This recommended practice covers the safe handling and biological decontamination of reusable
medical devices, including design criteria for decontamination areas in health care facilities; staff
qualifications, education, and other personnel considerations; immediate handling of
contaminated items; transport of contaminated items; and decontamination processes. This
recommended practice also includes definitions of terms and reference documents, as well as
informative annexes providing supplementary information on the principles of infection
transmission; the selection and use of chemical disinfectants; thermal disinfection; the safe
handling and decontamination of medical devices returned to manufacturers for servicing, repair,
or failure investigation; and the OSHA bloodborne pathogen regulation.
| ANSI : | ANSI Approved |
| File Size : | 1
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| Note : | This product is unavailable in Belarus, Russia, Ukraine |
| Number of Pages : | 82 |
| Published : | 03/17/2003 |
