Residue Management Beyond the Rinse: Risk, Strategy and Practical Solutions

Disinfectant residue is easy to see. Understanding what created it, what risk it may represent, and how it should be managed is much more complicated.
 
In this webinar, Contec Senior Technical Services Specialist Renee Morley is joined by Aaron Bazal, Executive Director of Vibraclean, and Joe McCall, Director of Quality Assurance Technical Services at ADMA Biologics, for a practical discussion of residue management in cleanrooms and controlled environments.
 
The conversation moves beyond the question of simply when to rinse and looks at residue as the result of an interconnected cleaning and disinfection process. The speakers explore how factors including disinfectant chemistry, surface materials, application methods, tools, technique, mechanical action, frequency, and facility-specific risk can all influence both residue accumulation and removal.    
 
Morley shares findings from a controlled Contec study examining how different disinfectant chemistries, removal solutions, wipes, mops, and surface types can affect residue removal.  Bazal brings the perspective of teams performing cleaning and disinfection in the field, walking through the questions that should be considered before developing and testing a residue-removal process.  McCall adds the perspective of a pharmaceutical microbiologist and facility practitioner, examining what visible residue can—and cannot—tell you about the condition of a surface and why understanding the interaction between chemistry and materials matters. 
 
The session concludes with an extended panel discussion addressing questions around contamination control strategy, residue-removal frequency, surface compatibility, disinfectant performance, safety, changing facility conditions, and the practical realities of executing cleaning processes consistently. 
 
Watch the full webinar for perspectives from technical services, professional cleanroom cleaning, and pharmaceutical microbiology on building a residue-management approach that is practical, risk-based, and appropriate for your facility.