Professional guidelines: Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2000

 

Pressure Vessel Inspection (Certification)

Sterilisers are maintained by an appropriate and competent person. As sterilisers are pressure vessels, a suitable written scheme of examination needs to be in place for each one. Once in place, sterilisers need to be examined in accordance with the written scheme of examination. The maximum interval between these safety inspections is 14 months. Current certification must be available for inspection.

Professional guidelines: HTM 01-05: Decontamination in primary care dental practices

All decontamination equipment should be validated, tested, maintained and serviced as recommended by the manufacturer. Validation is needed for new decontamination equipment at installation and annually thereafter