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Competence Badge

Training for operator - I level


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Issued by Newster System S.r.l.

Newster Group fornisce, con le sue apparecchiature certificate e brevettate, le migliori soluzioni tecnologiche ed ecologiche per garantire che i rifiuti sanitari siano gestiti in totale sicurezza, anche nel caso di emergenze sanitarie

Description:


This badge is issued to those who participate in the course held by Newster Academy in order to train competent figures in the management of Newster sterilizers

 

Goals:


Train the operator on the operating procedures, management and cleaning of the Newster sterilizer and its accessories, such as the container washing and disinfection system, to ensure the sterilization of the waste and the sanitization of the containers.

Competences:


Knowing how to carry out their work effectively and efficiently, in compliance with safety measures to ensure the sterilization of medical waste, and the reduction of associated risks

Soft skills:


• Problem solving
• Work independently
• Energy saving and environmental sustainability

Source soft skills:


• Indagine Unioncamere Excelsior, “Il lavoro dopo gli studi” (2024)

Knowledge :


- What is infectious healthcare waste

- Good practices in the collection and management of infectious healthcare waste

- Difference between incineration and sterilization

- Newster sterilizer models: components and accessories

- The principles of friction  sterilization

- Operation of a frictional heat treatment sterilizer (FHT)

- Safety rules: safety rules to be followed in the workplace, precautions for use and personal protective equipment

- Materials that can be treated in the NW sterilizer

- Instructions for loading the machine

- Procedures for operating the work cycle with the sterilizer

- Control panel: service and error messages

- Validation of the sterilization process: how to conduct physical and biological tests. Monitoring program.

- Instructions on how to sanitize containers and how to check sanitation effectiveness

- Procedures for solving the most common problems or the most frequent error messages

- Cleaning and preventive maintenance operations: how to carry them out and how often

Skills:


- Ability to use PPE correctly

- Ability to adopt the necessary behaviours for the prevention, containment and contrast of the spread of infections

- Be able to carry out the loading and unloading operations of the material, and the relative recordings, with precision and safety

- Be able to run the plant efficiently

- Be able to keep the system in good condition, providing the necessary cleaning and preventive maintenance operations

- Be able to use biological indicators to verify that sterilization has been completed

- Be able to carry out ordinary installation operations

- Ability to recognize the main malfunctions and the relative possibilities of action aimed at their resolution

Evaluation criteria:


Multiple choice test passed

Trainer:


Newster Academy