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San -I -Pak Operation Procedure Page 3 of 6 the bag into the bottom of the chamber. 8. If the chamber is only half filled or less, position a second tipper cart in front of the cart lift and repeat #7. 9. Close the discharge area doors (big blue ones). 10. Straighten the chamber by pressing the "Chamber Dump" button (yellow one). 11. Open the discharge area doors. Use the tamping pole to push back any bags that have fallen forward. ALL OF THE BAGS MUST BE PUSHED SAFELY INTO THE CHAMBER BEFORE PROCEEDING. 12. Close the discharge area doors. On the computer pad press the "Send Home" button. As the chamber moves to the "home position", watch for any signs that the load may have shifted forward. If the load is stressed, push in the EMERGENCY STOP BUTTON. DO NOT PROCEED — CALL ENGINEERING FOR ASSISTANCE. 13. If the chamber reaches "home" safely, push the sterilizer door in and turn the hatch wheel to the right to secure. The hatch wheel should be turned until it is hand tight. CAUTION: Never use more than normal hand force when opening or closing sterilizer load door. Leverage aids such as bars or pipes will overstress mechanism and should NEVER be used. 14. On the computer pad press the "Start Cycle" button. Then enter your operating code and push the "Enter" button. The sterilizer will then start the cycle. The red sterilizer light will be lit along with a red indicator light on the sterilizer door. Hatch wheel will automatically lock once the sterilization cycle has been initiated. 15. The sterilizer computer will take control of the sterilization process. The computer will automatically monitor the process for proper temperature, vacuum and length of cycle time. If at any time this process should be interrupted by a loss of temperature, vacuum or cycle time, the unit will abort the sterilization process. It will not allow the operator to open the sterilizer door and the Sterilizer Discharge indicator will NOT be showing a blue light, thus indicating that the load was not properly sterilized. The computer will need to be reset and the unit checked for mechanical problems for the cause of the interruption. Once corrected, then the sterilization process can be started again with the SAME load. 16. A computer read-out on the sterilization process will be checked against the cycle read-out on a weekly basis to assure that every load is properly sterilized. Disruptions in the sterilization process will be noted in the San -I -Pak Cycle Inspection Log with explanations as to how those disruptions were handled to assure proper sterilization. 17. Temperature calibration of the sterilizer will be done once per year. 18. The cycle read-out paper roll will be replaced as needed. 19. The following documents will be kept in the EVS office by the EVS Manager for a minimum of three years: -calibration checks -cycle read-out -computer read-out -San-I-Pak cycle inspection logs References: None Cross References: None http://dhaltsO l /policy/policy.nsfl2b0145 f 9f8l 80bc2872572760064256414bb8f84767ae 1 f9... 11/15/2016