Cleaning
2-16 Product Safety
Cleaning
WarningWarning
EO is highly explosive, toxic, and a potential occupational carcinogenic and
reproductive hazard. Handle it with extreme care, following U.S.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards for EO
(29 CFR 1910.1047)
*
. Personnel exposure and/or room air must be
monitored per OSHA standards.
Vent sterilizer gas outdoors or to a suitable, evacuated container for
reprocessing, depending upon state, provincial, or country environmental
regulations. Do not vent sterilant indoors.
Vent aerator exhaust only to the outdoors.
* See “References” on page 11-11.
WarningWarning
Comply with OSHA standards
*
. Do not vent sterilizer gas to the room, but
vent only outdoors or to a suitable, evacuated container, depending upon
state, provincial, or country environmental regulations. (If the mixture is
captured, it can be separated commercially and the component gases re-
used.)
* See “References” on page 11-11.
WarningWarning
To avoid chemical burns and toxic effects, the equipment must be aerated
after sterilization, as described. The aerator must have bacterial filters and
outdoor venting.
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* See “References” on page 11-11
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