{"id":5340,"date":"2020-11-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-29T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iblspecifik.com\/blog\/difference-entre-desinfection-decontamination-sterilisation\/"},"modified":"2024-04-24T11:25:15","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T09:25:15","slug":"difference-between-disinfection-decontamination-sterilisation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iblspecifik.com\/en\/difference-entre-desinfection-decontamination-sterilisation\/","title":{"rendered":"The difference between disinfection, decontamination and sterilisation"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>What is the difference between disinfection, decontamination and sterilisation?<\/h1>\n<p>The terms \"Disinfection\", \"Decontamination\" and \"Sterilisation\" refer to the results of different operations: Depending on the objective, we will therefore use <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iblspecifik.com\/en\/professional-cleaning-equipment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cleaning Machines<\/a><\/strong> and\/or <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iblspecifik.com\/en\/our-products\/disinfection-equipment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Disinfection Machines\u00a0<\/a><\/strong> using disinfection products to carry out important operations such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iblspecifik.com\/en\/our-products\/steambio-3000-professional-dry-steam-cleaner\/\">STEAMBIO <\/a>or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iblspecifik.com\/en\/our-products\/jetbio-disinfection-device\/\">JETBIO<\/a>. \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptclim3000.com\/produit\/jetbio-2020-brumisateur-de-desinfection-des-surfaces-ideal-contre-la-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buy JETBIO2020 online<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Decontamination<\/strong> Operation designed to eliminate or reduce the number of micro-organisms (COVID19 is one such operation) on living tissue and inert objects.<\/h3>\n<p>At levels considered safe, so as to comply with hygiene and public health standards.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Pre-disinfection (legally appropriate term) commonly known as DECOMTAMINATION: <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>An operation with instant results that eliminates, kills or inhibits undesirable micro-organisms, depending on the objectives set. Pre-disinfection or (Decontamination) is the first treatment to be carried out on soiled equipment, surfaces and objects. The aim of pre-disinfection is to reduce the micro-organism population and facilitate subsequent final cleaning and disinfection.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A simple example: applying hydro-alcoholic gel to dirty hands is equivalent to decontamination.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The term \"decontamination\" is misused in France and should be reserved for operations designed to reduce the risk of radioactive or chemical contamination, which is why we use the term \"pre-disinfection\".<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Disinfection: Operation with instant and permanent results that eliminates or kills micro-organisms and\/or inactivates undesirable viruses (e.g. COVID19) carried by contaminated inert media.<\/h2>\n<p>Disinfection involves 2 compulsory stages.<\/p>\n<p>The first operation consists of washing and scrubbing the surfaces with a simple detergent (and not with a disinfectant detergent) in order to eliminate and break up the Biofilms.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iblspecifik.com\/en\/how-to-remove-biofilm\/\">What is BIOFILM and how to remove it<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The second operation consists of Nebulising or Fogging with an aerial disinfection device such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iblspecifik.com\/en\/our-products\/jetbio-appareil-de-desinfection-des-surfaces\/\"><strong>( JETBIO 2020)<\/strong><\/a> a fine mist of disinfectant which is deposited on all surfaces in contact with the air. The product dispersed in this way will act to destroy all the micro-organisms present on the surfaces or objects you have previously washed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A simple example: applying hydro-alcoholic gel to hands that have been previously washed with soap is equivalent to disinfection.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To achieve this, we recommend our approved and standardised organic disinfectant 100%: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iblspecifik.com\/en\/produit-ibl\/apabio-desinfectant-bio-ecologique-covid19\/\">APABIO<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Sterilisation: Sterilisation is an operation used to eliminate or kill micro-organisms carried by contaminated inert media.<\/h3>\n<p>the result of this operation, which is not limited to the duration of the application, is sterility, i.e. the destruction and total elimination of all micro-organisms.<\/p>\n<p>This operation is often carried out using heat in ovens.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Process diagram :<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 800px;\"><\/div>\n<h4 style=\"width: 799.983px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 1px solid #CCC; border-width: 1px 1px 0;\" src=\"\/\/player.slideplayer.com\/18\/6102468\/\" width=\"799.983\" height=\"649\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding: 5px 0 12px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">COVID19 PERIOD - IMPORTANT INFORMATION INTENDED FOR OUR CUSTOMERS -<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 5px 0 12px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> INVOICING A DISINFECTION SERVICE OBLIGES YOU TO ACHIEVE RESULTS!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">You will be responsible to Health Services for ensuring that Disinfection Protocols are respected and applied.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>In view of the multitude of proposals for so-called \"Miracle\" products from commercial companies not specialising in disinfection products, and in order to protect you from the risks associated with the use of so-called \"BIOCIDE\" products that do not comply with French and European Directives, we strongly recommend that you ask your supplier for the following documents:<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">1\/ Test standards<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">2\/ Marketing authorisation for the product issued by BRUSSELS<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">3\/ Product safety data sheet<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">4\/ Product batch number<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>GIVE TO YOUR NON-INSTITUTIONAL CUSTOMERS<\/strong><\/span> :<\/p>\n<p><strong>1\/ A file containing the technical data sheet and label of the disinfectant product used (stipulating Standard EN14476 and its European MA number)(marketing authorisation)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2\/ A <u>Certificate<\/u> of Good Execution of a PRE - DISINFECTION or DECONTAMINATION service or a CLEANING and DISINFECTION service complying with the European Biocidal Disinfection Standards In Force - 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>FOR YOUR INSTITUTIONAL CUSTOMERS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>(TOWN HALLS - LOCAL AUTHORITIES - SCHOOLS - CR\u00c8CHES - FIRE BRIGADES - DOCTORS' SURGERIES - VETS - DENTISTS - ARMY - POLICE - ETC.)\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>1\/ A file containing (the SDS (Safety Data Sheet) for the disinfectant product with its European approval number + its AMM (marketing authorisation) number + its batch number (found on the label on the can and used for traceability purposes),<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2\/ The product label stipulating Standard EN14476 (copy supplied with our products)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>3\/ A <u>Certificate<\/u> of Good Execution of a PRE - DISINFECTION or DECONTAMINATION service or a CLEANING and DISINFECTION service complying with the European Biocidal Disinfection Standards In Force - 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>WE THANK YOU FOR BEING REAL PROFESSIONALS.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quelle est la diff\u00e9rence entre la d\u00e9sinfection, la d\u00e9contamination et la st\u00e9rilisation ? Les termes \u00ab\u00a0D\u00e9sinfection\u00a0\u00bb, \u00ab\u00a0D\u00e9contamination\u00a0\u00bb et \u00ab\u00a0St\u00e9rilisation\u00a0\u00bb d\u00e9signent des r\u00e9sultats d&rsquo;op\u00e9rations diff\u00e9rentes : On utilisera donc selon l&rsquo;objectif, des Machines de Nettoyage et\/ou des Machines de D\u00e9sinfection\u00a0 utilisant les produits de d\u00e9sinfection pour effectuer ces op\u00e9rations importantes comme STEAMBIO ou JETBIO. \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9264,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1680,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5340","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-informations","category-desinfection"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iblspecifik.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5340","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iblspecifik.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iblspecifik.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iblspecifik.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iblspecifik.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5340"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.iblspecifik.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5340\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iblspecifik.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9264"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iblspecifik.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iblspecifik.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5340"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iblspecifik.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<!-- This website is optimized by Airlift. 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