CAN/CSA Z314.3-M91 Effective Sterilization in Hospitals by the Steam Process

standard by Canadian Standards Association / National Standard of Canada, 01/01/1991

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1. Scope
1.1 This Standard defines essential elements in a program for using steam to sterilize medical products in hospitals and similar health care facilities with the object of achieving an adequate level of sterility assurance and minimizing the risk of injury to the operators of steam sterilization equipment. Note: ""Similar health care facilities"" includes nursing homes, extended-care facilities, clinics, medical and dental offices, health units in industry, and other privately-owned medical facilities. For convenience, the shorter term ""hospital"" is used herein.
1.2 Inclusions This Standard includes requirements for (a) preparation and packaging of products requiring sterilization; (b) sterilizer loading and operation; (c) storage of sterilized products; (d) sterility assurance; (e) purchase agreement regarding sterilizable products and packaging materials; and (f) maintenance and sterilizer quality assurance.
1.3 Exclusions (a) This Standard does not apply to flash sterilizers or to wa sher/sterilizers. Note: Refer to CSA Standard CAN/CSA

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Published: 01/01/1991 Number of Pages: 39 File Size: 1 file , 3 MB