Paragraph 5 Decontamination, cleaning, disinfection and sterilisation

The certificate holder must ensure that the approved premises or vehicle (or all parts of the premises or vehicle that they are responsible for) are kept clean and tidy at all times.

A suitable and sufficient cleaning schedule for the approved premises or vehicle must be in operation.

Equipment, facilities and arrangements must be provided for the decontamination, cleaning, disinfecting and, where required, sterilisation of work tools, instruments and other items. This provision must be segregated from all workstations, and it must reflect the procedures undertaken at the approved premises or vehicle.

Where equipment, facilities and arrangements cannot be provided for the decontamination, cleaning, disinfecting and, where required, sterilisation of work tools, instruments and other items, a single use policy must be operated.

All equipment used for the purpose of cleaning, disinfecting or sterilising must be used, maintained and serviced in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions and be accompanied by documented records to demonstrate that the appropriate quality tests have been carried out to validate the use of that equipment.