Cleaning Medical Tables, Wheelchairs and Equipment Onsite - Advice for Service Companies

The other day, I was asked; how to go aboutwill be surprised just how much.
cleaning large medical items on site at hospitals.Some shopping cart companies clean the carts
Since, I am the Wash Guy, many folks will shootoutside, some on mats outside, we use to clean
me an email when they need advice on how tothem in little "Toys R Us" poly plastic swimming
clean something. With regards to this question:pools "stacked in threes" for strength to collect
How Should Our Service Company Go Aboutthe water. There are some that clean them with
Cleaning Medical Tables, Wheelchairs andtrailers on an assembly line like a miniature car
Equipment On site?wash.
My answer is as follows. First, you cannot allowCleaning medical equipment inside a of Box Truck,
the water to leave the truck, obviously, but witha similar operation to "Shred It" where they take
a reclaim tank, you can take the waste washthe papers and shred them, doing the service
water to a POTW or discharge it (with a permit)inside the truck itself. This concept is totally
to the sanitary sewer system. An electric unitfeasible. You will need to use steam and have
running from a quiet generator would begood ventilation, because steam will fog up the
low-noise, and as long as the exhaust leaves thework area inside the enclosure.
truck, you could work in their fine. Actually, if youThe reclaim system is a tricky one, because you
are cleaning medical equipment, the definition ofreally do not want to use all the same water over
the waste is most likely "bio-waste" and so youand over again. Instead, you want "Steam" and
need to be sure on that point.hot water pressure washer rinse with solution to
The drying process can be accomplished akill all bacteria and germs. You will need to take
number of ways, but with a foggy atmospherethe biohazard waste-water to somewhere to put
inside the truck, the items will be full of dew andit into a boiler, it might not be wise to have the
so the drying will need to be done in an entryboiler inside the truck you are working inside of?
way of the facility or in a trailer unit that you tow.Two trucks?
You will need a portable space heaters that youThe water source you speak of can be done by
put there "after you arrive" and not beforeputting a 500 - 1000 gallon tank in the truck up
because trailers bounce around and could causefront, but realize that is 8,000 Lbs if you go with
the space heaters to explode due to the fuel in1,000 gallon tank. The people who do on-site
their tanks. Unless you set up a real industrial typeshopping cart cleaning do it this way, same with
system, that is what I recommend.the graffiti removal companies. Large giant water
Pressure washer hot water units use 4.0 to 6.5tank and hot water pressure washer. But I
GPM at 2,000 to 3500 generally depending on therecommend that you go with pure steam, like an
pump and power, you want to be on the low endindustrial jewelry cleaner?
of both. The actual steam units use little water,The tanks come in various configurations, you
and do clean but it might take a lot longer. Thecould use an upright tank, if you have steel
money is in the time, not in the job. Rememberencasing to prevent it from moving too much and
that, be efficient or forget the whole thing.you need baffles with anything over 350 gallons,
Baffles are needed in the water storage tanks toeven on a large truck. Equipment needed to do
prevent the water movement from causing yourthis work.
vehicle to crash, the load moves significantly, you