Is your decontamination area quietly working against your team?
A two-minute self-assessment for Sterile Processing and GI/Endoscopy teams. Answer honest questions about what’s actually in place today, and get a readiness score, a ranked list of what’s costing you, and the specific fix for each gap.
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Tell us a bit about your team, then jump straight into the two-minute self-assessment.
How the assessment works
This isn’t an audit and it isn’t a sales pitch. It’s a short, self-guided walkthrough of your decontamination area, built from the same ergonomic criteria Pure Processing uses in its own facility audits - and it comes in two versions, so the questions match your department.
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Pick your department.
Sterile Processing (SPD) covers trays, lumened and complex instruments, and immersion sinks. GI/Endoscopy covers flexible endoscope decontamination - channel flushing, manual cleaning, drying, and scope turnover.
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Answer honestly, not aspirationally.
Every question is a plain statement about what’s in place today. Each of the four answers carries a different amount of strain:
Answer Strain score Yes - in place and consistent 0 Partly / inconsistent 1 No - not in place 2 Not sure 1 -
Get a readiness score.
Your answers roll up into a 0–100 Protect Your People readiness score, and into ranked gap areas - so you can see at a glance which one is adding the most strain, risk, or lost time.
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See what closes each gap.
The results end with specific recommendations - but only for areas where you actually have a gap. If nothing is flagged, the assessment tells you that too, instead of forcing a product on you.
The things that quietly add up
Across decontamination areas, the same handful of issues keep showing up - not because staff are careless, but because the room wasn’t built around how the work actually happens.
Manual flushing & instrument handling
Syringe-flushing lumened and channeled devices by hand, and handling soiled sharps one piece at a time, adds repetitive motion and sharps exposure that an automated, hands-free flushing step removes.
Standing fatigue & floor safety
Sink and prep stations mean hours of stand-up work. Without cushioned, drainable footing, fatigue builds and standing water becomes a slip hazard.
Lighting & magnified inspection
Soil, damage, and hidden sharps are hardest to see exactly where it matters most - at the basin and the inspection point. Task lighting and magnification bring those spots up to inspection-level visibility.
Sink height & fit
Fixed-height sinks and undersized basins force bending, reaching, and workarounds. A height-adjustable sink - or, where a full swap isn’t on the table, a drop-in insert - removes the workaround instead of asking staff to adapt to it.
Frequently asked questions
What is a decontamination ergonomics self-assessment?
A decontamination ergonomics self-assessment is a short questionnaire that scores how well a Sterile Processing or GI/Endoscopy workspace is set up to avoid strain, sharps exposure, and lost time. Pure Processing’s Protect Your People assessment does this in about two minutes, using the same criteria as its in-person facility audits.
What are the most common ergonomic risks in a decontamination area?
The most common risks are manual syringe flushing and one-at-a-time sharps handling, standing fatigue at sinks without anti-fatigue matting, poor lighting and lack of magnification at inspection points, and fixed-height sinks that force bending and reaching. Across both SPD and GI/Endoscopy departments, these four areas account for most of the strain, injury risk, and lost time.
What tools reduce ergonomic strain in sterile processing and endoscope reprocessing?
Automated, hands-free flushing systems cut repetitive motion and sharps handling; anti-fatigue matting reduces standing fatigue and slip risk; task lighting with magnification improves inspection accuracy; and height-adjustable sinks or drop-in inserts remove the bending and reaching that fixed-height sinks force. Pure Processing builds equipment for each category, including the FlexiPump™ Independent Flushing System, GelPro® Anti-Fatigue Mats, PureSteel™ Task Lights + Magnifiers, and height-adjustable PureSteel™ sinks.
How is the readiness score calculated?
Each answer carries a strain score from 0 to 2, and the total is converted into a 0–100 readiness score, where a higher score means less ergonomic strain. A score of 80–100 means strong footing, 50–79 means some gaps are adding strain or risk, and below 50 means the environment poses ergonomic risks worth addressing immediately.
Which version should I take: Sterile Processing (SPD) or GI/Endoscopy?
Take the Sterile Processing (SPD) version if your team decontaminates trays, lumened and complex instruments, or works at immersion sinks. Take the GI/Endoscopy version if your team reprocesses flexible endoscopes.
How long does the assessment take?
About two minutes. Each version asks eight or nine short questions about equipment and habits already in place, depending on your department.
Is this an official audit or inspection?
No. It’s a self-assessment your team runs for itself, based on the ergonomic criteria in Pure Processing’s facility audit checklist. Nothing is submitted or reviewed unless you choose to book a walk-through.
Does the assessment store or share my answers?
No. It runs entirely in your browser, and your answers aren’t stored, saved, or sent anywhere.
What happens if nothing is flagged?
You’ll get a clean bill of health instead of a forced recommendation, since the assessment only suggests a fix where your answers show an actual gap.