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9. MATERIAL STORAGE
The sterilised material must be adequately treated and stored to maintain its sterility over time until its use.
For this reason, we think it will be useful to provide several basic suggestions, leaving the operator the task of further study of specific texts.
The sterilisers should be located in a clean place, free of dust and not damp and the following
precautions
should be taken when handling and/or carrying
sterile material:
1
Remove the load from the sterilisation chamber wearing gloves and a clean, or even better, sterilised smock. As an additional precaution, wear a
protective mask on your face;
2
Rest the trays on a dry, suitably clean and disinfected surface. Take care to distance or, at any rate, separate the sterile material from the area where
contaminated material is kept waiting to be sterilised;
3
Touch the material and/or instruments as little as possible, taking extreme care not to cut or damage the wrappings;
Let the instruments cool before any transport (and subsequent storage). If necessary for transport, transfer the material using dry, clean and disinfected
containers.
The containers must be closed or, if open, covered with clean cloths.
Before use, sterile material must be stored using the appropriate techniques.
These will significantly reduce the possibility of recontamination:
1
Store the material and/or instruments in the protective wrappings that were used during sterilisation. Do not wrap the instruments after sterilisation;
2
Store the material in a dry, suitably clean and disinfected place, far from the area where infected material passes. If possible, use closed compartments
equipped with ultraviolet light;
3
Identify the sterile material by attaching the sterilisation date (enclosing a copy of the printed report or an adhesive label);
4
First use the material that has been stored the longest (FIFO, "First In First Out"). This helps avoid storing material for too long, with the consequent
risks.
5
Never store material for too long. In fact, do not overlook the fact that materials will tend to degrade and be recontaminated in a finite time, even when
the above instructions are followed.
Consult the specifications provided by the manufacturer of the packaging material relative to the maximum allowed storage time.
Such storage times may vary from country to country, according to the local legal requirements.
