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Hi Michael
No you are not missing anything! That is a clear misinterpretation of the
standards & one I have encountered recently with auditors myself.
Auditors should be familiar with the requirements as well as the intent of
the standard not confuse personal interpretation with fact. This sort of
response is infuriating & imposing unrealistic expectations & confusion on
a lot of facilities. We all need to make sure when asked to comment on the
next draft of AS/NZS 4187; for sterile stock storage, we insist on specific
criteria for commercially processed stock which is clearly different to
locally processed RMDs.
Suzanne Finch
Infection Prevention and Control
Nurse Consultant
finchsuzanne58@gmail.com
0419306845
On Wed, 22 Sep 2021 at 11:34, SmartDentist
wrote:
> Hi Michael,
> AS4187 has very little to say on storage that is fixed other than
> temperature and humidity and to have the storage designated.
>
> It appears all context (hence risk) assessed.
> Perhaps the auditor can give you an explanation of the risk they are
> trying to remove.
>
>
> kind regards
> Glenda Farmer
> Infection Control Director
> Smartdentist Pty Ltd
>
> On 22 Sep 2021, at 12:58 pm, Michael Wishart
> wrote:
>
> Ive just had my mind blown by an auditor who tells me I cannot store any
> sterile stock on a shelf with non-sterile stock. I reply by saying that
> no sterile RMDs are stored on shelves with non-sterile stock, and they say,
> no ANYTHING that comes sterile should not be on the same shelf with
> something non-sterile.
>
> Have I missed something? I have always understand that the very specific
> storage requirements for RMDs did not apply to most commercially sterilised
> single use items. Sure, there are commercially sterilised disposables that
> have very specific storage requirements, but the majority of high volume
> disposable sterile goods can be safely stored on a shelf with non-sterile
> stock in an appropriately air-conditioned storage room. AS4187 does not
> cover storage of non-RMDs, correct?
>
> Can someone either tell me I am wrong, and I missed this big time, or that
> I did not miss anything, and the auditor is incorrect. Or some variation of
> these.
>
> Help?
>
> Thanks
> Michael
>
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