Prevention Guide - Safe Handling of Hazardous Drugs - Irsst

7. PLANNING THE ONCOLOGY PHARMACY
‣ The layout should allow and facilitate the unimpeded cleaning of all surfaces (walls,
floors, ceilings, doors, diffusers, windows). For example, rounding of the joints
where walls, ceilings and floors meet, finishes resistant to cleaning products and
alcohol, welded seam, no-wax vinyl flooring extending up the walls, elimination of
all horizontal surfaces other than countertops.
7.3.2.6 Pass-throughs
The pass-throughs allow the transfer of drugs and equipment between the storage area,
the data entry/validation area and the sterile preparation room (Figure 8).
‣ The compartment is large enough to accommodate the bins used to transfer the
drugs and equipment.
‣ Both doors are glazed, close hermetically and cannot be opened at the same time.
FIGURE 8
Pass-through
7.3.2.7 Access to the sterile preparation room and the airlock should be strictly limited to
trained, authorized workers. The equipment carts should go through a cleaning
procedure before being allowed into the sterile preparation room. No carts should be
removed from the sterile preparation room unless they are decontaminated. The carts
should be cleaned periodically.
7.3.2.8 The layout should restrict worker traffic and reduce the possibility of workers crossing
paths while working. Limit worker traffic, particularly near unpacking and storage
areas (to avoid accidental breakage) and near preparation cabinets (to avoid interfering
with their proper operation).
7.3.2.9 The facilities should include an eye wash fountain, which may or may not be hooked up
to the airlock sink. If this is not possible, a portable eye wash system may be used. A
full shower should be accessible nearby (e.g. in the oncology units/clinics).
APES, p. 5-13 ♦ ASHP, p. 1176, 1181 ♦ CSHP, Sections 8.3.3, 8.4, 8.4.4 ♦ NIOSH, p. 12, 15 ♦
OPQ, Sections 7.1, 7.2 ♦ RSST, Art. 75-76
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