Washer-disinfectors — Part 5: Test soils and methods for demonstrating cleaning efficacy
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Standards Development Organisation:
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Designation Number:
CAN/CSA-Z15883-5-09, Proposed Reaffirmation
Status:
Proceeding to development
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Scope:
Scope
1 Scope
This Technical Specification includes the test soils and methods that can be used to demonstrate the cleaning
efficacy of washer-disinfectors (WD) according to the ISO 15883 series of standards.
The inclusion of the test soils and methods in this Technical Specification does not indicate that they are of
equivalent sensitivity in their determination of cleaning efficacy.
Acceptance criteria are included, based on visual inspection and/or a microbiological end-point as stated for
each method. Where chemical detection of residual soiling is required/sought, methods can be complemented
by the specific determination of a residual component of the applied test soil.
NOTE 1 The test soils and methods included in this Technical Specification are sourced from national standards and
published documents submitted by member bodies of the Technical Committee preparing this Technical Specification.
They have been edited only to provide a uniform format within this Technical Specification.
NOTE 2 An example of this is the use of the peroxidase test (see Annex J) to detect residual blood (haemoglobin) from
the test soil applied to surgical instruments or flexible endoscopes (e.g. using the method described in Annex G). See also
ISO 15883-1:2005, Annex D.
Note: The information provided above was obtained by the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) and is provided as part of a centralized, transparent notification system for new standards development. The system allows SCC-accredited Standards Development Organizations (SDOs), and members of the public, to be informed of new work in Canadian standards development, and allows SCC-accredited SDOs to identify and resolve potential duplication of standards and effort.
Individual SDOs are responsible for the content and accuracy of the information presented here. The text is presented in the language in which it was provided to SCC.