Scottish Health Technical Memorandum 01-01 Part C Decontamination of medical devices in a Central Decontamination Unit. Part C: sterilization by steam

Publication Year

2018

Document Status

Current

Abstract

Focuses on steam sterilization employing porous load sterilizers and associated steam plant. Covers areas such as design, operational requirements and testing and validation protocols within a Central Decontamination Unit.

Document History

SHTM 01-01 replaces some parts of SHTM 2010, SHTM 2030 and SHTM 2031 dated 2001. SHTM 01-01 Part A 'Decontamination of medical devices in a Central Decontamination Unit. Part A: management' (HFS, 2018) should be used in conjunction with SHTM 01-01 Part C. SHTM 01-01 Part A includes a glossary. Version 1.0 dated September 2018. SHTM 01-01:2018 is made up of seven parts: parts A-F.

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