Why Prop 65 is On Your Desk—Even Outside California California’s Proposition 65 isn’t just a coastal quirk. It’s an exposure-based law that requires businesses to give “clear and reasonable” warnings before knowingly and intentionally exposing people to listed...
Why “Looks Clean” Isn’t Safe In your SPD, OR, or on your endoscopy team, you’ve seen it before: instruments or scopes roll back looking spotless. The metal shines, there’s no visible debris, and it feels like the set is ready for the next step. But you and I both...
In the early hours of a busy Monday, the OR was already humming. A total knee replacement had just wrapped up when Jamie, a seasoned SPD tech with over a decade on the job, received a tray marked “STAT CLEAN.” It was a familiar rush—pressure mounting,...
Sterile Processing Departments (SPD) and Medical Device Reprocessing Departments (MDRD) have been facing increasing demands, with more complex medical devices requiring precise sterilization, stricter compliance standards, and rising pressures to ensure patient...
