Exhibit 10.2

STERIS CORPORATION
FORM OF NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT FOR EMPLOYEES - _______ __, 20__

This Agreement (“Agreement”) is between STERIS Corporation (“STERIS”) and
Optionee, with respect to the grant of a Nonqualified Stock Option by STERIS to
Optionee pursuant to the STERIS Corporation 2006 Long-Term Equity Incentive
Plan, as Amended and Restated Effective July 28, 2011, and as further amended
from time to time (the “Plan”).
1.     Grant of Option. STERIS hereby grants to Optionee, as of the date (“Date
of Grant”) set forth above and in the Acknowledgment and Acceptance Form
accompanying this Agreement (“Acknowledgment”) an option (the “Option”) to
purchase all or any number of an aggregate of STERIS Common Shares as previously
disclosed to Optionee and as reflected in the records of STERIS as granted as of
the Date of Grant, at an exercise price of the closing sales price per share of
STERIS's Common Shares as of the Date of Grant and as reported on the New York
Stock Exchange Composite Tape (the “Option Price”), upon and subject to the
terms of this Agreement and the Plan.
2.      Documents Delivered with Agreement. STERIS has delivered or made
available to the Optionee, along with this Agreement, the following documents:
(a) STERIS's Policy Prohibiting the Improper Use of Material Non-Public
Information (the “Policy”); (b) the Plan and its related Prospectus; (c) the
Nondisclosure and Noncompetition Agreement to be entered into between STERIS and
Optionee (the “Nondisclosure Agreement”); (d) the Acknowledgment; and
(e) STERIS's most recent Annual Report to Shareholders and Form 10-K filed with
the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Acceptance and compliance with these
documents is a condition to the effectiveness of this grant of nonqualified
stock options. By accepting this Agreement or executing the Acknowledgment, the
Optionee acknowledges receipt, review and acceptance of these documents and
compliance with their terms.
3.     Terms and Conditions of Option. The Option is a Nonqualified Option and
shall not be treated as an Incentive Stock Option. In addition to this
Agreement, the Option shall also be subject to all of the terms and conditions
of the Policy and Plan. The Option shall be effective upon the Optionee's
acceptance of this Agreement and the Nondisclosure Agreement, both of which
shall be conclusively deemed to have occurred either upon electronic acceptance
or STERIS's receipt of the signed Acknowledgment. If Optionee violates the terms
of the Policy, the Plan, this Agreement, the Nondisclosure Agreement, or any
agreement with similar terms previously entered into by Optionee (collectively
“Prior Agreements”), any and all options to purchase Common Shares that were
granted by STERIS to Optionee (including the Option granted by this Agreement or
any Prior Agreements) shall be forfeited, void, and of no further force and
effect.
4.     Term of Option. Unless earlier terminated pursuant to Section 11 of the
Plan, the Option shall terminate at the close of business on, and shall not be
exercisable at any time after, the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Date of
Grant.
5.     Vesting. So long as Optionee remains in the employ of STERIS or a
Subsidiary, but subject to the terms of this Agreement and the Plan , the Option
shall vest [in ___ equal annual installments on each of the first ____
anniversaries of the Date of Grant (except that any portions of such
installments representing fractional Common Shares shall be aggregated and shall
be included in the portion of the Option that vests on the ___ anniversary of
the Date of Grant)] [on _______]; provided, however, the provisions of Section
11 (d)(ii) of the Plan regarding immediate exercisability of Option Rights shall
apply to the Option only if Optionee dies while in the service of STERIS or any
Subsidiary.
6.     Exercise of Vested Option. Except as otherwise provided in Section 11 of
the Plan, the rules of which, as modified hereby, shall apply to this Agreement
including as described in Section 16 of this Agreement, the Option shall be
exercisable only while Optionee is in the employ of STERIS or a Subsidiary. To
the extent exercisable under this Agreement, the Option may be exercised from
time to time in whole or in part.
7.     Method of Exercise. A request to exercise the Option requires delivery of
(a) the Option Price payable in cash or by check acceptable to the Company or by
wire transfer of immediately available funds, or by such other methods as may be
approved by the Board or the Chief Executive Officer or his delegatee or
delegatees, as applicable and (b) a written notice to STERIS identifying this
Agreement and specifying the number of Common Shares as to which the Option is
being exercised. The Common Shares to which Optionee is entitled upon exercise
of the Option shall not be represented by certificates unless otherwise provided
by resolution of the Board of STERIS or required by law, but STERIS shall cause
such Common Shares to be registered in the name of Optionee or Optionee's
nominee in STERIS's stock registry promptly following exercise.

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8.     Certain Determinations. Application, violation, or other interpretation
of the terms of this Agreement, the Nondisclosure Agreement, the Plan, the
Policy, any Prior Agreement, or any STERIS policy shall be determined by the
Board or the Chief Executive Officer or his delegatee or delegatees, if
applicable, in their sole discretion, and such determination shall be final and
binding on Optionee.
9.     Termination of the Plan; No Right to Future Grants; No Right of
Employment; Extraordinary Item of Compensation. By entering into this Agreement,
Optionee acknowledges: (a) that the Plan is discretionary in nature and may be
suspended or terminated by STERIS at any time; (b) that the grant of the Option
is a one-time benefit which does not create any contractual or other right to
receive future grants of options, or benefits in lieu of options; (c) that all
determinations with respect to any such future grants, including, but not
limited to, the times when each option shall be granted, the number of shares
subject to each option, the option price, and the time or times when each option
shall be exercisable, will be at the sole discretion of STERIS; (d) that
Optionee's participation in the Plan shall not create a right to further
employment with Optionee's employer and shall not interfere with the ability of
Optionee's employer to terminate Optionee's employment relationship at any time
with or without cause; (e) that Optionee's participation in the Plan is
voluntary; (f) that the value of the Option is an extraordinary item of
compensation which is outside the scope of Optionee's employment contract, if
any; (g) that the Option is not part of normal and expected compensation for
purposes of any other employee benefit plan or program of STERIS, including for
purposes of calculating any severance, resignation, redundancy, end of service,
bonus, long-service, pension or retirement benefits or similar payments;
(h) that the right to purchase stock ceases upon termination of employment for
any reason except as may otherwise be explicitly provided in the Plan or this
Agreement; (i) that the future value, if any, of the shares is unknown and
cannot be predicted with certainty; (j) that, where Optionee's employer is a
Subsidiary or affiliate of STERIS, the Option has been granted to Optionee in
Optionee's status as an employee of such Subsidiary or affiliate, and the terms
of this Agreement can be modified by STERIS to facilitate the issuance and
administration of the award, and can in no event be understood or interpreted to
mean that STERIS is Optionee's employer or that Optionee has an employment
relationship with STERIS; (k) that neither STERIS nor Optionee's employer has
any obligation to or intends to notify Optionee of any impending expiration or
lapse of the Option or any other option granted to Optionee by STERIS, it being
the responsibility of Optionee to remain informed of the same, and neither
STERIS nor such employer shall have any liability to Optionee as a result of
Optionee's failure to exercise the Option or any other option prior to the
expiration or lapse thereof; and (l) that to the extent unvested, the Options
have no value and if the underlying shares do not increase in value above the
Option Price, vested Options will have no value.
10.     Employee Data Privacy. By entering into the Agreement, and as a
condition of the grant of the Option, Optionee consents to the collection, use
and transfer of personal data as described in this Section 10. Optionee
understands that STERIS and its Subsidiaries hold certain personal information
about Optionee, including, but not limited to, Optionee's name, home address and
telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number, salary, nationality,
job title, any shares of stock or directorships held in STERIS, details of all
Options or other evidence of shares of stock or options awarded, canceled,
exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in Optionee's favor, for the purpose
of managing and administering the Plan (“Data”). Optionee further understands
that STERIS and/or its Subsidiaries will transfer Data among themselves as
necessary for the purposes of implementation, administration and management of
the Optionee's participation in the Plan, and that STERIS and/or its
Subsidiaries may each further transfer Data to any third parties assisting
STERIS in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan (“Data
Recipients”). Optionee understands that these Data Recipients may be located in
Optionee's country of residence, the European Economic Area, and in countries
outside the European Economic Area, including the United States. Optionee
authorizes the Data Recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer
Data in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing,
administering and managing the Plan, including any transfer of such Data, as may
be necessary or appropriate for the administration of the Plan and/or the
subsequent holding of shares of stock on Optionee's behalf, to a broker or third
party with whom the shares acquired on exercise may be deposited. Optionee
understands that he or she may, at any time, review the Data, require any
necessary amendments to it or withdraw the consent herein by notifying STERIS in
writing. Optionee further understands that withdrawing consent may affect
Optionee's ability to participate in the Plan, at the sole discretion of the
Board or the Chief Executive Officer or his delegatee or delegatees, if
applicable.
11.     Relation to Plan. This Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions
of the Plan. In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of this
Agreement and the Plan, the Plan shall govern. All terms used herein with
initial capital letters and not otherwise defined herein that are defined in the
Plan shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Plan.
12.     Amendments. Any amendment to the Plan shall be deemed to be an amendment
to this Agreement to the extent that the amendment is applicable hereto;
provided, however, that no amendment shall have a material adverse effect on the
rights of Optionee under this Agreement without Optionee's consent.
13.     Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or the application of
any provision hereof to any person or circumstances

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is held invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement and the
application of such provision to any other person or circumstances shall not be
affected, and the provisions so held to be invalid or unenforceable shall be
reformed to the extent (and only to the extent) necessary to make it enforceable
and valid while accomplishing the most similar purpose.
14.     Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the internal substantive laws of the State of Ohio, without
giving effect to any principle of law that would result in the application of
the law of any other jurisdiction. Any unresolved dispute relating to this
Agreement shall be submitted exclusively to the jurisdiction of the courts of
Lake County Ohio.
15.     Miscellaneous. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be understood
as conferring on Optionee any right to continue as an employee of STERIS or any
Subsidiary or affiliate. STERIS reserves the right to correct any clerical,
typographical, or other error in this Agreement or otherwise with respect to
this grant. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon its
parties and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and
assigns, but the Option shall not be transferable by Optionee other than as
provided in Section 17 of the Plan.
16.     Qualifying Retirement. Pursuant to Section 11 of the Plan, the Board
hereby consents to the Optionee's Qualifying Retirement if, at the time that the
Optionee terminates service with the Company, the Optionee satisfies the
requirements of Section 11(b)(iii) of the Plan other than the requirement of the
Board having consented thereto (which consent is hereby given).  
STERIS has caused this Agreement to be executed on its behalf by its duly
authorized officer, and Optionee has entered into this Agreement and accepted
all terms and conditions thereof by electronic acceptance and/or by the signed
Acknowledgment, either of which has the same force and binding effect as if this
Agreement were physically signed by Optionee, all as of the Date of Grant.
STERIS Corporation

By: _______________________________________
Optionee

Signature by electronic acceptance and/or execution of the Acknowledgment and
Acceptance form