Emergency plan for dealing with equipment and power failures In the of a power failure and/or equipment failure, the refrigerator will be monitored using an independent digital thermometer or data logger with a visible display and the kept door closed. If the power failure extends beyond 4 hours or the internal refrigerator temperature is above +8⁰C seek alternative refrigeration. Action Who responsible Power failure or If failure is less than 4 Keep refrigerator door closed Complete refrigerator failure hours and temperature and monitor refrigerator remains between +2°C temperature. Do not remove and +8°C. any vaccines from the refrigerator unless temperature range is below +2°C degrees or above +8°C degrees. If temperature remains Contact immunisation/cold stable between +2°C chain coordinator. and +8°C but power Pack vaccines for transport in failure is continuing accordance with the National beyond 4 hours. Standards for Vaccine Storage and Transportation for Immunisation Providers 2017 and take with temperature recording device to your – alternative refrigeration site If the refrigerator Quarantine vaccines in the temperature is below refrigerator, download the data +2°C degrees logger. Move your vaccines to your alternative refrigeration site. Contact immunisation/cold chain coordinator for further advice. If the refrigerator Quarantine the vaccines. temperature is above Download the data logger. +8°C Discuss with immunisation/cold chain coordinator. Pack vaccines for transport in accordance with the National Standards for Vaccine Storage and Transportation for Immunisation Providers 2017, and take with temperature recording device to complete – Location for alternative refrigeration complete – – Contact details for alternative refrigeration complete – – Before transporting vaccines, the alternative facility has storage capacity for the vaccines. Contact the local immunisation coordinator to inform them of the breach and for further advice.
Emergency plan for dealing with equipment and power failures In the of a power failure and/or equipment failure, the refrigerator will be monitored using an independent digital thermometer or data logger with a visible display and the kept door closed. If the power failure extends beyond 4 hours or the internal refrigerator temperature is above +8⁰C seek alternative refrigeration. Action Who responsible Power failure or refrigerator failure If failure is less than 4 hours and temperature remains between +2°C and +8°C. Keep refrigerator door closed and monitor refrigerator temperature. Do not remove any vaccines from the refrigerator unless temperature range is below +2°C degrees or above +8°C degrees. Complete If temperature remains stable between +2°C and +8°C but power failure is continuing beyond 4 hours. Contact immunisation/cold chain coordinator. Pack vaccines for transport in accordance with the National Standards for Vaccine Storage and Transportation for Immunisation Providers 2017 and take with temperature recording device to – your alternative refrigeration site If the refrigerator temperature is below +2°C degrees Quarantine vaccines in the refrigerator, download the data logger. Move your vaccines to your alternative refrigeration site. Contact immunisation/cold chain coordinator for further advice. If the refrigerator temperature is above +8°C Quarantine the vaccines. Download the data logger. Discuss with immunisation/cold chain coordinator. Pack vaccines for transport in accordance with the National Standards for Vaccine Storage and Transportation for Immunisation Providers 2017, and take with temperature recording device to – complete Location for alternative refrigeration – complete – Contact details for alternative refrigeration – complete – Before transporting vaccines, the alternative facility has storage capacity for the vaccines. Contact the local immunisation coordinator to inform them of the breach and for further advice.
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