Authorising Engineer (Decontamination)
Keith
Shuttleworth MIHEEM has been an Authorised Person (Sterilizers) and subsequently
an AE (D) from the commencement of the IHEEM Register in 1995. His background
has been as an Engineering Manager in both the NHS and the Pharmaceutical
industry. He has worked with sterilization and other decontamination disciplines
in a number of capacities, from a Service Provider to a User. More information
about his background and experience is available on his LinkedIn Profile http://uk.linkedin.com/in/keithshuttleworth.
Keith has considerable experience in working with Clean Room environments
(down to ISO 14644-1 Class 4) and High Purity Water systems in the Pharmaceutical,
Medical Devices and Healthcare industries i.e. HTM 2030, Purified Water, Water
for Irrigation and Water for Injection. He has been involved variously, with
the design, construction, commissioning, validation and Project Management
of a number of new or upgraded Pharmaceutical, Decontamination and Endoscopy
facilities.
Also, Keith is used to working in strictly regulated environments with a range
of different provides a proactive and responsive service and works closely
with other professionals. Keith is Member of IHEEM, an Associate Member of
the IDSC and the 
Central
Sterilising Club in addition to organisations associated with the pharmaceutical
industry.
Click here for a copy of Keith's AED
Certification and here for his Certificate for *Authorising
Engineer Foundation Programme Level 3.
Keith provides both contracted and ad hoc services to deal with specific challenges.
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* The Authorising Engineer
Foundation Programme Level 3 Course covered the following elements:
Unit 1. Health Organisation and organisations
Unit 2. Roles, duties and responsibilities of CPs, APs and AEs
Unit 3. Safety Culture
Unit 4. Health And Safety at Work
Unit 5. Authorising Engineers and the law
Unit 6. The principles and practice of Audit
Unit 7. Incident investigation and root cause analysis
Unit 8. Confidentiality and discretion
Unit 9. Records and record keeping
Unit 10. Principles of behavioural interviewing
Unit 11. Feedback and reporting Unit 12. Assessing competence
Unit 13. Mentoring skills
Role of the AE(D)
This role has been developed from the prior Authorised Person (sterilizer) arrangements.
This person should be fully independent of the organisation’s structure for maintenance, testing and management of the decontamination equipment.
The AE(D) should have a reporting route to the Decontamination Lead and should provide
professional and technical advice to AP(D)s, CP(D)s, Users and other key personnel involved in the control of decontamination processes.
The Institution of Healthcare Engineering and Estates Management (IHEEM) sets
professional standards for their voluntary registration and for the accreditation
of training courses, as has been the case for the existing AP(S) role. The
Department of Health, and where applicable the relevant health estates bodies
in the devolved administrations, set the technical standards asrelevant.
Services
The principal services provided by AE(D) services are as follows:
To provide to Management and others, general and impartial advice on all matters concerned with decontamination
To advise Management and others on programmes of validation
To audit reports on validation, revalidation and yearly tests submitted by the AP(D)
To advise Management and others on programmes of periodic tests and periodic maintenance
To advise Management and others on operational procedures for routine production
To advise Management on the appointment of the AP(D)
To audit the permit to work scheme for decontamination equipment as introduced by HTM01-01
To advise on or prepare specifications for the purchase of decontamination equipment and facilities
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Shuttleworth & Associates Ltd
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Luton * LU2 8DL * United Kingdom
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