Equipment and fixtures for Central Sterile Supply Departments (CSSDs) and decontamination rooms

Ensure that your Sterile Service Departments (also known as Central Sterile Services Departments or Central Sterile Supply Departments) and decontamination areas are fully equipped with hygienic and easy-to-disinfect equipment, instruments and fixtures. Teknomek’s stainless steel products are durable, corrosion-resistant, and well-suited to cleaning, washing and disinfection processes that occur within SSDs. Our equipment is compliant with ISO cleanroom standards, ensuring your hospital or laboratory is inspection-ready and can continue to operate under the most stringent hygienic conditions.

Sterile Services Departments (SSD) FAQs:

What environments need a Sterile Services Department?

SSDs (or CSSDs) are needed in any healthcare facility that conducts surgical and medical procedures (such as hospitals or dental practices), due to the need to decontaminate equipment and instruments used. Sterile Service Departments are also often required in laboratories or environments where central disinfection is necessary. SSDs have overlap in requirements and function with Sterile Processing Departments, Medical Device Decontamination Units, Hospital Sterile Supply Units and Surgical Instrument Sterilisation Departments, and our range of SSD products is well-suited to all these environments.

What equipment can I have in my decontamination room?

Each decontamination room may be best suited for different equipment, but at a minimum, a decontamination room should be equipped with sinks, a washer for disinfection, an autoclave, equipment for ultrasonic cleaning and dedicated areas to separate clean and dirty equipment.

What are the requirements for a decontamination room?

SSD decontamination rooms are required to adhere to national healthcare guidelines and regulations such as HTM 01-01, with the Inspection, Assembly and Packing (IAP) room specifically required to be an ISO Class 8 cleanroom (at rest) in line with ISO 14644-1 guidelines.