SOP Manual 15-12 Cleaning and Disinfection
The IMT works with Operations Section personnel to identify C&D personnel with the
required expertise (as identified in the site-specific C&D plan). The IMT advises the
Operations Section of any C&D personnel requirements that cannot be satisfied locally so
that additional personnel can be assigned. Appropriate officials are also contacted by the IMT
to coordinate the issuance of contracts and leases for equipment, supplies, or personnel for
C&D operations.
If appropriate personnel are not readily available, contact the USDA APHIS VS NVS for
access to 3D contractors.
15.4.2.6 Personal Protective Equipment
Personnel should only don PPE that they have been fully trained, medically cleared to use, and
fit tested to wear. It is essential that personnel engaged in C&D wear at the least, coveralls,
boots, and gloves. Face protection and a mask should also be worn during the mixing and
application of disinfectant solutions, the production of significant amounts of dust, and the
possibility of the presence of a zoonotic disease. Personnel must practice proper personal
decontamination and doffing procedures, before leaving an infected premises or any Quarantined
area, to prevent the spread of disease organisms.
See the Foreign Animal Disease (FAD) Investigation Manual (FAD PReP Manual 4-0) for PPE
donning and doffing guidance. For more information on PPE, see the FAD PReP Health and
Safety & PPE SOPs, the Biosecurity SOPs, and the FAD PReP/NAHEMS Guidance: PPE and
Health and Safety. All documents are available on the FAD PReP APHIS website:
www.aphis.usda.gov/fadprep.
15.4.2.7 Cleaning and Disinfection of Equipment and Supplies
Equipment needs will vary according to the specific situation. An assessment of the premises is
conducted to help identify the specific equipment that is necessary. Pressure washing, and all
other methods listed here, must be conducted as appropriate for the disease agent and other
conditions, including environmental conditions. See Attachment 15.A for a list of basic C&D
equipment and supplies. The C&D equipment and supplies component in the C&D plan must
include the following:
1. Specify the materials, supplies, and equipment necessary to perform the C&D methods
recommended in the plan.
2. Identify general equipment and supplies needed for C&D. They are as follows (see the
site-specific C&D plan for specific requirements):
a. Steam cleaning. Steam-cleaning equipment, water, a generator, and fuel.
b. Autoclave. Fuel, or generator, and autoclaving bags.
c. Pressure washing. Pressure-washing equipment, water, a generator, fuel, detergent,
mops, pumps, a collection system, and buckets.
d. Scrubbing. Brushes, extension handles, nonslip stepladders, detergent, water, mops,
pumps, a collection system, and buckets.
e. Vacuuming. A vacuum, bags, filters, a generator, and fuel.