Specification for electrically operated blood storage refrigerators

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09-30-1982

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British Standards Institution

Foreword
Cooperating organizations
Specification
Section one. General
1. Scope
2. Definitions
Section two. Particular requirements
3. Construction
4. Refrigerating system
5. Electrical equipment
6. Instruments and control equipment
7. Alarm systems
8. Safety of personnel in cold rooms
Section three. Performance requirements
9. Temperature limits
Section four. Tests
10. Tests for reach-in cabinets
11. Tests for walk-in cold rooms
Section five. Marking and information
12. Marking
13. Information

Particular requirements for refrigerators of the closed reach-in type constructed according to BS 2502, and for sectional cold rooms of the walk-in type, constructed according to BS 2502, which are intended for the preservation of whole blood and fluid blood plasma and its derivations at temperatures between 4°C and 6°C.

This British Standard specifies particular requirements for refrigerators of the closed reach-in type, constructed according to BS2501, and for sectional cold rooms of the walk-in type, constructed according to BS2502, which are intended for the preservation of whole blood and fluid blood plasma and its derivatives at temperatures between 4°C and 6°C. The refrigerators are for use in climates having dry bulb temperatures and relative humidities, respectively, from 16°C and 80%to 40°C and 40%.

It does not apply to refrigerators used for the storage of frozen blood plasma.

It does not apply to low temperature refrigerators or compartments used for the preservation of anti-sera, reagents, etc.

NOTE1. It is recommended that, except for very small storage capacity requirements, separate refrigerators should be provided for stock blood and for cross-matched blood reserved for particular individuals.

NOTE2. The titles of the publications referred to in this standard are listed on the inside back cover.

Committee	RHE/19
DevelopmentNote	Supersedes 81/71454 DC and BS 4376(1968) (08/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, June 2007. (05/2007)
DocumentType	Standard
Pages	10
PublisherName	British Standards Institution
Status	Current
SupersededBy	BS 4376-1:1991

BS 2501:1976	Specification. Commercial refrigerated storage cabinets of the closed reach-in type
BS 4434-1:1980	Specification for requirements for refrigeration safety. General
BS 2502:1979	Specification for manufacture of sectional cold rooms (walk-in type)
BS 2463:1962	Specification for transfusion equipment for medical use
BS 4580:1970	Specification for number designation of organic refrigerants
BS 4376-1:1991	Electrically operated blood storage refrigerators Specification for closed reach-in types

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BS 4376:1982

Specification for electrically operated blood storage refrigerators

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