guarantee an efficient repair service and response time can provide replacement equipment if necessary.
- āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻāĻā§āĻˇ āĻŽā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻ¤ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻšāĻ˛ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻ°āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻ¸āĻ°āĻŦāĻ°āĻžāĻš āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
- they can supply a contract for maintenance and testing in accordance with the manufactures instruction.
- āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻļ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻžāĻŦā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻ°āĻŦāĻ°āĻžāĻš āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
- The Sterilizer performs a cycle that can be validated (see section 6).
- āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¯āĻž āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§ (āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ 6 āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻ¨)āĨ¤
Ask the supplier to provide details in writing of –
āĻ¸āĻ°āĻŦāĻ°āĻžāĻšāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻŦāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨-
- how many instrument trays, cassettes or rocks the sterilizer can process in one cycle.
- āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻļāĻ āĻāĻ āĻāĻā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ¤āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻāĻ°āĻŖ āĻā§āĻ°ā§, āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
- how long a cycle takes.
- āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¤āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻ˛āĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
- the number of different cycles the sterilizer can perform.
- āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻļāĻ āĻ¸āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĨ¤
- dimensions and door orientation.
- āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĻāĻ°āĻāĻž āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ¯ā§āĻāĻ¨āĨ¤
- a local servicing agent.
- āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¸āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻāĨ¤
- the costs involved for installation , validation, periodic testing and maintenance.
- āĻāĻ¨āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻļāĻ¨, āĻŦā§āĻ§āĻ¤āĻž, āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻžāĻŦā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻāĨ¤
- periodic tests, including whether the machine can perform these tests automatically or whether the user can perform them,
- āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž, āĻŽā§āĻļāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻž
- how long the machine is out of action foe maintenance and how many times per year.
- āĻŽā§āĻļāĻŋāĻ¨āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ¤āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻžāĻŦā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ¤āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĨ¤
- the electrical and/or plumbing requirements.
- āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ/āĻ āĻĨāĻŦāĻž āĻ¨āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤āĻžāĨ¤
- any other specific requirements (e.g. water quality and quantity required per cycle)
- āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤āĻž (āĻ¯ā§āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻŖāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻā§āĻ˛ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ)
- whether the machine has a printer installed or an electronic data logger and if so whether this records temperature , pressure and sterilization hold time.
- āĻŽā§āĻļāĻŋāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻ˛ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻĄā§āĻāĻž āĻ˛āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¤āĻŦā§ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤
- whether other attachments or accessories are required and whether they have been included in the costs.
- āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸āĻāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻˇāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤
The resource requirements (e.g. costs and time for testing, level of staff training) will differ significantly depending on the type of sterilizer. In 20111, following an assessment of the current literature, the Scottish Health Technologies Group determined that there is a lack of evidence to conclude that the provision of benchtop steam vacuum sterilizers in primary care dental practices in Scotland would increase patient safety and thereby justify the cost (Advice statement 003/11, which will be subject to periodic review). While cost is a concern, it is essential to follow the manufacturer’s reprocessing instructions for both sterilizer and instruments to inform your decisions about the purchase of a small steam sterilizer.
āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻļāĻā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤āĻžāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ (āĻ¯ā§āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°āĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻŖā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻ°) āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤ 20111 āĻ¸āĻžāĻ˛ā§, āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°, āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻāĻŋāĻļ āĻšā§āĻ˛āĻĨ āĻā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ˛āĻāĻŋāĻ¸ āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻĒ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻĨāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻ¯āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻļā§āĻ˛āĻ¨ā§ āĻŦā§āĻā§āĻāĻāĻĒ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻŋāĻŽ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°āĻžāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻŦā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻ° āĻĢāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻāĻā§ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ¯āĻ¤āĻž āĻĻā§āĻŦā§ ( āĻĒāĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻ¤āĻŋ 003/11, āĻ¯āĻž āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻ¸āĻžāĻĒā§āĻā§āĻˇā§ āĻšāĻŦā§)āĨ¤ āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻˇā§āĻĒ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻļāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ¨āĻāĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻāĻ°āĻŖ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻžāĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĨ¤
The NHSScotland National Contract for Decontamination Equipment-
āĻāĻ¨āĻāĻāĻāĻāĻ¸āĻāĻ¸āĻā§āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻļāĻ¨āĻžāĻ˛ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻ āĻĢāĻ° āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻ¨āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻļāĻ¨ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻĒāĻŽā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ-
NHSScotland has a national contract for local decontamination unit (LDU) equipment that was created following a period of equipment testing. The contract includes the purchase price of several small steam sterilizers and gives details of the additional costs for installation, commissioning, testing, and maintenance. A full support package which includes both the equipment and the additional costs is also listed.
NHSScotland āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻ¨āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻļāĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ (LDU) āĻ¸āĻ°āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§ āĻ¯āĻž āĻ¸āĻ°āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤ āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻŦā§āĻļ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻŋāĻŽ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŽā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻļāĻ¨, āĻāĻŽāĻŋāĻļāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ, āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻžāĻŦā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ°āĻŋāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°āĻŖ āĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ¨ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸āĻ°āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ°āĻŋāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻāĻ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
Note that the current national contract does not include any type of S sterilizer. Further items are added periodically and, therefore, it is important to check the contract for the latest information.
āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĻ¯ āĻ¯ā§ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ° S āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻāĻ°āĻŖ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĨ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻ āĻāĻāĻā§āĻŽ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻā§āĻ°āĻŽā§ āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ, āĻ¸āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻļā§āĻˇ āĻ¤āĻĨā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĨ¤
All GDC registered dentists in Scotland can view the contract at the NHS National procurement website, CDSnet: www.scotcat.nhs.uk/cdsnet/cdsnet.asp (see Appendix 6 for further details.)
āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ GDC āĻ¨āĻŋāĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻĄāĻžāĻā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻ°āĻž NHS āĻāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻšā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻŦāĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻ, CDSnet: www.scotcat.nhs.uk/cdsnet/cdsnet.asp-āĻ āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ (āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°āĻŖā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ 6 āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤)
Health Facilities Scotland and the chief Dental Officer recommend that all decontamination equipment (ultrasonic cleaners, washer disinfectors, and sterilizers) is purchased using the national contract as a guide. A sterilizer purchased via the contract will meet the specifications included in the points listed in Section. Provided that the additional installation commissioning, testing, and maintenance package is also purchased. The supplies are listed on CDSnet and need to be contacted directly to purchase equipment.
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Consult the LDU equipment contract at www.scotcat.scot.nhs.uk/cdsnet/cdsnet.asp to inform purchasing decisions and consider quoting it when purchasing new equipment.
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Failure to comply with the manufacturer’s instructions can adversely affect the safety of an instrument and affect product guarantees on warranties.
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻžāĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻŽā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ˛āĻ¤ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°āĻžāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĒāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻŖā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§
Check the manufacturer’s instructions before purchase to ensure that instruments are suitable, that is:
āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻž āĻ¤āĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻžāĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻ¨, āĻ āĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻžā§:
- they are good qualities and CE marked.
- āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻā§āĻŖāĻžāĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ CE āĻāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¤.
- they can withstand the temperature and pressure applied during the steam sterilization cycle used in your sterilization.
- āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšā§āĻ¤ āĻŦāĻžāĻˇā§āĻĒ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻ¸āĻšā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
- Whether there is a limit to how many times an instrument can be sterilized (e. g. electrosurgery tips).
- āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¤āĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻž āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻž (āĻ¯ā§āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻĒāĻ¸)āĨ¤
If there are reusable instruments in use that cannot withstand sterilization, source alternatives that can be sterilized or that are single-use.
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Staff Roles-
Appendix 4 details the personnel necessary for validation and quality assurance. This includes both staff in the practice and external personnel.
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Appoint a user as the named person responsible for appointing operators and ensuring their competence, and for the day to day management of each sterilize, its use, maintenance and testing and relevant documentation. In a dental practice, this role could be delegated to a suitably trained member of staff, for example, a senior dental nurse or practice manager.
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Appoint Operators to operate each sterilize, including performing basic housekeeping duties.
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Staff Training for Sterilization-
It is a requirement of the provision and use of work Equipment Regulations 1998,Glennie Technical Requirements, HPS LDU Guidance and MDA DB 2002(06) that all staff manage, supervise or operate sterilizer are trained in their use and maintenance. The practice owner (Management refer to Appendix 4 for personnel) is responsible for ensuring that systems are in place for ongoing staff training.
āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻ°āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻļāĻ¨ 1998, āĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĻŋ āĻā§āĻāĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ āĻ°āĻŋāĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°āĻŽā§āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ¸, HPS LDU āĻāĻžāĻāĻĄā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸ āĻāĻŦāĻ MDA DB 2002(06) āĻāĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤āĻž āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻĢ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻžāĻŦā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻļā§āĻ˛āĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ (āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ 4 āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻ¨) āĻāĻ˛āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻŖā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻŽāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§ āĻ¤āĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĨ¤
Ensure all members of the dental team who undertake decontamination of dental instruments are competent, supervised and trained. For sterilization the should-
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻĄā§āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻāĻŋāĻŽā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻāĻ˛ āĻ¸āĻĻāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻĄā§āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻŽā§āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻĻāĻā§āĻˇ, āĻ¤āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¤-
- understand the procedures during the guidance.
- āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻĒāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
- know what kind of sterilizers are in the practice and what type of cycle is used in each sterilizer.
- āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻļā§āĻ˛āĻ¨ā§ āĻā§ āĻ§āĻ°āĻŖā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻļāĻ āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻāĻ°āĻŖā§ āĻā§ āĻ§āĻ°āĻŖā§āĻ° āĻāĻā§āĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
- know how to prepare the range of instruments used in practice correctly for sterilization, including new instruments, loading configuration, lubrication, inspection, wrapping, labelling.
- āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°, āĻ˛ā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ¨āĻĢāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻ¨, āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻā§āĻ¤āĻāĻ°āĻŖ, āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻ¨, āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻ˛ā§āĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ āĻ¸āĻš āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻāĻ°āĻŖā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻļā§āĻ˛āĻ¨ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšā§āĻ¤ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¸āĻ° āĻ¸āĻ āĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
- know how to store instruments after sterilization.
- āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§ āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
Refer to section of cleaning of dental instruments for general information about staff training, Hepatitis B vaccination and use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ, āĻšā§āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¸ āĻŦāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻ¤ āĻ¸ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻ āĻ¸āĻ°āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŽ (āĻĒāĻŋāĻĒāĻŋāĻ) āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻ¤āĻĨā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
Sterilization Workflow-
The decontamination process is carried out as a dirty-to-clean workflow within the Local Decontamination Unit (LDU). SHPN 13 Part 2 provides guidance on LDU design, including workflow.
āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻ¨āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻļāĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ (LDU)-āĻāĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻžāĻš āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻāĻ°āĻŖ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ SHPN 13 āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ 2 āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻžāĻš āĻ¸āĻš LDU āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
After instrument cleaning, ensure the decontamination area has the following items for sterilization arranged in the order listed-
āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§, āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻŽā§āĻ¨āĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻāĻā§āĻŽāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§-
- an area for loading unwrapped instruments into trays or cassettes for sterilization or for pre-sterilization wrapping or bagging instruments if using a vacuum sterilizer.
- āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻļāĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻ˛ā§ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻāĻ°āĻŖā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋ-āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻā§āĻļāĻ¨ āĻ°âā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĒāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻā§āĻ°ā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻā§ āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻ˛ā§āĻĄ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻžāĨ¤
- a steam sterilizer.
- āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻˇā§āĻĒ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
- an area for set down and cooling following removal from the sterilizer and for wrapping or bagging instruments that have been sterilized unwrapped.
- āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻļāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ āĻĒāĻ¸āĻžāĻ°āĻŖā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻĄāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻļā§āĻ¤āĻ˛ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
- a dedicated, clean, rigid, labelled box with a lid to transport instruments to the clinical or storage area safety and securely.
- āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻŦāĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°āĻžāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°āĻžāĻĒāĻĻā§ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻšāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĄā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§āĻĄ, āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ°, āĻ āĻ¨āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻĸāĻžāĻāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻ˛ā§āĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻ¸āĨ¤
Ensure instrument storage is clean, orderly, enclosed (e. g. in trays, cassettes or pouches) and is not on open shelving.
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ°, āĻ¸ā§āĻļā§āĻā§āĻāĻ˛, āĻāĻŦāĻĻā§āĻ§ (āĻ¯ā§āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ°ā§, āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻā§) āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤
- Ideally, instruments are stored in an area that is separate from the decontamination unit, well-lit, secure, dry and away from direct sunlight.
- āĻāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻāĻžāĻŦā§, āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¯āĻž āĻĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻ, āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤, āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°āĻžāĻĒāĻĻ, āĻļā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¸āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸āĻ°āĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĨ¤
Ensure storage is arranged so that sterile and sterilized instruments cannot be confused.
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¨āĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
3. Important Factors in Effective Sterilization-
3.1 Health & Safety Requirements for Small Steam Sterilizers
āĻā§āĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻˇā§āĻĒ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āĻ¯ āĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°āĻžāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤āĻž-
The particular hazards associated with the use of steam sterilizers include burns from steam or hot metalwork (including instruments), explosive displacement of a door if not properly secured, and infection resulting from inadequate instrument processing. The Pressure System Safety Regulations 2000(PSSR) covers the installation and use of steam sterilizers. As a legal requirement, each sterilizer must have-
āĻŦāĻžāĻˇā§āĻĒ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻļāĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻˇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻĻāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻˇā§āĻĒ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻŽ āĻ§āĻžāĻ¤āĻŦ āĻāĻžāĻ (āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻš) āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻ¸āĻ āĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻž āĻšāĻ˛ā§ āĻĻāĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĢā§āĻ°āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨āĻā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ¤ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻāĻ°āĻŖā§āĻ° āĻĢāĻ˛ā§ āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻŖāĨ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻŽ āĻ¸ā§āĻĢāĻāĻŋ āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻļāĻ¨āĻ¸ 2000(PSSR) āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻŋāĻŽ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻļāĻ¨ āĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ°āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ āĻŦāĻļā§āĻ¯āĻ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻŦā§-
- a written scheme of examination.
- āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĨ¤
- a periodic examination of the pressure system.
- āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĨ¤
- third-party liability insurance.
- āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒāĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦā§āĻŽāĻžāĨ¤
- a record of repairs and maintenance of the pressure system.
- āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻ° āĻŽā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻ¤ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻžāĻŦā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ°ā§āĻĄāĨ¤
Following installation and before use, obtain a written examination scheme for each sterilizer from the manufacturer, supplier, or insurer that has been prepared by a competent person (pressure vessels).
āĻāĻ¨āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻļāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻā§, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻ, āĻ¸āĻ°āĻŦāĻ°āĻžāĻšāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦā§āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻļāĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻŋāĻŽ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻĻāĻā§āĻˇ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ (āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ) āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
Arrange for a competent person (pressure vessels) to conduct safety examinations in accordance with the written scheme of examination for the sterilizer, and retain a certificate as proof of each inspection. This examination is in addition to regular and routine maintenance.
āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻļāĻ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻ° āĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻŋāĻŽ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°āĻžāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻĻāĻā§āĻˇ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° (āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ) āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻāĻ¸āĻžāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤ āĻāĻ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻžāĻŦā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻāĨ¤
obtain third-party liability insurance that specifically covers risks associated with the operation of pressure vessels. Such as risks may not be covered by practice insurance.
āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒāĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŦāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻ¤āĻž āĻŦā§āĻŽāĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻˇāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻŦāĻžāĻšā§ āĻāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤ āĻ¯ā§āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻļā§āĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻŦā§āĻŽāĻž āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻžāĻ āĻšāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§.
To comply with legislation, keep records of all examinations and repairs to the pressure system.
āĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻŽā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯, āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŽā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
Your insurance company may provide details of competent persons (pressure vessels) or advice can be sought from an Authorising Engineer (Decontamination). The HSE leaflet Written schemes of examination provide further information. The competent person (pressure vessels) can also advise how frequently the safety examination is required for each sterilizer (typically at least once every 14 months).
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻŦā§āĻŽāĻž āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ° (āĻāĻžāĻĒā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ) āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°āĻŖ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻŽā§āĻĻāĻ¨āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻļāĻ˛ā§āĻ° (āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻ¨āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻļāĻ¨) āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻ° HSE āĻ˛āĻŋāĻĢāĻ˛ā§āĻ āĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻŋāĻŽ āĻāĻ°āĻ āĻ¤āĻĨā§āĻ¯ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻļāĻ (āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋ 14 āĻŽāĻžāĻ¸ā§ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ¤ āĻāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻ°) āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ¤ āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°āĻžāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ āĻāĻĒāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ (āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻŦāĻžāĻšā§ āĻāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ) āĻĒāĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
3.2 Installation and Validation of Small Steam Sterilizers
āĻā§āĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻˇā§āĻĒ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻļāĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦā§āĻ§āĻ¤āĻž-
To ensure that a small steam sterilizer reliably sterilizes each load, it is particularly important that the sterilizer is installed and commissioned correctly and that the sterilization process is validated for the specified load.
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻˇā§āĻĒ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻāĻ°āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻ˛ā§āĻĄāĻā§ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¤āĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯, āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻˇāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ¯ā§ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻļāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻ āĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻ˛ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻ˛ā§āĻĄā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
Ensure that your supplier installs and commissions a new sterilizer and that a test personal (sterilizer) validates the sterilization process before use as specified in SHTM 2010 and MDA OB 2002 (06). Keep all records in the sterilizer logbook.
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻ°āĻŦāĻ°āĻžāĻšāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻļāĻ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻ˛ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻŽāĻŋāĻļāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ SHTM 2010 āĻāĻŦāĻ MDA OB 2002 (06) āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻ¤ (āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ°) āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻāĻ°āĻŖ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§ā§ˇ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻļāĻ āĻ˛āĻāĻŦā§āĻā§ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¨ā§ˇ
3.3 Testing and Maintenance of Small Steam Sterilizers
āĻā§āĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻˇā§āĻĒ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻžāĻŦā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ-
Ensure that each sterilizer 8s subject to a documented, planned maintenance program and periodic testing schedule, for example, through a service contract with your supplier or test person, or maintenance person.
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻļāĻ 8āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻĨāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤, āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻžāĻŦā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĒā§āĻā§āĻˇā§, āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖāĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻĒ, āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻ°āĻŦāĻ°āĻžāĻšāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻžāĻŦā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŽā§ā§ˇ
Record in the logbook details of all testing and maintenance carried out on each sterilizer.
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻžāĻŦā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°āĻŖ āĻ˛āĻāĻŦā§āĻā§ āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
3.4 Cleanliness of Instruments’
āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤āĻž-
Contamination of instruments with residual tissue, body fluids, oil, or other deposits such as cement can prevent the direct contact between the steam and surfaces of the instruments that is necessary for effective sterilization. Also, any deposits left on instruments before sterilization might become fixed to the instruments making them more difficult to remove later. These deposits can also enter the water in the sterilizer reservoir and encourage the growth of microorganisms or accumulation of endotoxins, which could contaminate instruments processed subsequently.
āĻ āĻŦāĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯ā§, āĻļāĻ°ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ¤āĻ°āĻ˛, āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛ āĻŦāĻž āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻ¯ā§āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻŽā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻ¸āĻš āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻāĻ° āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻāĻ°āĻŖā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻˇā§āĻĒ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒā§āĻˇā§āĻ ā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¸āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸āĻ°āĻŋ āĻ¯ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻ°ā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻāĻ°āĻŖā§āĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž āĻ¯ā§ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ° āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻ¯āĻž āĻĒāĻ°ā§ āĻ āĻĒāĻ¸āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ āĻāĻ āĻŋāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛ā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻ¤āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦā§āĻļ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ āĻŖā§āĻā§āĻŦā§āĻ° āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĄā§āĻāĻā§āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¨ āĻāĻŽāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§, āĻ¯āĻž āĻĒāĻ°āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤ Ensure all items to be sterilized are clean and dry before placing them in the sterilizer chamber (see cleaning of dental instruments). āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻāĻā§āĻŽāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻļā§āĻāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻž āĻ¤āĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ (āĻĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻ¨)āĨ¤
3.5 Loading of Instruments
Air removal might be impeded if instruments are not loaded correctly and steam may not contact every surface of every instrument. This steam contact is essential for sterilization to occur.
āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻ˛ā§āĻĄ āĻšāĻā§āĻā§ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻ āĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ˛ā§āĻĄ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻ¨āĻž āĻšāĻ˛ā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ āĻĒāĻ¸āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻŦāĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻˇā§āĻĒ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻˇā§āĻ ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ¯ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻˇā§āĻĒā§āĻ° āĻ¯ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĨ¤
- Load the sterilizer according to the manufacturers instructions and as specified at validation.
- āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻ˛ā§āĻĄ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻžāĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦā§āĻ§āĻāĻ°āĻŖā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĨ¤
- Ensure instruments do not overlap.
- āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻžāĻ°āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĒ āĻ¨āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¤āĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
- open hinged instruments to expose all of the surface area to the steam.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻˇā§āĻĒā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻĒā§āĻˇā§āĻ ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
- Place instruments on perforated trays, cassettes or racks that have been validated for use with the selected sterilization cycle.
- āĻāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ°āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻā§āĻ°ā§, āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻŦā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
- Do not overload the sterilizer chamber or individual trays or containers with instruments.
- āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻļāĻ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻ āĻā§āĻ°ā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻš āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻāĻžāĻ°āĻ˛ā§āĻĄ āĻāĻ°āĻŦā§āĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤
3.6 Water for use in Steam Sterilizers-
Water used for sterilization must be essentially free of chemicals and endotoxins. In MDA DB2002(06), the MHRA recommends sterile water for irrigation BP though other forms of purified water of equivalent specification can be used, for example, certain freshly drawn reverse osmosis (RO) OR freshly prepared distilled waters. The use of tap water is not acceptable as this can lead to a build-up of contaminants that can be harmful and/or might damage the sterilizer.
āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ˛ āĻ āĻŦāĻļā§āĻ¯āĻ āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĄā§āĻāĻā§āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¨ āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤ MDA DB2002(06), MHRA āĻ¸ā§āĻ BP-āĻāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻļ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋāĻ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¤ā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒā§āĻ¸āĻŋāĻĢāĻŋāĻā§āĻļāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ°ā§āĻĒ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§, āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖāĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻĒ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻž āĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¸ āĻ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¸ (RO) āĻŦāĻž āĻ¸āĻĻā§āĻ¯ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ˛āĨ¤ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ°āĻšāĻŖāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¯ āĻ¨āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ° āĻĢāĻ˛ā§ āĻĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻĒāĻĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻšāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻ¯āĻž āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ°āĻ āĻšāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ/āĻ āĻĨāĻŦāĻž āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻļāĻāĻā§ āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
- Fill the empty sterilizer reservoir with water of suitable quality. Do not use tap water.
- āĻāĻĒāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ˛ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ˛ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻŦā§āĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤
- Change the water at least once per day or sooner if the chamber water is visibly coloured or cloudy. Record when each water change is done.
- āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ˛ āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ¯āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ°āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻž āĻŽā§āĻāĻ˛āĻž āĻšāĻ˛ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ¤ āĻāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻ˛ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ˛ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ˛ā§ āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
- If considering purchasing a water purification system to produce distilled or reverse osmosis water within the practice, first seek advice from an Authorising Engineer (Decontamination).
- āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻļā§āĻ˛āĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¸ āĻāĻ˛ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ˛ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻļā§āĻ§āĻ¨ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž āĻā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ˛ā§, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĨāĻŽā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻ āĻĨāĻ°āĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° (āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻ¨āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻļāĻ¨) āĻĒāĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¨āĨ¤
3.7 Sterilizer Logbook and Record Keeping-
A logbook is required for each sterilizer as a permanent record of the complete history of the sterilizer and could provide useful evidence in the event of an adverse incident. Alternative examples of pages of a sterilizer logbook are given in Appendix 7 and in MDA DB2002(06). Logbooks can also be purchased from Health Facilities Scotland.
āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻļāĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻšāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻļāĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ˛āĻāĻŦā§āĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻā§āĻ˛ āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻĻāĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻ¸āĻ°āĻŦāĻ°āĻžāĻš āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻļāĻ āĻ˛āĻāĻŦā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ 7 āĻāĻŦāĻ MDA DB2002(06) āĻ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§ā§ˇ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ§āĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ āĻĨā§āĻā§āĻ āĻ˛āĻāĻŦā§āĻāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻž āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§ā§ˇ
Keep the logbook near the sterilizer so that routine information can be recorded easily.
āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻļāĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻ˛āĻāĻŦā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ¤āĻĨā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸āĻšāĻā§āĻ āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
Including in the logbook-
- installation, commissioning and validation tests and checks.
- āĻāĻ¨āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻļāĻ¨, āĻāĻŽāĻŋāĻļāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦā§āĻ§āĻ¤āĻž āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻā§āĻāĨ¤
- the written scheme of examination under the pressure systems safety regulations 2000 (PSSR) (See Section3.1)
- āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻŽ āĻ¸ā§āĻĢāĻāĻŋ āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻļāĻ¨āĻ¸ 2000 (PSSR) āĻāĻ° āĻ āĻ§ā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻ° āĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻŋāĻŽ (āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ 3.1 āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻ¨)
- a record of inspection under the scheme of examination.
- āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§āĻ° āĻ āĻ§ā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ°ā§āĻĄāĨ¤
- results of periodic testing
- āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻ° āĻĢāĻ˛āĻžāĻĢāĻ˛
- a record of any cycle that fails and action taken, including what was done with the unsterilized load.
- āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻ¯āĻž āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻā§āĻšā§āĻ¤ āĻĒāĻĻāĻā§āĻˇā§āĻĒ, āĻ¯āĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ˛ā§āĻĄ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛,
- a record of all maintenance, repairs or medifications.
- āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻžāĻŦā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ, āĻŽā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻ¤ āĻŦāĻž āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻĢāĻŋāĻā§āĻļāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ°ā§āĻĄāĨ¤
Retain the logbook for inspection.
āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ˛āĻāĻŦā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
4. Sterilization Procedure
āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻāĻ°āĻŖ āĻĒāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻ¤āĻŋ-
The key consideration when determining sterilization operating procedures is the type of sterilizer and sterilization cycle that is being used because this dictates whether or not the instruments can be wrapped before sterilization if using a vacuum (or compatible Type S )sterilizer designed for wrapped instruments.
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŽā§āĻ˛ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻā§āĻ¯ āĻšāĻ˛ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻļāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ§āĻ°āĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻž āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¯ā§ āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŽ (āĻŦāĻž āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻā§āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻāĻžāĻāĻĒ āĻāĻ¸) āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻļāĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻ˛ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻā§ āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤ Some procedures are common to all sterilizers and are described in 4.1 specific procedures for sterilizing unwrapped and wrapped instruments are then described in section 4.2 and 4.3 respectively. āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŦ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻļāĻāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻŦāĻ 4.1 āĻ¤ā§ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§ 4.1 āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻˇ āĻĒāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¯āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĻ°āĻŽā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ 4.2 āĻāĻŦāĻ 4.3 āĻ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
4.1 General Operation of Steam Sterilizers-
āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻŋāĻŽ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻ¨-
Having in place a written sterilization procedure that is based on the manufacturer’s instructions, including loading, choice of sterilization cycle, procedure after sterilization, record keeping, and ensuring that all staff follow this written procedure.
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻĒāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻ¯āĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻžāĻŦāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻ˛ā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻ, āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ, āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻāĻ°āĻŖā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§ āĻĒāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŽā§āĻ°āĻž āĻāĻ āĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻĒāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¤āĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
On each day that the sterilizer is used, carry out the daily housekeeping checks and daily tests.
āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻļāĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻšāĻžāĻāĻ¸āĻāĻŋāĻĒāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
Ensure that maintenance and testing records for all sterilizers in use are up to date and satisfactory.
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻļāĻāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻžāĻŦā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻ° āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ°ā§āĻĄāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻĒ āĻā§ āĻĄā§āĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻˇāĻāĻ¨āĻ
4.1.1 Before Sterilization-
- Change you gloves and plastic apron before handling the cleaned instruments, remembering to wash your hands or use alcohol rub on visibly clean hands before putting on new gloves.
- āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ¸ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻ° āĻ ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨, āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻšāĻžāĻ¤ āĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻŦā§āĻ¨ āĻŦāĻž āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ¸ āĻĒāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ¯āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻšāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻ ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛āĻā§āĻšāĻ˛ āĻāĻˇā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
- If moving cleaned instruments to a sterilizer in another room , use a dedicated ,clean, rigid, labelled container with a lid.
- āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻā§ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¤āĻŦā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĸāĻžāĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻ¸āĻš āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¸āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤, āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ°, āĻāĻ ā§āĻ°, āĻ˛ā§āĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
- Transfer instruments to the sterilizer as soon as possible after cleaning , thermal disinfection if a washer disinfector is used , drying and inspection for cleanliness and functionality. Only wrap instruments before sterilization if using vacuum sterilizer.
- āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§ āĻ¯āĻ¤ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻāĻŦ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨, āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻļāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻļāĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¤āĻŦā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĒ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻļāĻ, āĻļā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻ¨āĨ¤ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻ˛ā§ āĻļā§āĻ§ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĨ¤
- Load instruments correctly .For specific advice about unwrapped instruments refer to 4.2 and 4.3.
- āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻ āĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ˛ā§āĻĄ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤ āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻĒāĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ 4.2 āĻāĻŦāĻ 4.3 āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
- Check that there is sufficient water in the reservoir
- āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ˛ āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻž āĻ¤āĻž āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
- Select and start that sterilization cycle.
- āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻā§āĻ° āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
- If instruments are not to be sterilized at the end of the day, clean and dry them, clearly label them as unsafe for handling or use, and reprocess them through the full decontamination cycle the next working day.
- āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻļā§āĻˇā§ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻ¨āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ¤āĻŦā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¨, āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨āĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°āĻžāĻĒāĻĻ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ˛ā§āĻŦā§āĻ˛ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻ¸ā§ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŽā§ āĻĒā§āĻ¨āĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ā§ˇ
4.1.2 After Sterilization-
Check the sterilizer to indicate that the cycle was satisfactory.
āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻˇāĻāĻ¨āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¤āĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻļ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻāĻ°āĻŖ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
Using the printout or data logger fitted to the sterilizer, confirm that the required temperature usually (134-137) was held for at least 3 minutes and if recorded, that the required pressure usually (2.1-2.25 bar)was attained during the cycle.
āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻāĻāĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻĄā§āĻāĻž āĻ˛āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻž āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻ¤ (134-137) āĻāĻŽāĻĒāĻā§āĻˇā§ 3 āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻ§āĻ°ā§ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻāĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻ¤ (2.1-2.25 āĻŦāĻžāĻ°) āĻ āĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
- In the absence of a printer or data logger that provides this information, manual monitoring and recording of each cycle is necessary. An Authorising Engineer (Decontamination) can advise on a suitable procedure. Upgrade to a machine with a suitable printer or data logger as soon as possible.
- āĻāĻ āĻ¤āĻĨā§āĻ¯ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻž āĻĄā§āĻāĻž āĻ˛āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ā§, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ˛ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻŦā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ°ā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨āĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻ āĻĨāĻ°āĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° (āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻ¨āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻļāĻ¨) āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻĒāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤ āĻ¯āĻ¤ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻāĻŦ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻž āĻĄā§āĻāĻž āĻ˛āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻš āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻļāĻŋāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
Record that the cycle was satisfactory (e.g., sign the printout and retain it as a record).
āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻˇāĻāĻ¨āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ (āĻ¯ā§āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻāĻāĻā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻˇāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ§āĻ°ā§ āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¨)āĨ¤
- Some practices choose to keep an electronic record by scanning signed printouts in batches, thus avoiding the need to store large quantities of printouts.
- āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻļā§āĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻˇāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻāĻāĻāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻž āĻŦā§āĻā§ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻāĻāĻ āĻ¸āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
Use special tray lifters or heatproof gloves to carefully unload the sterilizer.
āĻ¸āĻžāĻŦāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻˇ āĻā§āĻ°ā§ āĻ˛āĻŋāĻĢāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻž āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻĢ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ¸ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
For instruments sterilized wrapped, check each package is satisfactory (as detailed in section 4.3.1)
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻˇāĻāĻ¨āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻž āĻ¤āĻž āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ (āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ 4.3.1 āĻ)
If any of the above cycle conditions is not achieved or there is a problem with instruments unloaded from the sterilizer, ensure that the details are recorded, notify the user, and reprocess the instruments from the start of the decontamination cycle (cleaning, thermal disinfection if available, and sterilization).
āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻļāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻāĻŋ āĻ āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻļāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻ¨āĻ˛ā§āĻĄ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¤āĻŦā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻĻāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§, āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻ āĻŦāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ¨āĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ (āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ°, āĻ¤āĻžāĻĒ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ˛āĻŦā§āĻ§, āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨)āĨ¤
4.1.3 At the end of the day
Follow the manufacturer’s instructions to drain and clean the chamber and reservoir at the end of each day and leave the day.
āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻļā§āĻˇā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻļā§āĻˇā§ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻļāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻļāĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻžāĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
4.2 Unwrapped Instruments (All Sterilizers)
āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ° (āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§)-
If using a non-vacuum sterilizer, the instruments must be processed unwrapped.
āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻļāĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ¤āĻžāĻšāĻ˛ā§ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻŦā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
Solid instruments can be sterilized unwrapped in any type of sterilizer. The sterilization of hollow or lumened instruments can only be achieved if they are cleaned effectively and a vacuum (or a compatible Type S) sterilizer is used.
āĻ¸āĻ˛āĻŋāĻĄ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ§āĻ°āĻŖā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤ āĻĢāĻžāĻāĻĒāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻ˛ā§āĻŽā§āĻ¨āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻāĻ°āĻŖ āĻā§āĻŦāĻ˛ āĻ¤āĻāĻ¨āĻ āĻ āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻāĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŽ (āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻā§āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻāĻžāĻāĻĒ āĻāĻ¸) āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻāĻ°āĻŖ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ˇ
When processing instruments using a non-vacuum sterilizer, ensure that the instruments are unwrapped.
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻļāĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻāĻā§āĨ¤
- Note that the sterilization of the sterilization of the internal surfaces of instruments with lumens processed in a non-vacuum sterilizer cannot be guaranteed.
- āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻ˛ā§āĻŽā§āĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻš āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻĒā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻāĻ°āĻŖā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤
- Refer to section 1.4 regarding the sterilization of dental handpieces.
- āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻšā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻĒāĻŋāĻ¸ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ 1.4 āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
If possible, process instruments using sterilization cycle with a drying stage.
āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻāĻŦ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻļā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸āĻš āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻā§āĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
When using a vacuum sterilizer, if the load includes hollow or lumened instruments, ensure that a drying stage is included.
āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻ˛ā§āĻĄā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻĢāĻžāĻāĻĒāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻ˛ā§āĻŽā§āĻ¨āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻĨāĻžāĻā§, āĻ¤āĻžāĻšāĻ˛ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻļā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻ˛ā§āĻĄā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻĢāĻžāĻāĻĒāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻ˛ā§āĻŽā§āĻ¨āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻĨāĻžāĻā§, āĻ¤āĻžāĻšāĻ˛ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻļā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
4.2.1 Handling and Storage of Unwrapped Instruments Immediately After Sterilization-
Sterilization (āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤) āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻĒāĻ°āĻ āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻšā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ-
Instruments that have been sterilized unwrapped are designated as ‘sterilized only’. It is currently acceptable for instruments sterilized unwrapped to be kept for later use .However, they must be-
āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻā§ āĻ°âā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻ°ā§ Sterilization (āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤) āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻā§ 'āĻļā§āĻ§ā§ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤' āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇāĻā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻā§āĻ°āĻšāĻŖāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¯ āĻ¯āĻž āĻĒāĻ°āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻž āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
- dry-it is very important that instruments are completely dry when stored because dampness encourages growth of microorganisms and corrosion of instruments.
- āĻļā§āĻˇā§āĻ- āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻ°ā§āĻĒā§ āĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻ āĻŖā§āĻā§āĻŦā§āĻ° āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧāĻā§ āĻā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
- Protected from contamination
- āĻĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻ¤
- Stored correctly -note that storage of loose unwrapped instruments is unacceptable.
- āĻ¸āĻ āĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ¸āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§ – āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻŦā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻ˛āĻāĻž āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ āĻ āĻā§āĻ°āĻšāĻŖāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĨ¤
Clean hands and put on clean gloves and a clean apron before handling unwrapped instruments that have been removed from the sterilizer. Take additional precautions if the instruments are still hot.
āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻļāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ¸āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻšāĻžāĻ¤ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ¸ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻŽ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ°āĻŋāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻ¸āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¤āĻž āĻ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
Examine newly sterilized instruments visually for dryness. Ideally, the instruments will be dry on removal from the sterilizer but, if a drying cycle has not been used, manual drying using disposable, non-linting wipes may be necessary.
āĻļā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ¯āĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤ āĻāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻļāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ āĻĒāĻ¸āĻžāĻ°āĻŖā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ¤āĻŦā§, āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻļā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻā§āĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¤āĻŦā§ āĻĄāĻŋāĻ¸āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻŦāĻ˛, āĻ¨āĻ¨-āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻāĻĒ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ˛ āĻļā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻšāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
Do not leave sterilized instruments exposed in the clinical environment.
āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļā§ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻŦā§āĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤
Store instruments individually or in sets in clean, dry conditions and in a manner that prevents recontamination.
āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ°, āĻļā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ¸āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ¨āĻāĻĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
- Options include placing instruments in covered trays, cassettes, or clip-in-trays in enclosed boxes or cupboards in a rack system, or sealing within a clean, single-use, sterilization-grade wrapping material or self-seal sterilization bags/pouches.
- āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§, āĻĸā§āĻā§ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻž āĻā§āĻ°ā§, āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻĒ-āĻāĻ¨-āĻā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻŽā§ āĻāĻŦāĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻ¸ā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻ˛āĻŽāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻŦāĻž āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ°, āĻāĻāĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ˛ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻĄā§āĻ° āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻ āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻŦ-āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ/āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻāĨ¤
When labeling wrapped instruments write on the labels before attaching them to the wrapping directly with a ballpoint or felt pen as this might damage it.
āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻā§ āĻ˛ā§āĻŦā§āĻ˛ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻĒāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ˛āĻŽ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¸āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸āĻ°āĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻ˛ā§āĻŦā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻ˛āĻŋāĻā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
Store instruments in clean enclosed cupboards drawers or boxes in an orderly manner that avoids damaging the wrapping.
āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ˛āĻŽāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ° āĻĄā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻ¸ā§āĻļā§āĻā§āĻāĻ˛āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
Do not store any instruments on open shelving or on work surfaces in clinical areas.
āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĢāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ-āĻāĻ¨, āĻĢāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ-āĻāĻāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻ āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻļāĻ¨ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
Use a first-in, first-out stock rotation to minimize the duration of storage.
āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĢāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ-āĻāĻ¨, āĻĢāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ-āĻāĻāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻ āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻļāĻ¨ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
4.3 Wrapped Instruments (Vacuum Sterilizers)
Instruments can only be processed wrapped in a vacuum (or a compatible type S) sterilizer that is designed for wrapped instruments. If using a non-vacuum sterilizer, refer to section 4.2.
āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻā§ āĻļā§āĻ§ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŽ (āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻā§āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻāĻžāĻāĻĒ S) āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻļāĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻ¯āĻž āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤ āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨, āĻ¤āĻžāĻšāĻ˛ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ 4.2 āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
As wrapping and labeling are part of the validation process, the sterilizer should be re-validated when introducing new wrapping and labeling.
āĻ¯ā§āĻšā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ˛ā§āĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ āĻŦā§āĻ§āĻāĻ°āĻŖ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻ āĻāĻļ, āĻ¤āĻžāĻ āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ˛ā§āĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻāĻ°āĻŖāĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ¨āĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤
If wrapping instruments prior to sterilization in a vacuum sterilizer, ensure that
āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ âSterilization (āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤) āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ¤āĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
- the wrapping material manufactures instructions are followed.
- āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻžāĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻ¨.
- the wrapping materials are compatible with the steam sterilization process (in dental practices, self -seal sterilization pouches are typically used.
- āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻāĻ°āĻŖāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻˇā§āĻĒ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻā§āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ (āĻĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻļā§āĻ˛āĻ¨ā§, āĻ¸ā§āĻŦ-āĻ¸ā§āĻ˛ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻ¤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
- only a single layer of wrapping material is used.
- āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻļā§āĻ§ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ.
- each Instrument is wrapped separately or as a set of instruments for a single treatment held in a cassette that prevents them overlapping.
- āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻŽā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻā§ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻāĻ āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻŽā§āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ¯āĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻžāĻ°āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĒāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
- the correct size of pouch is used larger then the contents.
- āĻĨāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻ¸āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
- the method of sealing preserves the microbial barrier properties of the wrapping and enables the pack to be opened aseptically (self-seal or fold three times and apply autoclave tape).
- āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ˛ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ˛ āĻŦāĻžāĻ§āĻž āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĒā§āĻāĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸āĻā§āĻˇāĻŽ āĻāĻ°ā§ (āĻ¸ā§āĻ˛āĻĢ-āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ˛ āĻŦāĻž āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ āĻā§āĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ āĻā§āĻĒ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨)āĨ¤
Attach a pre-written or pre-printed adhesive label to each pack that includes the word ‘Sterile the process date, the sterilizer identification and cycle number. Do not write on the label after attaching it to the wrapping and do not write directly onto the wrapping with a ballpoint or felt pen as this might damage it
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŦ-āĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŦ-āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ āĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻ˛ā§āĻŦā§āĻ˛ āĻ¸āĻāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ā§ 'āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ, āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻļāĻ āĻ¸āĻ¨āĻžāĻā§āĻ¤āĻāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻ°' āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤ āĻ°âā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ¸āĻāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ° āĻ˛ā§āĻŦā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻŦā§āĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻĒāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ˛āĻŽ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¸āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸āĻ°āĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻ°ā§ āĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻŦā§āĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
Use chemical process indicator that is either printed on the pouch or available as a label or tape.
āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĨāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻŦāĻž āĻ˛ā§āĻŦā§āĻ˛ āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āĻĒ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ˛āĻŦā§āĻ§āĨ¤
- Note that this does not indicate sterility but simply distinguishes items that have been exposed to a sterilization process from those that have not.
- āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻŦā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§āĻ° āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¨āĻž āĻ¤āĻŦā§ āĻā§āĻŦāĻ˛ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻā§āĻŽāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻāĻ°āĻŖ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻļā§ āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻā§ āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĨ¤
Ensure that the selected sterilization cycle includes a drying stage.
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻļā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
- It is essential to dry the load before the sterilizer chamber is opened otherwise the wrapped instruments will not remain sterile.
- āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻļāĻ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻ˛ā§āĻĄāĻāĻŋ āĻļā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¯ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻĨāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŦā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤
4.3.1 Handling and Storage Wrapped Instruments Instruments Immediately After Sterilization.
Sterilization (āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤) āĻāĻ°āĻŖā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻĒāĻ°āĻ āĻšā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°-
Careful handling and storage of sterilized packs will ensure that the contents remain sterilized until the pack is opened.
āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻ¯āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻšāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻŦā§ āĻ¯ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻ¨āĻž āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŦā§āĨ¤
Check the wrapping material for dampness tears, broken seals, or any other damage and that the label is intact and the details are legible.
āĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻ āĻļā§āĻ°ā§, āĻāĻžāĻāĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻ˛ āĻŦāĻž āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ˛ā§āĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻāĻŋ āĻ āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤ āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĨ¤
It is very important that instrument that instruments are completely dry when stored because dampness encourages the growth of microorganisms and corrosion of instruments.
āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻ°ā§āĻĒā§ āĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻ āĻŖā§āĻā§āĻŦā§āĻ° āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧāĻā§ āĻā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§ā§ˇ
Handle packs carefully so that they are not dropped or damaged.
āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŦāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻšā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄā§āĻ˛ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻ¨āĻž āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻŋāĻā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻĨ āĻ¨āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ
Do not place newly sterilized wrapped instrument packs on cool or solid surfaces because these items are cooling fast and are in a vulnerable state because the warm vapor leaving the pack can condense to form dew that wets the wrapping materials.
āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻā§ āĻļā§āĻ¤āĻ˛ āĻŦāĻž āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻĒā§āĻˇā§āĻ ā§ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻŦā§āĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ āĻāĻāĻā§āĻŽāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻļā§āĻ¤āĻ˛ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻˇā§āĻŖ āĻŦāĻžāĻˇā§āĻĒ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻļāĻŋāĻļāĻŋāĻ° āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻ¯āĻž āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻāĻ°āĻŖāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
If a wrapped item or pack is wet, is dropped on the floor, is torn, or has broken seals, it is no longer sterile. Unwrap the instruments and return them to the start of the decontamination process.
āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻāĻā§āĻŽ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻāĻŋāĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦāĻž āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ˛ āĻā§āĻā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¤āĻŦā§ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ° āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻāĻ°āĻŖ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻļā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻĢāĻŋāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĨ¤
If wrapped sterile instrument packs are to be stored for some time, confirm that the process date is marked clearly on the wrapping to enable stock rotation.
āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻŽā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ¤āĻŦā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻ āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻā§āĻˇāĻŽ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§ā§ˇ
Check that the chemical process indicator has changed color correctly. If it has not, investigate the problem, assess the disruption to the decontamination process, and reprocess the instruments from the start of the decontamination cycle.
āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻ āĻ¸āĻ āĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ°āĻ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§ āĻ¤āĻž āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤ āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻž āĻĨāĻžāĻā§, āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨, āĻĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻŽā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ¨āĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
Store wrapped instruments in clean, enclosed cupboards, drawers, or boxes in an orderly manner that avoids damaging the wrapping (i.e. dry with little variation in temperature and minimal handling).
āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ°, āĻāĻŦāĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ˛āĻŽāĻžāĻ°āĻŋ, āĻĄā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻļā§āĻā§āĻāĻ˛āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ¸āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ (āĻ¯ā§āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤āĻŽ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻļā§āĻāĻ¨ā§)āĨ¤
Do not store instruments on open shelving or on work surfaces in clinical areas.
āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻˇā§āĻ ā§ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻŦā§āĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤
Use a first-in, first-out stock rotation to minimize the duration of storage of sterile instruments.
āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻāĻ¨, āĻĢāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ-āĻāĻāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻ āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻļāĻ¨ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
5. Inspection of Instrument packs before use-
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻĒāĻāĻ°āĻŖ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻ¨-
Ensure hands are clean and dry when handling instrument packs.
āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻŽā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻšāĻžāĻ¤ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻļā§āĻāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
Check each pack is satisfactory before use. Do not use the instruments if either.
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻˇāĻāĻ¨āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻž āĻ¤āĻž āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤ āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻŦā§āĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻž.
- the outer wrapping or seals are damaged.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻ˛ āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻŋāĻā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ.
- the pack is moist (see photograph).
- āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻ° (āĻāĻŦāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻ¨)āĨ¤
- the pack has labelling that is damaged or incorrect.
- āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻ˛ā§āĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻā§ āĻ¯āĻž āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻŋāĻā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āĻ˛āĨ¤
- the pack has a process indicator that has not changed colour correctly or.
- āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻ āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§ āĻ¯āĻž āĻ¸āĻ āĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ°āĻ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĨ¤
- the instruments are visibly soiled.
- āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ¯āĻ¤ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ°āĻžāĨ¤
Instead, open the pack and return the instrument to the start of the decontamination process.
āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§, āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻāĻ°āĻŖ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻļā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĢāĻŋāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĨ¤
If an instrument appears damaged, remove it from use.
āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻŋāĻā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻĨ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ¸āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨āĨ¤
6. Validation, Periodic Testing, and Maintenance of small steam Sterilizers-
āĻŦā§āĻ§āĻāĻ°āĻŖ, āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻā§āĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻˇā§āĻĒ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻžāĻŦā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ- There is no practical way of determining that items processed in a steam sterilizer have been sterilized. Instead, tests need to be carried out regularly to confirm that during each sterilization cycle the sterilizer reproduces the operating conditions that were previously established as effective for sterilization. Essentially, testing is necessary to confirm that the machine reproducibly does what it was designed and set up to do. āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻŋāĻŽ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻāĻā§āĻŽāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§ āĻ¤āĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĨ¤ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ¨āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¯āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŦā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻāĻ° āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¤āĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻĻāĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ°āĨ¤ āĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻ¤, āĻŽā§āĻļāĻŋāĻ¨āĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ¨āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻ¨āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ¯āĻž āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻāĻĒ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¤āĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨āĨ¤
Validation is a documented process used to show that sterilization will repeatedly and consistently take place to a satisfactory standard when defined operating conditions are used. These operating conditions include the choice of the sterilization cycle, the nature of the load, the loading pattern, wrapping, trays or containers, and labeling. Validation comprises a series of specified checks and tests carried out annually and as part of the commissioning process following the installation of a new sterilizer. These checks and tests are performed by Test Person (Sterilizers) as specified in SHTM 2010.
āĻŦā§āĻ§āĻāĻ°āĻŖ āĻšāĻ˛ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻĨāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻ¯āĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻļāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¤āĻāĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻˇāĻāĻ¨āĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻāĻŦā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻ āĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻļāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ, āĻ˛ā§āĻĄā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ, āĻ˛ā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¨, āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻā§āĻ°ā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ˛ā§āĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĨ¤ āĻŦā§āĻ§āĻāĻ°āĻŖā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ°āĻŋāĻ āĻ¯āĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻ˛ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻŋāĻļāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻ āĻāĻļ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ āĻāĻ¸āĻāĻāĻāĻāĻŋāĻāĻŽ 2010-āĻ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻ¸āĻ¨ (āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ°) āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ¸āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
In addition, satisfactory periodic testing is necessary to provide ongoing reassurance that the sterilizer is performing consistently as specified at validation. The legal requirement is to carry out periodic tests as specified in the sterilizer manufacturer’s instructions. Daily and weekly tests will normally be carried out by practice personnel and are described below. Quarterly (if specified by the manufacturer) and yearly (also known as annual revalidation) tests require specialist equipment and are performed by external personnel (test person sterilizers. If the manufacturer’s instructions are not available, periodic testing as recommended within SHTM 2010 is necessary.
āĻāĻĒāĻ°āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§, āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋāĻāĻ¨āĻ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻļā§āĻ¯āĻ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻ˛āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ§āĻāĻ°āĻŖā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĨ¤ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻļāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻžāĻŦāĻ˛ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨āĨ¤ āĻĻā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¸āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻ¤ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻļā§āĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻŦā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤ āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¸āĻŋāĻ (āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻā§āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ) āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻ (āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ¨āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¸ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§āĻ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¤) āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻˇāĻā§āĻ āĻ¸āĻ°āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŽā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻšāĻŋāĻ°āĻžāĻāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ¸āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ (āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ā§ˇ āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻžāĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ˛āĻŦā§āĻ§ āĻ¨āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ, SHTM 2010 āĻāĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻļāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨ā§ˇ .
Table 2 lists the periodic tests that SHTM 2010 part 3 and MDA DB2002(06) describe in detail for the various types of steam sterilizers. For specific guidance on testing and maintenance of type S sterilizers, refer to the Manufacturer’s instructions.
āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻŋ 2 āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻ° āĻ¤āĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻž āĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¯āĻž SHTM 2010 āĻ āĻāĻļ 3 āĻāĻŦāĻ MDA DB2002(06) āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻ§āĻ°āĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻˇā§āĻĒ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻžāĻāĻĒ S āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻāĻ°āĻŖā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻžāĻŦā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯, āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻžāĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
A planned program of preventive maintenance is also required for each sterilizer. Maintenance work is carried out by a qualified maintenance person. In some cases when parts (e.g. temperature probes) are changed, it is necessary to have the sterilization cycle revalidated.
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻļāĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ§āĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻ āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻžāĻŦā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨āĨ¤ āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻžāĻŦā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĻ¤āĻžāĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻžāĻŦā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻ āĻāĻļāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ (āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖāĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻĒ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻž āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨) āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ¤āĻāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ¨āĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨āĨ¤
For advice on validation of new or existing sterilizers, contact an Authorising Engineer (Decontamination)
āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻāĻ°āĻŖā§āĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ§āĻ¤āĻž āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯, āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻ āĻĨāĻ°āĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° (āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻ¨āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻļāĻ¨) āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ¯ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤ Obtain a written test schedule for each sterilizer from a test person (sterilizers) or an Authorising Engineer (Decontamination). āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ (āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§) āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻ āĻĨāĻ°āĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° (āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻ¨āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻļāĻ¨) āĻāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¸ā§āĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĨ¤
6.1 Housekeeping Safety Checks
āĻšāĻžāĻāĻ¸āĻāĻŋāĻĒāĻŋāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻĢāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ-
6.1.1 Daily Housekeeping checks for all sterilizers
6.1.1 āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻļāĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĻā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻšāĻžāĻāĻ¸āĻāĻŋāĻĒāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻ
At the start of each day.
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻļā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĨ¤
Wipe the door seal with a clean, disposable, damp, non-linting cloth and carry out any other checks required by the manufacturer.
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ°, āĻ¨āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻĒāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¯, āĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻ¤ā§, āĻ¨āĻ¨-āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ˛āĻāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻā§āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ā§ˇ
Check that the chamber and shelves are clean.
āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻž āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
Refile the reservoir with suitable quality water (see section 3.6)
āĻāĻĒāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ˛ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ° āĻ°āĻŋāĻĢāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ (āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ 3.6 āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻ¨)
When switching the power on, check that the ventilation louvers are not covered to avoid overheating.
āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ°āĻŋāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻŽ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ˛ āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¸ āĻĸā§āĻā§ āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻ¤āĻž āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
If recommended by the sterilizer manufacturer, preheat the sterilizer chamber before performing daily tests.
āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻļāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻā§āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻļ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ˛ā§, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻšāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
Record the completion of the checks in the sterilizer logbook.
āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻāĻ°āĻŖā§āĻ° āĻ˛āĻāĻŦā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
6.1.2 Weekly Safety checks for all sterilizers-
6.1.2 āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°āĻžāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž-
Before carrying out any weekly tests, the following checks are carried out in addition to the daily housekeeping checks.
āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻšāĻžāĻāĻ¸āĻāĻŋāĻĒāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻŽā§āĻ¨āĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻā§āĻāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
- Examine the door seal for signs of wear damage.
- āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻ˛āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĻāĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ˛āĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
- Examine the security and performance of the door safety features including the hinges and the locking mechanism as detailed in the manufacturers instructions.
- āĻāĻŦā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ˛āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻŽ āĻ¸āĻš āĻĻāĻ°āĻāĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°āĻžāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤āĻž āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻžāĻŦāĻ˛ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
- If a faullt is detected in the door seal or safety features ,ensure this is corrected before carrying out weekly tests or using the sterilizer.
- āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻĻāĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ˛ āĻŦāĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻ āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋ āĻ§āĻ°āĻž āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻ¤āĻŦā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻāĻļā§āĻ§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§ āĻ¤āĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
- Record satisfactory completion of the weekly safety checks in the sterilizer logbook.
- āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻļāĻ āĻ˛āĻāĻŦā§āĻā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°āĻžāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻˇāĻāĻ¨āĻ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
6.2 Automatic Control Test for All Sterilizers.
āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻļāĻ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŖ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž.
The automatic controller is the device within the sterilizer that controls the sterilization cycle. To be sure that is working, an automatic control test is carried out every day either using the sterilization cycle parameter values recorded on the printout or electronic data logger or by manually observing and recording the cycle parameters if there is not a suitable recorded fitted. In addition, a manual automatic control test should also be carried out once per week for all sterilizers.
āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻ āĻšāĻ˛ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻļāĻā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻāĻ¸ āĻ¯āĻž āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻž āĻ¤āĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻāĻāĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻĄā§āĻāĻž āĻ˛āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§, āĻ āĻĨāĻŦāĻž āĻāĻĒāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻ¨āĻž āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻā§āĻ˛ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ°āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻŦā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŽā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŖ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ, āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻļāĻāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻšā§ āĻāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ˛ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŖ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤
The automatic control test can be done when sterilizing a standard load unless also carrying out a steam penetration test for a vacuum sterilizer at the same time. This is usually the first cycle of the day.
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻ˛ā§āĻĄ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŖ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§, āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻāĻ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻŦāĻžāĻˇā§āĻĒ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦā§āĻļ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻ¤ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĨ¤
6.2.1 Automatic Control Test Using a Recorded-
6.2.1 āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŖ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž
This test is carried out once per day if the sterilizer is fitted with a suitable record (i.e. a printer or electronic data logger). If a suitable record is not fitted, a manual automatic control must be carried out each day (see section 6.2.2)
āĻāĻ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻļāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻāĻ°āĻž (āĻ¯ā§āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻĄā§āĻāĻž āĻ˛āĻāĻžāĻ°) āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤ āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻĨāĻŋāĻŦāĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻ¨āĻž āĻĨāĻžāĻā§, āĻ¤āĻžāĻšāĻ˛ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ˛ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻļā§āĻ¯āĻ (āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ 6.2.2 āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻ¨)
- Run a sterilization cycle with a standard load or an empty chamber (the chamber must be empty if a steam penetration test is also carried out in a vacuum sterilizer).
- āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻ˛ā§āĻĄ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻš āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ (āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻˇā§āĻĒ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦā§āĻļā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¤āĻŦā§ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻāĻŋ āĻ āĻŦāĻļā§āĻ¯āĻ āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻŦā§)āĨ¤
- At the end of the cycle, check the printout or data logger to ensure that the recorded cycle parameters(temperature, pressure, hold me) are within the specified range for the cycle and comparable to the values obtained at
- āĻāĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻļā§āĻˇā§, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻāĻāĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻĄā§āĻāĻž āĻ˛āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĻ¤āĻŋāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ (āĻ¤āĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻžāĻĒ, āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻ§āĻ°ā§ āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¨) āĻāĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ¤ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ
- Keep a record of the recorded values for temperature, pressure and hold time.
- āĻ¤āĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ§āĻ°ā§ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
- If the automatic control test is unsatisfactory (i.e. the recorded temperature, pressure or hold time are not within the specified range for the cycle) record the test as a fail and do not use the sterilizer until the fault has been resolved.
- āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŖ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻ āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻˇāĻāĻ¨āĻ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ (āĻ āĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻžā§ āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻŦāĻž āĻ§āĻ°ā§ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¨āĻ¯āĻŧ) āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻž āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻļāĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻŦā§āĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤
- In this case, return any instruments that were loaded in the sterilizer to the start of the decontamination process.
- āĻāĻ āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§, āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻāĻ°āĻŖ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻļā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻāĻ°āĻŖā§ āĻ˛ā§āĻĄ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻĢāĻŋāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĨ¤
- Sign the logbook.
- āĻ˛āĻāĻŦā§āĻā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻˇāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
6.2.2 Manual Automatic Control Test
āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ˛ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŖ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž
The test is carried out once per day if the sterilizer does not have a suitable recorded fitted, and once per week if there is a suitable recorder.
Run a sterilization cycle with a standard load or an empty chamber ( the chamber must be empty if also carrying out a steam penetration test in a vacuum sterilizer.
āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻļāĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻ¨āĻž āĻĨāĻžāĻā§, āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ°ā§āĻĄāĻžāĻ° āĻĨāĻžāĻā§ āĻ¤āĻŦā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻšā§ āĻāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻ˛ā§āĻĄ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻš āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ ( āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻˇā§āĻĒ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦā§āĻļ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¤āĻŦā§ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻāĻŋ āĻ āĻŦāĻļā§āĻ¯āĻ āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋ āĻšāĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻŦā§ā§ˇ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻļāĻ āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¤āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻāĻ°āĻŖā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ (āĻāĻ āĻĒāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ¨ā§āĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻ¨āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻļ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§)
Begin timing the sterilization hold period of the cycle when the sterilizer reaches the sterilizing temperature (the display might also indicate when this point is reached )
Note the bar pressure reached during the hold period
Note the temperature reached during the hold period.
āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻļāĻ āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¤āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻāĻ°āĻŖā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ (āĻāĻ āĻĒāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ¨ā§āĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻ¨āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻļ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§) āĻšā§āĻ˛ā§āĻĄ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻĄā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻĒā§āĻāĻā§āĻā§ āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻšā§āĻ˛ā§āĻĄ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻĄā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻž āĻĒā§āĻāĻā§āĻā§ āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
Record the temperature, pressure, and hold time in the sterilizer logbook, Record the test as a pass if these values are within the specified range for the cycle and comparable to the values obtained at validation.
If the automatic control test is unsatisfactory (i.e. the temperature, pressure, or hold time are not within the specified range for the cycle), record the test as a fail and do not use the sterilizer until the fault has been resolved.
Sign the logbook.
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6.3 Steam Penetration Test for Vacuum Sterilizers
āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻŋāĻŽ āĻĒā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻļāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ
This test is carried out in vacuum sterilizers designed to sterilize wrapped instruments. It is intended to show that steam will rapidly and evenly penetrate a test device that is similar to the intended load.
Refer to the sterilizer manufacturer’s instructions for the recommended test device and indicator.
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At the start of the day, select the usual sterilization cycle and perform the test with the chamber empty apart from the test device, following the test device manufacturer’s instructions.
Record whether the test was a pass or a fail in the sterilizer logbook.
If the steam penetration test result is unsatisfactory, repeat the test. A second unsatisfactory test result confirms that there is a fault. Arrange for a Maintenance person to investigate and do not use the sterilizer to sterilize instruments until the fault has been resolved.
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6.4 Air leakage test for Vacuum Sterilizers
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If air leaks into the sterilizer chamber at a higher rate than specified by the manufacturer. It might interfere with the penetration of steam into the load and as the air will not have passed through the bacteria retentive filter, there is a risk of recontaminating the load. An air leakage test involves removing air from the chamber, isolating the chamber, and monitoring the pressure for a period of time. Air leakage will cause and increase in the chamber pressure.
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If an automatic test is available, carry out an air leakage test according to the manufacturer’s instructions once per week.
It is preferable to have a sterilizer that is capable of performing an automatic test because otherwise a test a person is required to perform a weekly manual test.
Note that some manufacturers specify that is carried out each day before the steam penetration test.
Record the results in the sterilizer logbook.
āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻĒāĻ˛āĻŦā§āĻ§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻšā§ āĻāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻžāĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĢā§āĻā§ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸āĻā§āĻˇāĻŽ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻļāĻ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻĨāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ˛ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¯ā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻˇā§āĻĒ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦā§āĻļ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ˛āĻāĻŦā§āĻā§ āĻĢāĻ˛āĻžāĻĢāĻ˛ āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
6.5 Automatic Air Detection System Function Test for Vacuum Sterilizers
āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻĄāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻļāĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻŽ āĻĢāĻžāĻāĻļāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ
Sterilizers that actively remove air from the load before sterilization are fitted with a means of detecting whether any air present in the chamber is sufficient to impair sterilization during each cycle. A test is performed each week to check that the air detector is functioning correctly. The details of the test vary between different makes of the sterilizer. If the user cannot perform this test, it will require a test person to visit weekly to perform the test. This will add significantly to your costs so check this before purchase.
Carry out an automatic air detection system function test as specified in the manufacturer’s instructions once per week.
Record the results in the sterilizer logbook
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6.6 Other Periodic Tests
Arrange for a test person to carry out quarterly (if specified by the manufacturer) and yearly (annual revalidation) tests (e. g. through the purchase of a new sterilizer via the NHSScotland national contract with the full support package or by an arrangement with a contractor). A suitably experienced and qualified maintenance person may perform some of these tests (see appendix )
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6.7 Maintenance of Small Steam Sterilizers
āĻā§āĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻˇā§āĻĒ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻžāĻŦā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ
Obtain a maintenance contract to carry out the program of preventative maintenance tasks as specified in the manufacturer’s instructions.
If the manufacturer’s program of maintenance is not available, consult the Maintenance person (sterilizers) who might be an employee of the supplier or manufacturer ) to devise a suitable program.
Ensure details of all maintenance work are recorded in the sterilizer logbook, including problems, faults, and preventative and corrective actions.
If any maintenance or modification work is carried out to the pressure system, seek the advice of a competent person (pressure vessels) before using the sterilizer.
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Periodic tests for small steam sterilizers
āĻā§āĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻˇā§āĻĒ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž
Daily Tests-
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž-
- Automatic control test
- Steam penetration test
- āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŖ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž
- āĻŦāĻžāĻˇā§āĻĒ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦā§āĻļ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž
Weekly tests- (āĻ¸āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž)-
Weekly safety checks (door seal and lock) Air leakage test (Automatic) Air detection system function test (automatic) Automatic control test
Steam Penetration test
- āĻ¸āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°āĻžāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž (āĻĻāĻ°āĻāĻž āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ˛ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ˛āĻž)
- āĻŦāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĢā§āĻā§ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž (āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ)
- āĻŦāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¸āĻ¨āĻžāĻā§āĻ¤āĻāĻ°āĻŖ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻŽ āĻĢāĻžāĻāĻļāĻ¨ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž (āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ)
- āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŖ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž
- āĻŦāĻžāĻˇā§āĻĒ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦā§āĻļ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž
Quarterly tests-
āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¸āĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž-
- Weekly safety checks
- Air leakage test(automatic)
- Air leakage test (sensors connected)
- Automatic control test
- Verification of calibration of sterilizer instruments
- Thermometric test for a small load.
- Air leakage test (sensors removed).
- All detection system function test (automatic)
- Steam penetration test.
- āĻ¸āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°āĻžāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻā§āĻ
- āĻŦāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĢā§āĻā§ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž (āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ)
- āĻŦāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĢā§āĻā§ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž (āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ° āĻ¸āĻāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤)
- āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŖ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž
- āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻ°āĻŖ
- āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ āĻ˛ā§āĻĄ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĨāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŽā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĢā§āĻā§ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž (āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ° āĻ āĻĒāĻ¸āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ)āĨ¤
- āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¸āĻ¨āĻžāĻā§āĻ¤āĻāĻ°āĻŖ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻŽ āĻĢāĻžāĻāĻļāĻ¨ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž (āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ)
- āĻŦāĻžāĻˇā§āĻĒ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦā§āĻļ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž.
Yearly and Revalidation tests-
āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ¨āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž-
- Yearly safety checks
- Steam non-condensable gas test
- Steam superheat test
- Steam dryness test
- Air leakage test (automatic)
- Air leakage test (sensors connected)
- Automatic control test.
- Verification of calibration of sterilizer instruments
- chamber overheat cut-out test.
- Air detector test for a small load.
- Air detector test for a full load
- Thermostatic test for a small load.
- Thermostatic test for a full load.
- Test for performance requalification as required by the user.
- Air leakage test (sensors removed)
- Air detection system function test (automatic)
- Steam penetration test.
The user may perform these tests only with the prior agreement by an Authorising Engineer (Decontamination)
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