Decontamination

Operating Large Porous Load Sterilizers | STO2

Who will benefit?
Operators of large porous load sterilizers. These may include SSD staff etc, and any other person who is responsible for the operation porous load sterilizer.

Aim
To enable delegates to meet their responsibilities as operators* of large porous load sterilizers.
* Operator as defined in HTM 2010.

Objectives
Delegates will acquire the skills and knowledge to:

• Carry out daily testing on large porous load sterilizers as recommended in HTM 2010
• Define their role and responsibilities as recommended in HTM 2010.
• Complete test records accurately and precisely     
• Explain the reasons for correct usage and loading of sterilizers
• Explain the relationship between saturation temperature and pressure of steam.
• Explain the decontamination process.

Accreditation
The course is accredited by the City & Guilds of London Institute.

Other information
Practical exercises form an important part of this course, enabling delegates to fulfil their role. Equipment must be provided by the client to accomplish this, if delivered on-site.

What next
After attending this one day course a natural progression would be to attend our HTM 2010/2030 Users course (DTM). The Users course enables the delegate to fully understand the further requirements of decontamination, washer disinfectors and porous load sterilizers.

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