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Posts about AS/NZS4187 (2):

NSHQS extend AS4187:2014 implementation deadline

Michael Stanton 30-Sep-2016 12:48:15
NSHQS extend AS4187:2014 implementation deadline

Just yesterday, I received an email informing me that the AS 4187 compliance deadline of December this year had been extended.

The news surprised me. Our subscription to SAI Global Standards watch would normally have alerted us if there had been an amendment in the standard. So I searched high and low on the SAI Global site and then Standards Australia and then the old trusty Google.

However I was unable to find anything. So I mentioned it to our Office Manager who then went off and tried her luck with Google.

How to prepare for AS4187 product families compliance deadline

Michael Stanton 21-Jun-2016 07:30:00
How to prepare for AS4187 product families compliance deadline

With the deadline for implementation of AS4187 2014 coming up fast, I thought that it may be worthwhile to take another look at product families.

There seems to be a lot of interest in AS4187 and product families and my blog of August 2015 is by far our most read page on our website. The helpful categorisation guide gets downloaded several times each week.

Setting up a surgical asset tracking system in a confined space

Michael Stanton 08-Apr-2016 07:00:00

dental_surgery.jpegComplying with Australian standards AS4187 or AS4815 can be a difficult task for any health care facility, but for office based health care facilities, physical space limitations can make it even more difficult. Finding space to wash, wrap and sterilize surgical instruments can be tricky for the smaller facilities and bench space is typically limited so finding space to put things can be a challenge.

Quick Guide to assembling a dental tray  [AS4187 product families]

Michael Stanton 01-Mar-2016 15:23:00
Quick Guide to assembling a dental tray  [AS4187 product families]

The latest version of AS/NZS 4187 released on the 15th December 2014  brought some very significant changes to the previous standard. One of the most significant changes is the standards reference to Product Families.

In my blog "Here's how to make sense of the AS4187 categorisation of instrument product families", I provided an overview of ISO/TS 17665-3:2013 - Sterilization of health care products - Moist heat - Part 3: Guidance on the designation of a medical device to a product family and processing category for steam sterilization.

In today's post I will get into the specifics of how to apply the standard to a dental assessment tray.

How to categorize a Cataract Tray for Ophthalmic Centres/Ophthamology

Michael Stanton 03-Nov-2015 07:00:00
How to categorize a Cataract Tray for Ophthalmic Centres/Ophthamology

Surgical Instrument Product Families for Ophthalmologists


The new version of AS/NZS 4187 released on the 15th December last year brought some very significant changes to the previous standard. One of the most significant changes is the standards reference to Product Families.

In a previous blog, I provided an overview of ISO/TS 17665-3:2013 - Sterilization of health care products - Moist heat - Part 3: Guidance on the designation of a medical device to a product family and processing category for steam sterilization.

Today I will get into the specifics of how to apply the standard to a Cataract Tray. Let's take a look at how to do that.

AS4187 or 4185? Infection control standards for dental practitioners?

Michael Stanton 29-Oct-2015 12:13:21
AS4187 or 4185? Infection control standards for dental practitioners?

If you’re a member of the Dental Health community you’re probably aware that a lot has happened in the last 12 months. I am referring to infection control breaches that have happened
in New South Wales. Around the same time two documents were released that have the express purpose of preventing such issues.

 

They are:

  • AS4187 2014
  • The Australian Dental Association Guidelines for Infection Control Third Edition 2015.

Infection Control has become a hot topic and the Australian Dental Board's release of an open letter  dated 16th July 2015 reminding Dental Practitioners of their Infection control obligations under the National Law is testament to that.

With this blog, I will try to provide some guidance through the maze of standards and guidelines and provide dental practitioners with a list of relevant documentation for further reading.