本推荐规程涵盖医疗设施中的蒸汽灭菌。这些建议旨在促进无菌保证，并指导医护人员正确使用加工设备。灭菌处理区域（去污、制备、灭菌和无菌储存区域）的功能和物理设计标准包含在推荐规程的范围内；员工资格、教育和其他人事考虑；处理程序；蒸汽灭菌器的安装、保养和维护；质量控制以及质量流程改进。本文件包括对ST79:2017的以下修订:修订1:环境服务/风扇/食品和饮料；修改件2:绝缘仪表的检查；修正案3:修改卫生保健设施无菌加工区消毒器常规护理的清洁频率相关内容； 修改件4:内容寻址记录B1批号，用于医疗设施中的无菌处理。

This recommended practice covers steam sterilization in health care facilities. The recommendations are intended to promote sterility assurance and to guide health care personnel in the proper use of processing equipment. Included within the scope of the recommended practice are functional and physical design criteria for sterilization processing areas (decontamination, preparation, sterilization, and sterile storage areas); staff qualifications, education, and other personnel considerations; processing procedures; installation, care, and maintenance of steam sterilizers; quality control; and quality process improvement.The following amendments to ST79:2017 are included in this document: Amendment 1: Environmental services/fans/food and drink; Amendment 2: Inspection of insulated instruments; Amendment 3: Modification of content pertaining to frequency of cleaning for routine care of sterilizers for sterile processing areas in health care facilities; and Amendment 4: Content addressing recording B1 lot numbers in sterilizer records for sterile processing in health care facilities.