What do you usually think about when you hear “Personal Protection Equipment”? Did you start to picture face masks, gowns, gloves, boots and other attire? What about the products that are safety transporting surgical instruments and other equipment after use to the reprocessing department? These items can also protect yourself, patients and other staff from the contaminated items in transport.
Products like the SST System provide safe handling and transportation of soiled reusable instruments in compliance with OSHA Guidelines. SSTs are three-part container systems: solid base tray, SteriStrainer drain basket and cover. Placed near the procedure site, the tray system is used to collect the instruments. Covered, it is then safely transported to the decontamination site. There, the cover is removed, and the SteriStrainer is lifted out of the solution and the decontamination process safely begins.
When transporting surgical instruments and other equipment, it’s also important to communicate to your staff and other departments whether the items transported are clean or biohazard. Removable labels are important to implement in your department's process in order to safely identify the status of the contents inside.
Matthew Smith
Senior Manager of Marketing
