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communicate with personnel in other sections of
Equipment operation manuals should always
SPD.
be retained for future consultations by SPD
technicians, and maintenance personnel.
Intercom outlets should be placed in the
Soiled Receiving & Decontamination Area;
NOTE: Refer to PG-7610, VA Equipment Guide
Preparation, Assembly & Sterilization Area; and
List and PG-08-6, VA Equipment Symbol
Dispatcher's Control Station. Exact location of
List for further information.
the outlets in those areas depends on the floor
CONSTRUCTION NOTE: Frequent reviews of
plan of individual SPD sections, and should be
the VA Equipment Guide List should be
coordinated with the Chief, SPD.
made by a Project Coordinator and the Chief
of SPD, to ensure that equipment
specifications correspond with existing
Concerns Specific to Supply,
requirements. Furthermore, it is imperative
that the equipment selected and installed by
Processing & Distribution
the user conforms to the voltage and phase
supplied during construction.
Thus, the
Equipment
Architect/Engineer (A/E) should note on the
construction documents the voltage and
Fixed equipment may be purchased and
phase at each special outlet to insure
installed by the contractor (CC), or purchased
compatibility with equipment to be used by
by the user and installed by the VA or the
SPD.
contractor (CF), or purchased and installed by
the user (VV). If purchased by the contractor,
specifications must be clearly written. Certain
Sanitation Equipment
items are obtained as "initial portable equipment"
or "activation equipment."
Frequent and thorough cleaning of shelves
and room surfaces is essential to prevent build
The Chief of SPD operations at each VA
up of dust and unwanted particles which may
medical center, or an SPD technician, are
contaminate medical and surgical supplies.
knowledgeable about equipment styles and types
that best meet the needs of the facility, and
Room walls are manually scrubbed with
should guide the selection of equipment. In
either a detergent and/or disinfectant. Thus, to
purchasing equipment not listed in GSA catalogs,
facilitate cleaning, walls are typically treated with
specifications must be sufficiently detailed to
a smooth finish. Floors in the Soiled Receiving
assure quality acquisition.
and Decontamination room may be damp
mopped or cleaned with an electric floor
The selection of equipment should proceed
scrubber. In the Sterile/Nonsterile storage room
along with facility design in order that utility and
however, cleaning with a damp mop will suffice.
space requirements are considered during
Generally, storage shelves in the Sterile/
design development. Careful attention must be
Nonsterile storage room are kept 200 to 250 mm
given to the location and capacity of electric
(8 to 10 inches) above the floor to facilitate
outlets, water and steam supply, drains, vacuum,
cleaning.
exhaust ducts and other utilities to insure
compatibility with the equipment to be installed.
The Manual Equipment Wash Area, because
Utilities and their locations are shown on the
of its function, is an enclosed room and
Guide Plates and are not project specific. It is
accessible by a pair of swinging doors at either
the responsibility of the person selecting the
end. A high pressure sprayer is to be used in
equipment and the project designers to
cleaning equipment in this area.
determine the adequacy of utilities in each
space.
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