CSSD Equipment
Central sterile supply — autoclaves, washer-disinfectors and ultrasonic cleaners to EN 285.
Every reusable surgical instrument must be proven sterile before it enters a patient.
Jos•Hansen supplies complete central sterile supply department (CSSD) solutions: EN 285–compliant large steam sterilisers, EN ISO 15883–compliant washer-disinfectors, and ultrasonic cleaners from ESCO Lifesciences. These systems form the decontamination infrastructure that every hospital performing surgery is legally and clinically required to maintain. Jos•Hansen provides IQ/OQ/PQ validation of every CSSD installation — the full qualification documentation required for hospital accreditation and infection prevention and control audit.
Compliance
EN 285 and EN ISO 15883 are the international standards governing hospital steam sterilisation and washer-disinfection. Compliance with these standards is a prerequisite for hospital accreditation and a legal obligation in most jurisdictions. Every CSSD system Jos•Hansen supplies is validated to these standards at commissioning.
Workflow
Effective CSSD operates as a sequential workflow: receive soiled instruments → ultrasonic cleaning → washer-disinfector → inspection → packaging → steam sterilisation → sterile storage. Jos•Hansen designs, supplies and commissions every stage of this workflow as an integrated system — not isolated pieces of equipment.
Documentation
Every sterilisation cycle is electronically logged: batch number, load contents, cycle parameters, time, temperature and pressure. This traceability record is the evidence required for infection control investigation, regulatory inspection and legal defence in the event of a surgical site infection claim.
EN 285 compliance — the standard that defines hospital sterilisation.
EN 285 specifies the performance requirements for large steam sterilisers used in health care facilities — including cycle temperatures, sterilisation times, air removal, steam quality and vacuum integrity. ESCO autoclaves are manufactured and type-tested to EN 285, with cycle validation documented at installation through a structured IQ/OQ/PQ process. Jos•Hansen's engineers complete the validation and issue the formal qualification reports required for hospital accreditation submissions and infection control audits.
Complete CSSD workflow — from soil to sterile.
A properly functioning CSSD requires more than an autoclave. Soiled instruments must first be manually cleaned of gross contamination, then processed through an ultrasonic cleaner to remove protein and bioburden from instrument joints and lumens, then through a validated washer-disinfector cycle before inspection, packaging and sterilisation. Jos•Hansen specifies and commissions the complete workflow — ultrasonic cleaner, washer-disinfector, autoclave and sterile storage infrastructure — as an integrated system matched to the hospital's surgical volume and instrument inventory.
IQ/OQ/PQ validation — the qualification record that protects the institution.
Installation Qualification (IQ) verifies that equipment is installed as specified. Operational Qualification (OQ) verifies that the equipment operates within its defined parameters across all cycles. Performance Qualification (PQ) verifies that the process consistently produces sterile loads under routine operating conditions. Jos•Hansen's engineers produce the complete IQ/OQ/PQ documentation package — giving the hospital the evidence base required for Joint Commission International (JCI) accreditation, ministry of health inspection and any infection control investigation.
Technical specifications.
Autoclave standard
EN 285 · HTM 01-01
Chamber volume
134–600 litres (configurable)
Sterilisation temp
134°C (porous load) · 121°C (liquid loads)
Washer standard
EN ISO 15883 washer-disinfector
Cycle time
~30 minutes (porous load, 134°C)
Validation
IQ/OQ/PQ documentation issued at commissioning
Steam sterilisation temperature for porous loads per EN 285 and HTM 01-01 — the standard ensuring instrument sterility assurance level of 10⁻⁶
Approximate porous load cycle time — enabling rapid instrument turnaround between surgical cases in high-volume African theatre environments
Full validation documentation issued at every commissioning — the qualification record required for hospital accreditation and regulatory inspection
Why CSSD.
International compliance
EN 285 and ISO 15883 compliant systems — meeting the standards required for JCI accreditation and ministry of health inspection.
Complete workflow supply
Ultrasonic cleaner, washer-disinfector, autoclave and sterile storage — Jos•Hansen commissions the full CSSD workflow as an integrated system.
IQ/OQ/PQ validation
Full qualification documentation produced at every installation — the evidence base required for accreditation submission and infection control audit.
Ongoing service support
Preventive maintenance, cycle re-validation and consumable supply under Jos•Hansen CSSD service agreements across East Africa.
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