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This recommended practice covers the safe handling and biological decontamination of reusablemedical devices, including design criteria for decontamination areas in health care facilities; staffqualifications, education, and other personnel considerations; immediate handling ofcontaminated items; transport of contaminated items; and decontamination processes. Thisrecommended practice also includes definitions of terms and reference documents, as well asinformative annexes providing supplementary information on the principles of infectiontransmission; the selection and use of chemical disinfectants; thermal disinfection; the safehandling and decontamination of medical devices returned to manufacturers for servicing, repair,or failure investigation; and the OSHA bloodborne pathogen regulation.

Product Details

Published:

03/17/2003

ANSI:

ANSI Approved

Number of Pages:

82

File Size:

1 file , 630 KB