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BS 3970-5:1990

BS 3970-5:1990

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Sterilizing and disinfecting equipment for medical products Specification for low temperature steam disinfectors

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Withdrawn date

21-09-2018

Language(s)

English

Published date

28-09-1990

Publisher

British Standards Institution

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.

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.

Committee
CH/198
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 85/53989 DC. (07/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, December 2011. (11/2011)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
16
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Withdrawn
Supersedes

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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