Healthcare and Purified Waters Testing

• Endoscope decontamination – HTM01-06

• • Endoscope washer-disinfectors (EWDs)

    • Weekly testing

    • Quarterly and annual performance qualifications / validations

    • Disinfectant and cleaning efficacy testing

  • Storage solutions

    • Storage cabinets

    • Packing systems

  • Sterile services – HTM01-01

    • Instrument washers

    • Porous load sterilisers and autoclaves

    • IAP cleanroom environmental monitoring

    • Bioburden and sterility testing

  • Test soils

    • Edinburgh Test Soil

    • Endoscope washer Test Soil

  • Dental decontamination – HTM01-05

    • Testing of DUWLs (Dental Unit Water Lines)

• Renal units

  • Reverse Osmosis water assessments including

    • Aerobic plate counts

    • Endotoxins

    • Chemical constituents and contaminants

• Dialysis water quality testing

• Home patient dialysis support

• Domestic Water Systems - HTM04-01 and NETB No. 2004/3

  • Legionella

  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa

  • Environmental Mycobacteria and other opportunistic pathogens

• Birthing pools

• Hydrotherapy pools

• Operating theatres

  • Air quality monitoring

  • Clinical equipment testing (e.g. Heater-Cooler Units)

Deliver samples directly to our laboratory yourself, use one of our drop off locations or we can arrange to collect your water samples. Samples can be transported in our specially designed Eurofins Orange Boxes (GB - Sheffield Laboratory) to keep them refrigerated and therefore stable prior to arrival at our laboratory.

Our bespoke sampling and logistics management system ensures a smooth process from dispatch of sampling materials to collection of samples

1. Call or email to request a sampling kit

2. Once you are ready to submit the samples call or email again to request a next day collection

3. Take your sample, ideally between 12:00 and 13:00

4. Place your sample in the Eurofins Orange Box and attach the completed paperwork in the outside pocket

5. Lock your box by attaching the security tab

A network of drop-off locations is also available for added flexibility in sampling and submission.

Eurofins Water Hygiene Testing Belfast accredited & unaccredited services for the Healthcare sector include support to Estates (Decontamination) for Performance Qualification testing with ISO15883 Test Soils and Micro inoculated surrogates to assess self disinfect and decontamination systems

• Water hygiene monitoring; Legionella, P. aeruginosa, E. coli etc (UKAS accredited)

• Decontamination: Microbial & chemical analysis of endoscopy rinse water, RO water and steam condensate (UKAS accredited)

• Renal & Dialysis Waters; UKAS accredited

• PQ Efficacy Testing; inoculated surrogates to suit AER manufacturer and pathogens as directed in HTM 01:06

• Test soils ISO15883 

• Drying cabinet PQ testing surrogates

Eurofins Water Hygiene Testing Belfast provides both accredited and unaccredited services for the healthcare sector, including support to Estates (Decontamination) teams for performance qualification testing using ISO 15883 test soils and micro-inoculated surrogates.

Key services include

• Water hygiene monitoring; Legionella, P. aeruginosa, E. coli (UKAS accredited)

• Decontamination testing; microbial and chemical analysis of endoscopy rinse water, RO water and steam condensate (UKAS accredited)

• Renal and dialysis water testing (UKAS accredited)

• PQ efficacy testing; inoculated surrogates to suit AER manufacturer and pathogens as defined in HTM 01:06

• Test soils ISO 15883

• Drying cabinet PQ testing surrogates