Miele G 7883 Operating Instructions Manual page 5

If sterilisation is not required prior to
machine preparation, the user must
decide whether to use the vario TD
programme for cleaning and
disinfection to general hygiene
requirements, or whether to use the
SPECIAL 93°C/10' (§ 18 IfSG) for
cleaning and disinfection in
accordance with national Health and
Safety regulations regarding the
containing of epidemics. The
disinfecting programme chosen will
depend on the area of effectiveness
required (bactericidal and/or virucidal)
and on the thermal stability of the
instruments. Contaminated items, not
requiring initial sterilisation, can be
placed directly in the machine without
pre-treatment (no soaking required).
The parameters for thermal disinfection
in accordance with prEN ISO 15883-1
are 80 °C (+ 5 °C, - 0 °C) with a 10 min.
holding time or 90 °C (+ 5 °C, - 0 °C)
with a 5 min. holding time for the
inactivation of HBV.
Description of the machine
The effective areas are defined as
follows:
A = suitable for the destruction of
vegetative bacteria, including
myco-bacteria, fungus and fungal
spores.
B = suitable for the inactivation of
viruses (including HBV and HIV).
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