Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 70833 - Autoclaves and Sterilizers
(a) Autoclaves and sterilizers shall be
maintained in operating condition at all times.
(b) Instructions for operating autoclaves and
sterilizers shall be posted in the area where the autoclaves and sterilizers
are located.
(c) Written procedures
shall be developed, maintained and available to personnel responsible for
sterilization of supplies and equipment that include, but are not limited to
the following:
(1) Time, temperature and
pressure for sterilizing the various bundles, packs, dressings, instruments,
solutions, etc.
(2) Cleaning,
packaging, storing and issuance of supplies and equipment.
(3) Dating and outdating of materials
sterilized.
(4) Loading of the
sterilizer.
(5) Daily checking of
recording and indicating thermometers and filing for one year of recording
thermometer charts.
(6) Monthly
bacteriological test, the bacterial organism used and filing for one year of
the test results.
(7) Length of
aeration time for materials gas-sterilized.
Notes
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