Miele G 7836 CD Operating Instructions Manual page 11

The following points should be
observed to assist in maintaining
quality standards for processing
medical instruments and sensitive
laboratory glassware, and to avoid
injury to patients or damage to
equipment.
If the machine is being used for
disinfection in accordance with
official regulations on the control of
epidemics, the steam condenser and
its connections to and from the wash
cabinet must be cleaned and
disinfected whenever any repairs are
carried out or parts replaced.
For decontamination in
accordance with official
regulations, the programme must not
be interrupted by pressing the I-0
button to switch off after START has
been pressed . Interrupting any other
programmes should also be avoided as
this will reduce cleaning, disinfection
and the final rinse results. If it is opened
the programme should be completely
repeated.
The standard of cleaning and
disinfection programmes must be
routinely confirmed by the user. The
process should be thermally electrically
monitored on a regular basis and
checked against documented control
results. Chemo thermal procedures
should also be monitored using chemo
or bio indicators.
Warning and safety instructions
For thermal disinfection, use
temperatures and temperature
holding times to achieve the required
infection prophylaxis in accordance
with current health and safety
regulations.
Disinfection programmes which
use a chemical disinfecting agent
at moderate temperatures such as
65 °C or lower are not recognised by
§18 IfSG for disinfection. They should
only be used for items which cannot
withstand the higher temperatures used
by thermal disinfection. The range of
effective disinfection is based on claims
made by the producer of the
disinfecting agent. Their instructions on
handling, use and effectiveness must
be observed. The use of chemo-
thermal disinfection procedures is the
responsibility of the operator.
If there are toxic or chemical
substances in the suds solution
(e.g. aldehyde in the disinfecting agent)
you must be particularly vigilant of the
risks these carry should you need to
interrupt a programme and open the
door. The door seals and correct
functioning of the steam condenser
should be regularly monitored.
Theatre (OP) shoes should only be
cleaned and disinfected in a
machine installed specifically for this
purpose.
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