Historical
CSA Z314.10.2-2010 (R2015)
Z314.10.2-10 - Laundering, maintenance, and preparation of multiple-use gowns, drapes, and wrappers in health care facilities
Preface
This is the first edition of CSA Z314.10.2, Laundering, maintenance, and preparation of multiple-use gowns, drapes, and wrappers in health care facilities. Together with CSA Z314.10.1, it supersedes the previous editions of CAN/CSA-Z314.10, which was published in 2003 under the title Selection, Use, Maintenance, and Laundering of Reusable Textile Wrappers, Surgical Gowns, and Drapes for Health Care Facilities, and published in 1997 under the title Selection, Use, Maintenance, and Laundering of Reusable Textile Wrappers, Surgical Gowns, and Drapes for Health Facilities. It is one of the CSA Z314 series of Standards dealing with decontamination, disinfection, and sterilization.Scope
1.1 This Standard defines essential elements in the maintenance, reprocessing, and preparation (including laundering) of multiple-use gowns, drapes, and wrappers in health care facilities.1.2 This Standard specifies requirements for the following areas:
- responsibilities of the health care facility administration;
- personnel requirements, including orientation, qualifications, and training;
- quality assurance;
- care of multiple-use gowns, drapes, and wrappers;
- occupational health and safety for staff members involved in multiple-use textile reprocessing;
- physical requirements for textile reprocessing areas; Note: Users should also refer to CSA Z314.8.
- maintenance and repairs of reprocessing equipment;
- handling, transportation, and storage of soiled and laundered textiles;
- laundering;
- process monitoring and process management (testing); and
- emergency planning.
- the selection and use of gowns, drapes, and wrappers (refer to CSA Z314.10.1);
- sterilization (refer to CSA Z314.3); and
- the reprocessing of reusable medical devices other than gowns, drapes, and wrappers (refer to CSA Z314.2, CSA Z314.3, and CSA Z314.8).
1.5 The values given in SI units are the units of record for the purposes of this Standard. The values given in parentheses are for information and comparison only.
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