Sanitation — the principles

Cleaning removes what you can see. Disinfecting deals with what you can't. Separate steps, and the order matters.

Follow the approved product and contact-time instruction for the tool in front of you.

Clean and dirty are places, not just moments.

Used items leave before fresh items arrive.

Never improvise a sanitation procedure.

Remove compromised equipment from use, then escalate. In that order.

You are not expected to remember the procedure. You are expected to never invent one.