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BN 26/20 - COVID-19 - Measures to Disinfect Externally Contaminated Gas Packages
EIGA member companies that are producing medical gases are deploying resources to support the healthcare system in order to deal with the current emergency situation due to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
Gas packages can become externally contaminated due to their use in healthcare facilities, ambulatory services, and homecare settings. It is important that these containers are disinfected in a manner that removes the contaminants, does not cause damage to the package and its accessories, and does not lead to a hazardous situation during the filling and use of these packages.
This Briefing Note is a guideline for EIGA members to be used in addition to EIGA Doc 222 Guidelines for External Cleaning Contaminated Medical Gas Containers. However, in the current circumstances of the “coronavirus pandemic”, it is important that gas packages coming back to filling facilities from healthcare facilities and homecare settings are treated with specific attention, assuming that they could be contaminated.
Gas packages include gas cylinders, bundle of cylinders and cryogenic containers including its accessories.
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