Safety Requirements for Electrical Equipment for Measurement, Control and Laboratory Use - Part 2-040: Particular Requirements for Sterilizers and Washer-Disinfectors used to Treat Medical Materials

Standards Development Organisation:

Canadian Standards Association (operating as CSA Group)

Contact Information:

Canadian Standards Association (operating as CSA Group)

Working Program:

View the CSA work program

Designation Number:

C22.2 NO. 61010-2-040

Standard Type:

National Standard of Canada - Adoption of International Standard

Standard Development Activity:

New Edition

Status:

Proceeding to development

SDO Comment Period Start Date:

2015-09-21

SDO Comment Period End Date:

2015-10-14

Posted On:

2015-09-14

Scope:

This clause of Part 1 is applicable except as follows:

1.1.1 Equipment included in

Scope

Replacement: This International Standard specifies safety requirements for electrical equipment intended for sterilization, washing, and disinfection of medical materials in the medical, veterinary, pharmaceutical and laboratory fields, when used under the environmental conditions of 1.4.

Examples of such equipment are: a) STERILIZERS and disinfectors using steam; b) STERILIZERS and disinfectors using toxic gas, toxic aerosol or toxic vapour; c) STERILIZERS and disinfectors using hot air or hot inert gas, and d) washer disinfectors.

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