scope:

Specifies a method of test stimulating practical conditions for establishing whether a product for hygienic handwash reduces the release of transient flora according to requirements when used for washing the artificially contaminated hands of volunteers. This standard applies to products for hygienic handwash for use in areas and situations where disinfection is medically indicated. Such indications occur in patient care, for example: in hospitals, in community medical facilities and in dental institutions; in clinics of schools, of kindergardens and of nursing homes and may occur in the workplace and in the home. It may also include services such as laundries and kitchen supplying products directly for the patient.