Most equipment is pretty well sealed, to stop blood and fluids leaking in, in normal use. But I agree it's not desirable to have equipment sitting around wet and soapy. Easy to drop when picked up for one thing! Perhaps the procedure could be altered to allow drying the thing with a paper towel after cleaning. Or following the soap wipe with an alcohol wipe - these don't remove blood etc so well but are fine for a final decontamination, and dry off quickly.
Moira
