4 - Guidance, legislation and standards

Question 1

What SHTM guidance must you refer to?

Answer 1

SHTM 01 - 01

Question 2

What do the guidance documents tell us?

Answer 2

• the steps to decontamination
• what other guidance is required
• the details of temperature, length of time and chemicals required
• daily, weekly, quarterly tests
• storage

Question 3

What does SHPN stand for?

Answer 3

Scottish health planning note

Question 4

What does BS EN stand for?

Answer 4

British standard, European norm

Question 5

What does ISO stand for?

Answer 5

International organisation for standardisation

Question 6

What does MDR stand for?

Answer 6

Medical device regulation

Question 7

What are standards?

Answer 7

Consensus standards are agreed throughout industry to govern the technical side of the process

Question 8

What are guidance legislation and standards important?

Answer 8

• inform relevant individuals involved with installation, maintenance and on-going verification of the system
• inform individual utilising or operating systems for consistent performance