BS 3970-5:1990
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Sterilizing and disinfecting equipment for medical products Specification for low temperature steam disinfectors
Hardcopy , PDF
21-09-2018
English
28-09-1990
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Foreword
Committees responsible
Specification
1 Scope
2 Definitions
3 General requirements
4 Design pressure
5 Operating cycle
6 Instrumentation and controls
7 Performance requirements
Appendices
A Chamber temperature test
B Air ingress monitor test
C Small load test
D Full load test
E Load dryness test
F Leak rate test
G Over-temperature cut-out test
Particular requirements for equipment used to disinfect heat-sensitive products by means of steam at below 80°C and without the addition of formaldehyde.
| Committee |
CH/198
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes 85/53989 DC. (07/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, December 2011. (11/2011)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
16
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Withdrawn
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| Supersedes |
This Part of BS3970 specifies particular requirements for disinfectors using a single specified operating cycle and using mains supplied steam. These requirements apply in addition to the general requirements specified in BS3970-1. The disinfector specified is applicable to the disinfection of heat labile materials (see foreword).
NOTE1 It is emphasized that equipment complying with this Part of BS3970 is only designed to disinfect (see 2.2).
NOTE2 The titles of the publications referred to in this standard are listed on the inside back cover.
| BS 3970-6:1993 | Sterilizing and disinfecting equipment for medical products Specification for sterilizers using low-temperature steam with formaldehyde |
| BS 2646-1:1993 | Autoclaves for sterilization in laboratories Specification for design, construction, safety and performance |
| BS 5076:1974 | Specification for hospital storage cabinets for bottled fluids (electrically heated) |
| BS 1781:1981 | Specification for linen and linen union textiles |
| BS 3281:1960 | Specification for rectangular metal boxes for use in high vacuum steam sterilizers |
| BS 3970-3:1990 | Sterilizing and disinfecting equipment for medical products Specification for steam sterilizers for wrapped goods and porous loads |
| BS 6255:1989 | Specification for plain sterilization paper for medical use |
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