AAMI ST35:2003

This recommended practice covers the safe handling and biological decontamination of reusablemedical devices, including design criteria for decontamination areas in health care facilities; staffqualifications, education, and other personnel considerations; immediate handling ofcontaminated items; transport of contaminated items; and decontamination processes. Thisrecommended practice also includes definitions of terms and reference documents, as well asinformative annexes providing supplementary information on the principles of infectiontransmission; the selection and use of chemical disinfectants; thermal disinfection; the safehandling and decontamination of medical devices returned to manufacturers for servicing, repair,or failure investigation; and the OSHA bloodborne pathogen regulation.