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Glossary
TL;DR
A sanitation cycle is the sanitary procedure between rentals of medical or other sensitive equipment: UV, chemical, manual. Critical for medical rentals (regulatory compliance) – without a confirmed cycle equipment can't be re-rented.
A sanitation cycle is the documented sanitary procedure applied between two rentals of an item (mostly medical: rehab beds, oxygen concentrators, CPAPs, wheelchairs). Standards: UV disinfection (typically 6 hours), chemical (equipment + 70%+ alcohol + cleanliness test), manual (cleaning + spot disinfection + drying). Each industry and each equipment type has its own requirements.
System flow: 1) Equipment returns from rental. 2) Status: 'awaiting disinfection' – can't be assigned to a new booking. 3) Staff perform the sanitation cycle (manual procedure). 4) On completion: staff confirm 'sanitation completed' + optional cleanliness-test photo + checklist. 5) The system moves equipment to 'available'. 6) Audit log: who confirmed sanitation and when. Threshold per equipment type: bed = 6h UV, CPAP = 2h UV, oxygen concentrator = cleaning + filter swap.
Without sanitation cycle tracking: risk of releasing un-sanitised equipment (infection, media incident), regulatory inspection problems and fines, no compliance with insurer procedures. With tracking: certainty equipment is ready, audit log for inspections, defensible against claims.
In OneRental you set the item to 'awaiting disinfection' status on return, so it won't go into a new booking until someone marks it ready. Who confirmed it and when stays in the audit log. OneRental is built around a disinfection-first step; a full protocol with timing, checklist and a cleanliness-test photo, plus UV-sterilizer integrations, are on the roadmap.
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