Adding a New Leak Test
A Leak test verifies that a sterilizer is functioning properly. It checks for vacuum leaks in the piping and door seals to determine if maintenance is needed or if the performance of the sterilizer should be tested. When adding a Leak test, you can choose if you and others automatically receive weekly reports about Leak tests.
This test is performed each week or month on the selected day. If more than one day is selected, the test is run on each of the selected days every week or month. To add a new Leak test, perform the following steps.
Steps
Step 1. Click on the Welcome link. A drop-down menu displays.
Figure. Dashboard screen
Step 2. Select the Manage Account menu option. The Manage Account screen displays.
Figure. Manage Account screen (Profile tab)
Step 3. Select the Operator Assistant tab. A list of scheduled tasks displays.
Figure. Manage Account screen (Operator Assistant tab)
Step 4. Select the Operator Assistant Task button. The Add Operator Maintenance Task screen displays. It is shown below.
Step 5. Enter information in every field. The fields are described in the table below.
Step 6. Click on the Save button to create the new task. The Manage Account screen displays with a confirmation message near the top of the page.
Figure. Confirmation window
Figure. Add Operator Maintenance Task screen (Leak test)
Table. Items in the Add Operator Maintenance Task screen (Leak test)
ITEM | DESCRIPTION |
Operator Maintenance Task drop-down menu | Select Leak Test from the drop-down menu |
Task Name field | This must be a unique name |
RECURRENCE PATTERN | |
Launch Date field | Day the new task appears in the list of scheduled tasks under the Operator Assistant tab in the Dashboard screen. This day can be the current day or a day in the future, but not a day that has already passed. A calendar displays when you click in this field. Select a day in the calendar. |
Repeat Frequency drop‑down menu | Select if this test should be performed weekly or monthly. WEEKLY If the test is performed weekly, select the day(s) of the week when the test should be performed. A minimum of one day must be selected. The test is run on each of the selected days each week. MONTHLY If the test is performed monthly, select which day of the month the test will be performed. - If the Leak test must be performed on the same day each month (for example, the 15th day of the month), select the radio button to the left of the Day field. Then, enter the day in the Day field. - If the Leak test must be performed on the same week of the month (first week of the month, second, third, etc.) click on the radio button to the left of the Week drop-down menu. Select the week. In the field to the right of this, select which day of the week (Monday, Tuesday, etc.) that the test should be performed. |
Create Activity Before fields | Number of hours or days the task should begin before 11:59pm of the day selected in the Repeat Frequency field (defined above). |
Notify if Task Not Completed By field | If the task is not completed by the time entered in this field, the users specified in the Past Due Tasks field (described below) receive an email notification. This only occurs for online equipment. |
NOTIFY CONTACTS | |
Past Due Tasks drop‑down menu | Select the users that receive an email or App Push notification when a task is past due, which is specified in the Notify if Task Not Completed By field (described above). This only occurs for online equipment. |
Leak Rate Contacts drop‑down menu | Select the users that receive an email or App Push notification when the equipment exceeds the maximum allowed threshold for the Leak test. (This is seen in the cycle tape for the Leak test.) The threshold limit is described in the Leak Rate Above Threshold Value column (described below). |
Leak Rate Report Contacts drop‑down menu | Select the users that receive a Leak Test report each week about Leak tests performed over the last month. It graphs the Leak Test cycles and their Leak Rate values for each device that was tested. |
Select List of Equipment for Operator Maintenance Task NOTE: Both STERIS and non-STERIS equipment can appear in this area, but the equipment must be connected to STERIS UCB boards. | |
Checkbox column | Place a checkmark in a row’s checkbox if the Leak test you are creating should be performed on the equipment described in the row. |
Department column | Department the equipment belongs to |
Serial Number column | Unique number assigned to the equipment by STERIS. If an Information icon (
If the OK button is selected, the task previously assigned to the equipment will no longer be run. Only the task you are currently creating will run on the device. |
Equipment Description column | Description of the equipment |
Connected Status column | Shows if the equipment is connected and online. The color describes the current status of the equipment:
NOTES:
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Leak Rate Above Threshold Value column | Threshold value for the test. If the results of a test exceed this threshold, the users specified in the Leak Rate Contacts field (described above) are notified. |
Leak Rate Unit column | The standard unit of measurement used, for example: Hg/minute, mbar/min, etc. Your equipment’s manual specifies the measurement unit. |
BUTTONS | |
Save button | When selected the new test is created. The Manage Account screen displays with a confirmation message:
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Cancel button | When selected, the new test is not created. Nothing you entered on this screen is saved. |
) appears next to a serial number, hover your cursor over the icon. It may inform you that the equipment is already assigned to another test. If you click on the serial number, a warning message displays:
