Q&A on soiled utility rooms

In a recent Q&A on the FacilityCare website, consultant Brad Keyes answered a question on soiled utility rooms


In a recent Q&A on the FacilityCare website, consultant Brad Keyes answered a question about soiled utility rooms.

Q: What is the protocol to maintain a soiled utility room on a patient floor? What guidelines have to be met?

A: As far as what guidelines have to be met, most states and accreditation organizations want you to follow the FGI Guidelines for Design and Construction of Hospitals and Outpatient Facilities, 2014 edition, unless there are more restrictive requirements from your state authorities.

There are other infection control issues that you must follow, such as clean supplies not being permitted to be stored in the soiled utility room, but you should check with your infection control practitioner for information about that.

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May 11, 2015


Topic Area: Safety


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