Patient Placement Post Bleach Clean

[Che Jarvis]

Hi all,

I am wondering if anyone out there knows of an official documented timeframe/recommendation on placement of a patient in a single or negative pressure room post Bleach clean?

I have looked through the NSW environenmental cleaning policy & cannot find a timeframe. At present I am being fed back 30 minutes, but this appears more so for patient comfort in regards to fume clearence.

Regards,

Che Jarvis
Acting CNC Infection Control| Nepean Hospital
Level 2, South Block
Tel 02 4734 2228 | Fax | Mob | che.jarvis@health.nsw.gov.au
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[Thomson, Rachel EA]

Hi Che,

You will need to refer to manufacturers recommendations for each specific product. The time frame required will be one that allows the product to have optimal surface contact time for efficacy, which would usually be in the range of 5 -10 minutes for a sodium hypochlorite agent. The surface may also need to be wiped of bleach residue to limit the risk of damage to a surface and this will add to the time, but is not part of the ‘disinfection’ process, usually just part of the overall process.

In short there is no other recommended ‘down-time’ requirements for the environment to be safe to receive a patient

Hope this assists.

Kind regards
Rachel

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Rachel Thomson
Nurse Unit Manager

Infection Prevention & Control Unit
Royal Hobart Hospital
Tasmanian Health Organisation-South
*: 03 62227882/8658

Level 4, H Block
48 Liverpool Street
Hobart, 7000

Hi all,

I am wondering if anyone out there knows of an official documented timeframe/recommendation on placement of a patient in a single or negative pressure room post Bleach clean?

I have looked through the NSW environenmental cleaning policy & cannot find a timeframe. At present I am being fed back 30 minutes, but this appears more so for patient comfort in regards to fume clearence.

Regards,

Che Jarvis
Acting CNC Infection Control| Nepean Hospital
Level 2, South Block
Tel 02 4734 2228 | Fax | Mob | che.jarvis@health.nsw.gov.au
http://www.health.nsw.gov.au
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[CAMERON, Donna]

Hi Che,

At Austin Health we have been using 1000ppm bleach for all general cleaning in clinical areas for several years – not just as a terminal clean. The patients are present in the room during general cleaning (as would be expected) and we haven’t experienced any problems or complaints. I don’t know of any official timeframe other than there are recommended levels for chlorine vapour. We did some air testing of the chlorine levels during dispensing of the product and cleaning to reassure staff that they were safe. All levels sampled were satisfactory.

Regards,
Donna.
Donna Cameron
Manager Infection Control
Austin Health
P.O. Box 5555
HEIDELBERG Vic 3968
* 9496 6625
* donna.cameron@austin.org.au

Hi all,

I am wondering if anyone out there knows of an official documented timeframe/recommendation on placement of a patient in a single or negative pressure room post Bleach clean?

I have looked through the NSW environenmental cleaning policy & cannot find a timeframe. At present I am being fed back 30 minutes, but this appears more so for patient comfort in regards to fume clearence.

Regards,

Che Jarvis
Acting CNC Infection Control| Nepean Hospital
Level 2, South Block
Tel 02 4734 2228 | Fax | Mob | che.jarvis@health.nsw.gov.au
http://www.health.nsw.gov.au
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