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Revised -XO\ <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 />DocuSign Envelope ID: 79C5D167-B6CA-4E59-B4AC-AA38CC1B20BD