In a decon facility, which area is considered the hot zone where decontamination is performed?

In a decon facility, which area is considered the hot zone where decontamination is performed?

• A. Administrative office
• B. Outdoor yard
• C. Contaminated area where decon is performed
• D. Ready room

Answer: (C)

The hot zone is the area where contamination is present and where decontamination operations take place. It’s the most contaminated part of the facility, and work there aims to remove contaminants from people and equipment before they can move to cleaner areas. By confining decon to this zone, the spread of contamination to rest of the facility is minimized. The other spaces listed aren’t where decontamination occurs: an administrative office is a clean, non-contaminated space; an outdoor yard is not a controlled decon area; and a ready room is typically a staging or donning/doffing area rather than the location where the actual decontamination happens.

The hot zone is the area where contamination is present and where decontamination operations take place. It’s the most contaminated part of the facility, and work there aims to remove contaminants from people and equipment before they can move to cleaner areas. By confining decon to this zone, the spread of contamination to rest of the facility is minimized. The other spaces listed aren’t where decontamination occurs: an administrative office is a clean, non-contaminated space; an outdoor yard is not a controlled decon area; and a ready room is typically a staging or donning/doffing area rather than the location where the actual decontamination happens.