Basic Documentation

Siemens Industry, Inc. Page 5 of 6
Document No. 149-925
 Temperature sensors should be calibrated on a
regular basis per manufacturer
recommendations.
 High/low alarms limits and alerts should be
defined for all equipment being monitored.
 Remote notification of alarms to alphanumeric
pagers, numeric pagers, e-mail, and phones via
voice or SMS (Short Message Service) is
recommended to facilitate indication of critical
storage temperature alarms to healthcare
workers and facility maintenance staff.
 Each step of the alarm process should be
documented to provide information as to what
corrective action was taken, action assigned
(person assigned and protocol to follow),
response, resolution of alarm.
 Integration of critical storage monitoring into the
building automation system (BAS) allows
historical data, alarms and alarm
acknowledgement to be collected and archived
to document corrective action taken.
 Policy must be in place for implementing backup
equipment for (refrigerators, freezers, and
incubators).
 Develop an Alarm Response Protocol for
personnel.
 Temperature alarm systems must have a
separate power source to ensure proper
monitoring during power failures.