The Percy Program

It is a fight to level the playing field to be able to compete for jobs and careers on the basis of skills and make available apprentice training to all. In 1973 Al Percy launched a class action lawsuit to give workers like him a chance to better their lot in life. It would also ensure the availability of skilled workers to build the infrastructure of the future.

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Percy Program alternative employment practice, an IRC 501(c)(3) non-profit

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and SDS, disposal), Ergonomics (e.g. work-flow, proper body mechanics), traffic flow, hand-hygiene, temperature and humidity of the work environment, standards for temperature, standards for humidity, recording and documenting temperature and humidity (e.g. frequency), corrective actions taken if not within parameters (e.g. who to notify), preparing work area for packaging, dress code, supplies needed (e.g. indicators, tip protectors, tray liners, tape), work area requirements (e.g. cleaning requirements, lighting, magnification), receiving items for preparation, unload equipment (e.g. instrument, cart washers), accept manually cleaned items (e.g. pass-through window), identify and sort items (e.g. service, facility, loaner), Inspecting items for cleanliness and functionality, check for cleanliness and functionality, proper testing tools and process for checking functionality of items (e.g. sharpness testing), process of handling broken and/or damaged instrumentation (e.g. dull, misaligned, documentation), lubrication of items (e.g. according to the manufacturer's IFU, when and lubricate), assemble, test and disassemble items according to the Manufacturer's IFU, identifying correct contents for assembly, utilizing count sheets, peel pack lists, tray lists, identify items (e.g. catalogs, product number, computers, tape, etching, cross-referencing), Size and measure items, assembling contents for packaging, instrument protection devices (e.g. tip protectors, foam, mats, tray liners), proper instrument placement (e.g. facilitate sterilization, protect instruments), instrument organizers (e.g. stringers, racks), class/type and appropriate use of chemical indicators/integrators (e.g. proper placement, intended cycle), Weight limits and weight distribution, packaging method, types of packaging method (e.g. flat wrap, peel pack, container, size, packaging weight, sterilization method/cycle to be used, external indicators (e.g. locks, tape), inspecting packaging (e.g. wrap, rigid containers), Closure methods (e.g. tape, locks, heat seal, self-seal, proper packaging methods (e.g. peel packs, rigid containers, wrap (simultaneous vs sequential)), proper wrapping techniques (e.g. square fold, envelope), labeling method, approved writing instrument, Placement of labeling and writing (e.g. write on plastic side of peel pouch, write on tape not wrapper), proper label information (e.g. missing items, tray information, technician identification, storage destination), special information identifiers (e.g. implant, loaners, sterilization methods/cycle), date of sterilization/date of expiration (e.g. event-related vs time), transferring items to appropriate area, proper item handling (e.g. stacking, rough handling (sliding), package integrity), Prioritize for rapid turn-around, ergonomics (e.g. workflow, body mechanics), track items (e.g. manual, computer), documentation and record maintenance, record maintenance, record keeping (e.g. policy and procedure, what needs to be kept, type of records, record location, quality test results), purpose of record keeping (e.g. standards, legal documents), environmental condition monitoring and corrective action, appropriate air exchanges and pressures for all work areas, corrective action plan 14 | Page

for environmental conditions out of compliance (e.g. temperature, humidity, air flow, regulatory bodies). Covered: sharps safety, equipment operation, chemical safety and handling (e.g. spill kit, interpreting the manufacturer's instructions for use (IFU) and SDS, disposal), Location, operation and testing of eyewash station and shower, ergonomics (e.g. work-flow, proper body mechanics), Traffic flow, contain, transport and receive soiled items into decontamination or soiled utility rooms (e.g. inspecting for and reporting inadequate point of use cleaning), Hand-hygiene (e.g. frequency), Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), what type of PPE to use, donning and doffing PPE, When to change and dispose of PPE, temperature and humidity of the work environment, standards for temperature, standards for humidity, recording and documenting temperature and humidity (e.g. frequency), corrective actions taken if not within the parameters (e.g. who to notify). Employee education, safety and risk management, accident/incident reporting policy (e.g. patient tracing procedure, in event of needle stick, cut), orientation (e.g. health care facility, state and federal regulations, disaster plan, risk management and safety management policies), personnel monitoring (e.g. exposure control plan, badges), education and training record requirements (e.g. certification, competencies, continuing education, new equipment and processes), Cleaning equipment (e.g. according to the manufacture, drains, chamber), checking equipment functionality (e.g. error codes, printer, incubators), sterilizer tests, leak tests, bowie dick/air removal tests, biological tests (e.g. high and low temperature, cycle changes), when to perform tests (e.g. repair, construction, malfunction, routine), sterilization methods and cycles, high temperature (e.g. steam, dry heat), low temperature (e.g. gas plasma, vaporized, ethylene oxide, liquid chemical), anatomy and phases of the high and low temperature sterilizers, different types of cycles (e.g. gravity, dynamic, standard, advanced), Pre- and post-sterilization package integrity, what compromises integrity (e.g. moisture, holes, filters, broken locks and seals), filter placement, locks, seals and external indicators, load sterilizer, load configuration (e.g. metal, wrapped, rigid container, peel pouch), sterilization method verification (e.g. high vs low temperature), biological tests/process challenge devices (e.g. selection, placement), identify appropriate use of external indicators (e.g. sterilization method, placement), operating and monitoring sterilization equipment, sterilizer component checks (e.g. according to manufacturer, door gaskets, drains, carts, incubator temperature verification), select and change cycle for high and low temperature sterilizers (e.g. exposure, dry, temperature), replace and dispose of empty cartridges/tanks/cassettes, cycle parameter verification, interpret the printout (e.g. temperature, time and pressure exposure, cycle type) Verification procedures to ensure accountability (e.g. initialing the printout), unloading sterilizer, what compromises sterility (e.g. cooling time, temperature, handling, equipment failure), traffic flow (e.g. cart placement), test results, proper handling and incubation of the biological tests/process challenge devices, quarantine (e.g. implants, early release), 15 | Page

Alternative Employment Practice Percy Program