Table 4: Structural and organizational environment of medico-technical equipment sterilization at HKM CNHU and European standards.

Variables Compliance with standards
Yes No
Structural aspects
Walls X
Ceilings X
Surfaces /tables X
Local air conditioner X
Cleaning according to the procedures X
Limited access to sterilization unit X
Human and material Resources
Autoclaves X
Consumables X
Individual protection X
Availability of human resources X
Control of quality
Existence of water quality monitoring report X
Existence of the air quality monitoring report X
Physical controls (pressure, temperature, duration) X
Chemical controls (Bowie and Dick test, shift indicator of passage, integrators) X
Bacteriological controls X
Organizational concerns
Material traceability document X
Recording of sterilization cycles X
Equipment maintenance contract X
Existence sterilization procedures X
Standardisation of sterilization procedures X
Centralization of the sterilization process X
Existence of local cleaning procedures X
Existence of organizational chart X
Existence of a work plan X
Existence of a training course plan X
Existence of a monitoring and evaluation plan X
Existence of supervision reports X