PURPOSE OF ORDER:
It shall be the responsibility of all custody personnel assigned in each module at Twin Towers Correctional Facility (TTCF) to ensure all waist chains and restraints are kept free of any infestation. The Department of Public Health (DPH) requires all waist chains and restraints to be kept clean, sanitized and fully functional.
SCOPE OF ORDER:
This order shall apply to all custody personnel assigned to and/or working in a module at TTCF.
ORDER:
In order to ensure safety, certain inmates in Custody Division require a heightened level of security during movement in order to provide for the safety and security of the concerned inmate, other inmates, and custody personnel. In cases where additional control measures are required, inmates may be placed into a single man waist chain restraint.
Refer to CDM 5-05/120.00 when using single man waist chain restraint system.
Process of Cleaning Waist Chains
Training Unit shall be responsible for providing instructions to all custody personnel as to how each waist chain and restraint shall be cleaned and sanitized.
In order to be in compliance with the DPH, all waist chains and restraints are to be cleaned and sterilized by using an approved anti-bacterial solution which states kills multiple pathogens, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), for affectability.
Every module shall have a designated location to hang all waist chains and restraints on hooks and these hooks shall be labeled “Clean” and “Soiled.”
All sergeants shall inspect all waist chains and restraints for cleanliness on a daily basis to ensure proper cleaning and sanitation procedures are followed. These inspections shall be documented into the electronic Uniform Daily Activity Log (e-UDAL) once the tasks completed.
Cleaning/sterilization and inspection of waist-chains and restraint devices shall be kept in an approved log and maintained for a minimum of two (2) years per CDM 4-13/000.00 Retention of Records.