Technical committee on sterilization
Subcommittee on moist heat sterilization
Preface
1 Scope
2 Definitions
3 Reference publications
4 General requirements
5 Work areas
   5.1 General
        5.1.1 Area requirements
        5.1.2 Environmental control
        5.1.3 Handwashing facilities
        5.1.4 Work surfaces
        5.1.5 Lint
   5.2 Specific area requirements and restrictions
        5.2.1 Decontamination area
        5.2.2 Preparation area
        5.2.3 Sterilization
6 Personnel consideration
   6.1 General
   6.2 Attire
   6.3 Qualifications
        6.3.1 Supervision
        6.3.2 Sterilization processing personnel
   6.4 Training and continuing education
7 Processing recommendations
   7.1 General
   7.2 Decontamination procedures
        7.2.1 Transport of contaminated devices to
               decontaminated area
        7.2.2 Cleaning
        7.2.3 Clean preparation
   7.3 Loading the sterilizer
   7.4 Sterilization procedures and cycle parameters
        7.4.1 Porous and nonporous loads
        7.4.2 Speciality instruments
   7.5 Unloading and transfer to the sterile field
8 Monitoring of processing parameters
   8.1 General
   8.2 Mechanical monitoring
   8.3 Chemical monitoring
        8.3.1 Chemical indicators
        8.3.2 Selecting chemical indicators
        8.3.3 Guidelines for chemical monitoring
        8.3.4 Frequency of testing
   8.4 Biological monitoring
        8.4.1 Biological indicators
        8.4.2 Selecting biological indicators
        8.4.3 Guidelines for biological monitoring
   8.5 Failures and malfunctions
9 Records
   9.1 Charts
   9.2 Process recording records
   9.3 Implantable devices
   9.4 Sterility records
10 Maintenance and sterilizer quality assurance
Table
Appendices
A - Sterilizers for use in emergency sterilization
B - Air detection (bowie-dick) test
C - Bibliography