Sanitation cycle
A sanitation cycle is the sanitary procedure between rentals of medical or other sensitive equipment: UV, chemical, manual. In a medical rental, equipment without a confirmed cycle should not go to the next customer.
Definition
A sanitation cycle is the documented sanitary procedure applied between two rentals of an item (mostly medical: rehab beds, oxygen concentrators, CPAPs, wheelchairs). Methods: UV disinfection, chemical (disinfectant + cleanliness test), manual (cleaning + spot disinfection + drying). Each industry and each equipment type has its own requirements.
How it works
In a system that tracks sanitation: 1) Equipment returns from rental. 2) Status: 'awaiting disinfection', so it 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. Timing depends on the equipment and method: an oxygen concentrator, for example, needs cleaning and a filter change.
Why it matters for a rental company
Without sanitation cycle tracking: risk of releasing un-sanitised equipment (infection, media incident) and problems at inspections. With tracking: certainty equipment is ready, records for inspections, a defence against claims.
What OneRental does
In OneRental you enter the date of the last disinfection on the item's card, in the 'Last sanitised' field. A buffer between bookings leaves time for cleaning after a return: until it ends, the item can't take a new booking. When an item needs a longer break, you mark it out of service, with a reason and an expected return date.
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