EBME Forums Forums Management Medical Equipment Management Should technicians clean equipment before repair?

John,
Like most of the replies you have had, we have a decontamination/ permit to work form which must be completed before we will collect the equipment. The equipment is checked when it is collected and if it looks contaminated, we ask the staff to clean the outside. But this system is not perfect, often the form is filled in by the ward clerk (sorry, administrator) who doesn't know what they are signing.