5 minutes: Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1), Hepatitis B Virus (HBV), Hepatitis C Virus
(HCV), Rotavirus, Coronavirus SARS.
15 minutes: Staphylococcus Aureus, Candida Albicans.
30 minutes: Pseudomonas Aeruginosa, Mycobacterium Bovis (TB).
5.2.2. Procedure
1) Cold Plate, moulds, heat extractors, dispensing slide and tweezers
• Disinfect plate, mould and heat extractor with polyphenol-based reagent, leaving it to work for the time
necessary as explained above and, if necessary, remove any organic traces using a non-abrasive tool.
• Rinse with a cloth moistened with water
• Clean with ethanol (concentration in the range 70 – 100%)
• Dry with adsorbent paper or a clean cloth.
2) Chucks
• Rinse chucks under tap water until all freezing medium (OCT) traces go away.
• Wash with an appropriate alcohol-based detergent.
• Dry with adsorbent paper or a clean cloth.
3) Final steps
• Place the positioning tool, chucks and heat extractors on the cold plate.
• Before removing gloves, wash them with soap, water and disinfectant.
• Remove the individual protection devices.
• Wash your hands.
• Make sure the contaminated material is packed and disposed in an approved incinerator in compliance
with all federal, provincial and local government regulation.