Compliance to required Australian Standards for Hospital infection control has become a more acute topic over the last few years with reports of a number of hospitals being ordered to refit equipment, (some brand new) as a result of Standards non-compliance.
These reports cite in most cases non-compliant equipment being specified where there is insufficient knowledge or attention given to meeting operating standards and or budget pressure to cut corners.
Our commitment to providing complete infection control solutions that are fully compliant and built to Australian Standards extends to appropriate clearance, full length panels and frames, cycle management, multiple programs and tempearture control.
Sanitech products ensure your infection control rooms run at peak performance and never leave you under threat of failed inspections and/or orders to replace equipment non-compliant equipment.
Sanitech products ensure compliance to all requirements of the following Australian standards:
AS 2437 Flusher/Sanitizers for Bed Pans & Urine Bottle
AS 2744 Drying Cabinets for Respiratory Apparatus
AS 2945 Batch-Type Washer disinfectors
AS 2514 Medical Equipment
AS 3200.1 Medical Electrical Equipment
AS 4187 Cleaning, Disinfecting & Sterilizing re-usable medical & surgical instruments and equipment and maintenance of associated environments in health care facilities
MP 52 Local exceptions to authorization.
Authorization not granted.
Mache Bed Pan and urine container item disposal units South Australian Water Corporation, Water Corporation of Western Australia and Sydney Water Corporation, Department of Energy, Utilities and Sustainability.
To ensure absolute infection control, Australian hospitals and surgeries are required to only install decontamination equipment that is built to and compliant with the required Australian standards. Clean rooms using non-compliant equipment face the risk of being shut down until compliant equipment is re-fitted. Make sure you fit fully compliant equipment the first time.
AS2945 Batch type washer/disinfectors |
SANITECH Series 9000 |
COMPETITOR as of 31st March 2007 |
| 3.1 Free standing machines to have a clearance underneath for cleaning purposes. | Fitted with legs to allow clearance underneath for cleaning purposes. | Sits on floor. No clearance underneath for cleaning purposes. |
| 3.2 Full-length external stainless steel panels shall be provided along full length of frame. | Cabinet is fitted with full length stainless steel panels | Only 850mm in height unit has full length panels but may not comply with points 3.1 and 3.4. |
| 3.4 Height and size allow operators easy access for loading and unloading of equipment without operators
being subject to unnecessary bending or reaching. The lower sill of the loading compartment shall not be less than 600mm above floor. |
The lower sill of the loading compartment is 620mm above the floor. | The lower sill of the loading compartment is 270mm above the
floor. |
| 3.8 Automatic liquid chemical dispenser for use during washing stage. | Liquid detergent pump is located within the framework of the cabinet as standard equipment. | One dispenser with an automatic opening lid for powder detergent. |
| 3.8 A detergent storage container be located in the machine or on a suitable rack or shelf beside machine. | Detergent container is located within the cabinet and is
connected to pump. Lockable cabinet drawer will hold 3 x 4 litre containers |
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| 3.22.1 Indicate the stage that an operating cycle has reached. | Shows exactly where program is at using a LCD
i.e 'Wash with detergent', 'Rinse' or 'Finished'. Also displays the temperature of the chamber plus the temperature the cycle needs to reach including a bar code indicating the progress of cycle. Sanitech controller is fitted with data logging capability. |
Has symbols indicating the stage that the program is at. |
COMMENTS |
SANITECH Series 9000 |
COMPETITOR |
| Steps for installation of machine | Place Utensil washer/disinfector into position Connect drain hose to outlet Connect both hot and cold water hoses to taps Electrical connection - 240V 50Hz 10 amp standard power point Requires 1 man to install machine |
Place Utensil washer/disinfector into position Connect drain hoses to outlet Connect both hot and cold water hoses to taps Special electrical connection required - 1 x 30amp single phase outlet Requires 1 man to install machine |
COMPLIANT |
SANITECH Series 9000 complies with Australian Standard 2945 & 4187. |
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