HTM 01-06

Requirements for the management and decontamination of medical devices and endoscopes

• Total Viable Count/Aerobic colony count A count of all the viable micro-organisms in a water sample.
• Conductivity Gives an indication of the level of contamaination of a water sample due to presence of ions
• Hardness Caused by dissolved salts which cause limescale formation and inactivate detergents and disinfectants
• Anions Chloride, Fluoride, Nitrate, Sulphate, Nitrite, etc
• CFPP/HTM 2030 RO/WD Rinse water weekly TVC, conductivity and hardness tests; Steam Condensate analysis, Environmental Mycobacteria, PQ (disinfection efficacy) testing; drying cabinet monitoring
• Total Viable Count/Aerobic colony count (swab/air plate) A count of all the viable micro-organisms on a swab or air plate