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DocuSign Envelope ID:79C5D167-B6CA-4E59-B4AC-AA38CC1 B20BD <br /> EC 6: Post Response (Continued): HOUSEKEEPING <br /> o Eating, drinking, smoking, handling contact lenses, or applying cosmetics or <br /> lip balm is prohibited during cleaning or decontamination procedures. <br /> o Disinfection will be performed with a department-approved disinfectant. All <br /> disinfectants will be tuberculocidal and EPA approved and registered. <br /> o Any damaged equipment will be cleaned and disinfected before being sent <br /> out for repair. <br /> o The manufacturer's guidelines will be used for the cleaning and <br /> decontamination of all equipment. Unless otherwise specified: <br /> • Stretcher linen must be changed after each use and exchanged as <br /> per SOP EC 3. The stretcher parts and mattress will be cleaned <br /> and disinfected with an approved disinfectant. <br /> • Portable suction equipment, laryngoscope blades, and bag-valve- <br /> masks will be soaked for thirty minutes in approved disinfectant, <br /> thoroughly rinsed with clean water, and air-dried after use. Fixed <br /> suction bags will be properly disposed of and the contained cleaned <br /> with an approved disinfectant. Remember, suction is an aerosol; <br /> meaning particles of the contained material may be released into <br /> the air. <br /> • Durable equipment (backboards, splints, cervical collars, MAST, <br /> etc.) will be washed with hot soapy water, rinsed with clean water, <br /> and disinfected with an approved disinfectant. Equipment will be <br /> allowed to air dry. <br /> • Delicate equipment (radios, cardiac monitors, stethoscopes, BP <br /> cuffs, etc.) will be wiped clean of any debris using hot soapy water <br /> (if available), wiped with clean water (if available), and then wiped <br /> with disinfectant. If water is not available, wipe with disinfectant. <br /> Equipment will be allowed to air dry. <br /> • Work surfaces will be decontaminated with an appropriate <br /> disinfectant after completion of procedures, and after spillage or <br /> contamination with blood or potentially infectious materials. Seats <br /> on response vehicles contaminated with body fluids from soiled <br /> PPE also will be disinfected upon return to station. <br /> • Contaminated turnout coats / bunker pants will be cleaned <br /> according to manufacturer's recommendations found on attached <br /> labels. Normally, this will consist of a wash with hot soapy water <br /> followed by a rinse with clean water. Turnout gear will be air-dried. <br /> Chlorine bleach may impair the fire-retardant properties of <br /> structural firefighting gear and will not be used. <br /> • Contaminated boots will be brush-scrubbed with a hot solution of <br /> soapy water, rinsed with clean water, and allowed to air dry. <br /> • Contaminated uniforms will be removed and exchanged for clean <br /> clothes. The personnel will shower if body fluids were in contact <br /> with skin under work clothes. <br /> • Contaminated work clothes will be laundered at the station using <br /> hot water. Under no circumstances will any personnel launder <br /> contaminated work clothes or PPE at home. <br /> Revised July,2018 <br />