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03/23/20,05 16� 33 <br />14 <br />46175 60 <br />MED STAFF to <br />Example Quality Assurance / Quality Control Procedure <br />For <br />Demonstrating Efficacious Treatment of Suction Canister Waste <br />By <br />Stearn Sterilization <br />The following is an example quality assurance / quality control (OA/QC) <br />procedure one might incorporate within their operations plan to ensure that <br />suction canister waste (medical waste) has been adequately treated by steam <br />sterilization as required under Health and Safety Code, Section 11 8215(a)(2)(D). <br />1. Obtain a clean / unused suction canister which represents the type used in <br />the facility. If more than one type of suction canister is used in the facility, <br />obtain a sample of each. <br />2. Fill each clean / unused suction canister(s) at least half full with normal <br />saline or other matrix (i.e., equal parts saline and serum / albumin) which <br />represents the waste typically generated at the facility. This will be the <br />QA/QC sample for the treatment cycle. <br />3. Using the biological indicator Geobacillus stearothermophilus (formerly <br />Bacillus stearothermophilus) that are commercially available on strips <br />contained in glassine envelopes, place spore strips in the center of the <br />filled suction canister(s). <br />4. Place the filled suction canister(s) containing the biological indicator <br />Geobacillus stearothermophilus into the middle / center of the waste load <br />and operate the autoclave according to standard operating procedures, <br />5. Once the autoclave completes its operating cycle, retrieve the glassine <br />envelope(s) containing the biological indicator from the suction canister(s) <br />used as the QA/AC SaMple(s) and submit to the laboratory to confirm that <br />efficacious treatment has occurred. <br />WMA111111111 2" <br />