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WS/T 367-2012: Regulation of disinfection technique in healthcare settings

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WS HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY STANDARD ICS 11.020 C 05 Regulation of disinfection technique in healthcare settings Issued on. APRIL 05, 2012 Implemented on. AUGUST 01, 2012 Issued by. Ministry of Health of the PRC

Table of Contents

Foreword... 3 1 Scope... 4 2 Normative references... 4 3 Terms and definitions... 5 4 Management requirements... 11 5 Basic principles of disinfection and sterilization... 12 6 Washing and cleaning... 15 7 Common disinfection and sterilization methods... 16 8 Sterilization of critical items... 16 9 Disinfection of semi-critical items... 18 10 Disinfection of non-critical items... 19 11 Disinfection of item and environment contaminated by prion, gas gangrene and sudden unexplained infectious disease... 20 12 Disinfection of skin and mucosa... 23 13 Cleaning and disinfection of ground and item surface... 26 14 Disinfection of cleaning supplies... 27 Appendix A (Normative) Cleaning, disinfection and sterilization effects monitoring... 28 Appendix B (Informative) Disinfection test reagents and medium formulations ... 40 Appendix C (Normative) Commonly used disinfection and sterilization methods ... 45

1 Scope

This standard specifies the management requirements for disinfection of medical institutions; the basic principles of disinfection and sterilization; washing and cleaning, disinfection and sterilization methods; cleaning, disinfection and sterilization effect monitoring, etc. This standard applies to all types of medical institutions of all levels and all types.

2 Normative references

The following documents are essential to the application of this document. For the dated documents, only the versions with the dates indicated are applicable to this document; for the undated documents, only the latest version (including all the amendments) are applicable to this Standard. GB/T 16886.7 Biological evaluation of medical devices - Part 7.Ethylene oxide sterilization residuals GB 19258 Ultraviolet germicidal lamp GB/T 19633 Packaging for terminally sterilized medical devices GB 50333 Architectural technical code for hospital clean operating department WS 310.1 Central sterile supply department (CSSD) - Part 1.Management standard WS 310.2 Central sterile supply department (CSSD) - Part 2.Standard for operating procedure of cleaning, disinfection and sterilization WS 310.3 Central sterile supply department (CSSD) - Part 3.Surveillance standard for cleaning, disinfection and sterilization WS/T 311 Technique standard for isolation in hospitals WS/T 313 Standard for hand hygiene for healthcare workers in healthcare settings

3 Terms and definitions

The following terms and definitions apply to this document. 3.1 Cleaning It refers to the process of removing the organic matter, inorganic matter and visible pollutants from the surface of an object. 3.2 Washing It refers to the whole process of removing the containments from the treatment instrument, appliance, and items, including washing, cleaning, rinsing and final rinsing. 3.3 Detergent It refers to the reagent used in the washing process to remove the organic matter, inorganic matter and microorganisms from the items under treatment. 3.4 Disinfection It refers to the treatment of removing or killing pathogenic microorganisms on the media in order to achieve harmlessness. 3.5 Disinfectant It refers to the reagent which can kill the microbes on the media AND reach to the requirements of disinfection. 3.6 High-efficacy disinfectant It refers to the disinfection reagent which can kill all bacterial propagules (including mycobacteria), viruses, fungi and spores, etc., AND have a certain killing effect against the bacterial spores.

4 Management requirements

4.1 The medical institutions shall, in accordance with the requirements of this regulation AND combining with the actual situation of the unit, establish the scientific and practical disinfection & sterilization system and standard operating procedures, AND make them implemented. 4.4 The disinfected products used by the medical institutions shall comply with the relevant national provisions, AND the relevant certificates of the disinfected products shall be reviewed and archived for reference. 4.5 The medical institutions shall maintain the clean and dry surface of the diagnosis and treatment environment, conduct timely and effective disinfection in the case of pollution; AND conduct regular disinfection against the departments of high infection risk. 4.6 The medical institutions shall, combining with the actual disinfection and sterilization work of the unit, provide the corresponding protective equipment for the workers engaging in the cleaning, disinfection and sterilization of the treatment instrument, appliance, and item, in order to protect the occupational safety of medical staff. 4.7 The medical institutions shall regularly check and monitor the disinfection work, conduct timely analysis and feedback, AND make corrections in time if finding problems. 4.8 Medical staff shall master the basic knowledge of disinfection and sterilization and occupational protection skills.

5 Basic principles of disinfection and sterilization

5.1 Basic requirements 5.1.1 The reusable treatment instrument, appliance and items shall, after use, be firstly cleaned and then disinfected or sterilized. 5.1.5 Disinfection products used in the disinfection of medical institutions shall be approved by the health administrative department OR comply with the relevant standard technical specifications, AND shall follow the approved scope, methods and precautions. 5.2 Selection principles of disinfection and sterilization method 5.2.1 The corresponding disinfection and sterilization method is selected based on the risk of infection after the item is contaminated. 5.3 Occupational protection 5.3.1 It shall take appropriate occupational protection measures in accordance with different disinfection and sterilization methods. 5.3.2 Occupational exposure to medical personnel shall be prevented during the recovery and cleaning of contaminated treatment instruments, appliances, and items. 5.3.3 Handling sharp instruments and appliances shall take effective protective measures to avoid or reduce the occurrence of weapon injuries.

6 Washing and cleaning

6.1 Scope of application Washing is applicable to all the moisture-resistant treatment instruments, appliances and items; AND cleaning is applicable to all kinds of item surfaces. 6.2 Washing and cleaning methods 6.3 Precautions 6.3.1 The items with chamber or with uneven surface shall, after being soaked in detergent, be carefully brushed manually or cleaned ultrasonically. The complex items which can be disassembled shall be cleaned after disassembly. 6.3.2 Cleaning water and detergent shall comply with the provisions of WS 310.1. 6.3.3 The manual cleaning tools such as brushes shall, after daily use, be cleaned and disinfected. 6.3.4 The cleaning of endoscopic and oral equipment shall follow the relevant national provisions. 6.3.5 As for the splash containing a small amount of blood or body fluids and other substances, it may be firstly cleaned and then disinfected; as for the splash of a large amount, it shall firstly use the moisture-absorbing material to remove visible contaminants AND then clean and disinfect it.

7 Common disinfection and sterilization methods

Common disinfection and sterilization methods shall be in accordance with the provisions of Appendix C; AND as for the products used, it shall check the relevant certificates.

8 Sterilization of critical items

8.1 Sterilization of surgical instruments, appliances and items 8.1.1 Preparation before sterilization Cleaning, packaging, and loading shall follow the requirements of WS 310.2. 8.1.2 Sterilization method 8.1.2.7 Power tools. They are divided in pneumatic tools and electric tools, which are generally composed of drill, saw blade, host machine, gas connection line, battery and other components. AND it shall follow the requirements of the user instructions to clean, pack and sterilize each part. 8.2 Sterilization of surgical dressings 8.2.1 Preparation before sterilization 8.2.1.1 The surgical dressings shall be stored in an environment of the temperature of 18 °C ~ 22 °C AND relative humidity of 35% ~ 70% before sterilization. 8.2.2 Sterilization method 8.2.2.1 As for the cotton cloth dressings and cotton yarn dressings, it is preferable to select the pressure steam sterilization. 8.2.2.2 The surgical dressings complying with the requirements of YY/T 0506.1 shall be subjected to corresponding sterilization methods based on different materials. 8.3 Sterilization of surgical sutures 8.3.1 Surgical suture classification. It is divided into absorbable suture and non-absorbable suture. Absorbable sutures include ordinary gut, chrome gut, and synthetic absorbable suture and so on. Non-absorbable sutures include medical thread, polypropylene suture, polyester suture, nylon thread, metal wire and so on.

9 Disinfection of semi-critical items

9.1 Disinfection methods 9.1.1 As for the semi-critical items such as the heat resistant and moisture resistant items (e.g. oral care appliances), it is preferable to select the pressure steam sterilization method; as for the non-heat resistant items such as thermometer (anal thermometer or mouth thermometer), oxygen mask, and anesthesia mask, it shall use high level disinfection or middle level disinfection. 9.2 Precautions 9.2.1 The items to be disinfected shall be thoroughly washed before disinfection and sterilization. 9.2.2 When there is blood or other organic contaminants in the piping, it shall use ultrasonic and medical detergent for soaking and washing. AND the items after being washed shall be disinfected promptly. 9.2.3 The disinfectants in use shall be monitored for their concentration AND be used within the validity period. WS/T 367-2012 WS HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY STANDARD ICS 11.020 C 05 Regulation of disinfection technique in healthcare settings Issued on. APRIL 05, 2012 Implemented on. AUGUST 01, 2012 Issued by. Ministry of Health of the PRC

Table of Contents

Foreword... 3 1 Scope... 4 2 Normative references... 4 3 Terms and definitions... 5 4 Management requirements... 11 5 Basic principles of disinfection and sterilization... 12 6 Washing and cleaning... 15 7 Common disinfection and sterilization methods... 16 8 Sterilization of critical items... 16 9 Disinfection of semi-critical items... 18 10 Disinfection of non-critical items... 19 11 Disinfection of item and environment contaminated by prion, gas gangrene and sudden unexplained infectious disease... 20 12 Disinfection of skin and mucosa... 23 13 Cleaning and disinfection of ground and item surface... 26 14 Disinfection of cleaning supplies... 27 Appendix A (Normative) Cleaning, disinfection and sterilization effects monitoring... 28 Appendix B (Informative) Disinfection test reagents and medium formulations ... 40 Appendix C (Normative) Commonly used disinfection and sterilization methods ... 45

1 Scope

This standard specifies the management requirements for disinfection of medical institutions; the basic principles of disinfection and sterilization; washing and cleaning, disinfection and sterilization methods; cleaning, disinfection and sterilization effect monitoring, etc. This standard applies to all types of medical institutions of all levels and all types.

2 Normative references

The following documents are essential to the application of this document. For the dated documents, only the versions with the dates indicated are applicable to this document; for the undated documents, only the latest version (including all the amendments) are applicable to this Standard. GB/T 16886.7 Biological evaluation of medical devices - Part 7.Ethylene oxide sterilization residuals GB 19258 Ultraviolet germicidal lamp GB/T 19633 Packaging for terminally sterilized medical devices GB 50333 Architectural technical code for hospital clean operating department WS 310.1 Central sterile supply department (CSSD) - Part 1.Management standard WS 310.2 Central sterile supply department (CSSD) - Part 2.Standard for operating procedure of cleaning, disinfection and sterilization WS 310.3 Central sterile supply department (CSSD) - Part 3.Surveillance standard for cleaning, disinfection and sterilization WS/T 311 Technique standard for isolation in hospitals WS/T 313 Standard for hand hygiene for healthcare workers in healthcare settings

3 Terms and definitions

The following terms and definitions apply to this document. 3.1 Cleaning It refers to the process of removing the organic matter, inorganic matter and visible pollutants from the surface of an object. 3.2 Washing It refers to the whole process of removing the containments from the treatment instrument, appliance, and items, including washing, cleaning, rinsing and final rinsing. 3.3 Detergent It refers to the reagent used in the washing process to remove the organic matter, inorganic matter and microorganisms from the items under treatment. 3.4 Disinfection It refers to the treatment of removing or killing pathogenic microorganisms on the media in order to achieve harmlessness. 3.5 Disinfectant It refers to the reagent which can kill the microbes on the media AND reach to the requirements of disinfection. 3.6 High-efficacy disinfectant It refers to the disinfection reagent which can kill all bacterial propagules (including mycobacteria), viruses, fungi and spores, etc., AND have a certain killing effect against the bacterial spores.

4 Management requirements

4.1 The medical institutions shall, in accordance with the requirements of this regulation AND combining with the actual situation of the unit, establish the scientific and practical disinfection & sterilization system and standard operating procedures, AND make them implemented. 4.4 The disinfected products used by the medical institutions shall comply with the relevant national provisions, AND the relevant certificates of the disinfected products shall be reviewed and archived for reference. 4.5 The medical institutions shall maintain the clean and dry surface of the diagnosis and treatment environment, conduct timely and effective disinfection in the case of pollution; AND conduct regular disinfection against the departments of high infection risk. 4.6 The medical institutions shall, combining with the actual disinfection and sterilization work of the unit, provide the corresponding protective equipment for the workers engaging in the cleaning, disinfection and sterilization of the treatment instrument, appliance, and item, in order to protect the occupational safety of medical staff. 4.7 The medical institutions shall regularly check and monitor the disinfection work, conduct timely analysis and feedback, AND make corrections in time if finding problems. 4.8 Medical staff shall master the basic knowledge of disinfection and sterilization and occupational protection skills.

5 Basic principles of disinfection and sterilization

5.1 Basic requirements 5.1.1 The reusable treatment instrument, appliance and items shall, after use, be firstly cleaned and then disinfected or sterilized. 5.1.5 Disinfection products used in the disinfection of medical institutions shall be approved by the health administrative department OR comply with the relevant standard technical specifications, AND shall follow the approved scope, methods and precautions. 5.2 Selection principles of disinfection and sterilization method 5.2.1 The corresponding disinfection and sterilization method is selected based on the risk of infection after the item is contaminated. 5.3 Occupational protection 5.3.1 It shall take appropriate occupational protection measures in accordance with different disinfection and sterilization methods. 5.3.2 Occupational exposure to medical personnel shall be prevented during the recovery and cleaning of contaminated treatment instruments, appliances, and items. 5.3.3 Handling sharp instruments and appliances shall take effective protective measures to avoid or reduce the occurrence of weapon injuries.

6 Washing and cleaning

6.1 Scope of application Washing is applicable to all the moisture-resistant treatment instruments, appliances and items; AND cleaning is applicable to all kinds of item surfaces. 6.2 Washing and cleaning methods 6.3 Precautions 6.3.1 The items with chamber or with uneven surface shall, after being soaked in detergent, be carefully brushed manually or cleaned ultrasonically. The complex items which can be disassembled shall be cleaned after disassembly. 6.3.2 Cleaning water and detergent shall comply with the provisions of WS 310.1. 6.3.3 The manual cleaning tools such as brushes shall, after daily use, be cleaned and disinfected. 6.3.4 The cleaning of endoscopic and oral equipment shall follow the relevant national provisions. 6.3.5 As for the splash containing a small amount of blood or body fluids and other substances, it may be firstly cleaned and then disinfected; as for the splash of a large amount, it shall firstly use the moisture-absorbing material to remove visible contaminants AND then clean and disinfect it.

7 Common disinfection and sterilization methods

Common disinfection and sterilization methods shall be in accordance with the provisions of Appendix C; AND as for the products used, it shall check the relevant certificates.

8 Sterilization of critical items

8.1 Sterilization of surgical instruments, appliances and items 8.1.1 Preparation before sterilization Cleaning, packaging, and loading shall follow the requirements of WS 310.2. 8.1.2 Sterilization method 8.1.2.7 Power tools. They are divided in pneumatic tools and electric tools, which are generally composed of drill, saw blade, host machine, gas connection line, battery and other components. AND it shall follow the requirements of the user instructions to clean, pack and sterilize each part. 8.2 Sterilization of surgical dressings 8.2.1 Preparation before sterilization 8.2.1.1 The surgical dressings shall be stored in an environment of the temperature of 18 °C ~ 22 °C AND relative humidity of 35% ~ 70% before sterilization. 8.2.2 Sterilization method 8.2.2.1 As for the cotton cloth dressings and cotton yarn dressings, it is preferable to select the pressure steam sterilization. 8.2.2.2 The surgical dressings complying with the requirements of YY/T 0506.1 shall be subjected to corresponding sterilization methods based on different materials. 8.3 Sterilization of surgical sutures 8.3.1 Surgical suture classification. It is divided into absorbable suture and non-absorbable suture. Absorbable sutures include ordinary gut, chrome gut, and synthetic absorbable suture and so on. Non-absorbable sutures include medical thread, polypropylene suture, polyester suture, nylon thread, metal wire and so on.

9 Disinfection of semi-critical items

9.1 Disinfection methods 9.1.1 As for the semi-critical items such as the heat resistant and moisture resistant items (e.g. oral care appliances), it is preferable to select the pressure steam sterilization method; as for the non-heat resistant items such as thermometer (anal thermometer or mouth thermometer), oxygen mask, and anesthesia mask, it shall use high level disinfection or middle level disinfection. 9.2 Precautions 9.2.1 The items to be disinfected shall be thoroughly washed before disinfection and sterilization. 9.2.2 When there is blood or other organic contaminants in the piping, it shall use ultrasonic and medical detergent for soaking and washing. AND the items after being washed shall be disinfected promptly. 9.2.3 The disinfectants in use shall be monitored for their concentration AND be used within the validity period. ......
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