18-29-422.9 Sterilizer equipment requirements.

   All sterilizers shall conform to the requirements of the mechanical article.

18-29-422.9.1 Sterilizer piping.

   Access for the purposes of inspection and maintenance shall be provided to all sterilizer piping and devices necessary for the operation of sterilizers.

18-29-422.9.2 Steam supply.

   Steam supplies to sterilizers, including those connected by pipes from overhead mains or branches, shall be drained to prevent any moisture from reaching the sterilizer. The condensate drainage from the steam supply shall be discharged by gravity.

18-29-422.9.3 Steam condensate return.

   Steam condensate returns from sterilizers shall be a gravity return system.

18-29-422.9.4 Condensers.

   Pressure sterilizers shall be equipped with a means of condensing and cooling the exhaust steam vapors. Nonpressure sterilizers shall be equipped with a device that will automatically control the vapor, confining the vapors within the vessel.

18-29-422.10 Special elevations.

   Control valves, vacuum outlets and devices protruding from a wall of an operating, emergency, recovery, examining or delivery room, or in a corridor or other location where patients are transported on a wheeled stretcher, shall be located at an elevation that prevents bumping the patient or stretcher against the device.

18-29-423 Specialty Plumbing Fixtures.