PROCEDURE FOR MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR PERSONNEL:
Occasions may arise when it is necessary for maintenance and repair personnel to enter operating rooms to effect repairs. If the maintenance or repair problem is such that the work can be delayed, work should be delayed until the next break between patient surgery. A basic tool kit containing pliers, screwdrivers, wrenches and hammer is maintained in a sterile condition in the Holding Room and should be used to prevent contamination. The following additional precautions are mandatory:
1. For any repairs in OR rooms, workers must remove their Engineering and Facilities clothes and wear white attire provided by OR personnel.
2. If a case is in progress, do not touch or allow equipment or debris to touch the sterile field (table on which instruments and sterile sheets are located).
3. If a case in is progress, inform the nurse in charge of any equipment or utility that must be deactivated or turned off. The Doctor, or person in charge, will determine whether to allow you to proceed with your work.
