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has failed. Maintain a copy of this document in your files. Submit one copy to the Ventura County Environmental Health Division (address shown at the top of page 1). I hereby certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief, the statements made herein are correct and true. Signature: Sterilization Procedures Date: July 05, 2022 When a body art facility is equipped with a decontamination and sterilization room and will be sterilizing reusable instruments and body art jewelry, the following sterilization procedures must be followed: 1. Clean instruments to be sterilized shall first be sealed in peel -packs that contain either a sterilizer indicator or internal temperature indicator. The outside of the pack shall be labeled with the name of the instrument, the date sterilized, and the initials of the person operating the sterilizing equipment. 2. Sterilizers shall be loaded, operated, decontaminated and maintained according to manufacturer's directions, and shall meet all of the following standards: Only equipment manufactured for the sterilization of medical instruments shall be used. • Sterilization equipment shall be tested using a commercial biological indicator monitoring system after the initial installation, after any major repair, and at least once per month. The expiration date of the monitor shall be checked prior to each use. • Each sterilization load shall be monitored with mechanical indicators for time, temperature, pressure, and, at a minimum, Class V integrators. The Class V integrator gives an immediate response on whether the sterilization has been achieved. Each individual sterilization pack shall have an indicator. • Biological indicator monitoring test results shall be recorded in a log that shall be kept on site for two years after the date of the results. ja:RB G:\Admin\HAZMAT\FORMS\MEDICAL WASTE &BODY ART\Infection Prevention and Control Plan Page 7 of 10