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BSI - BS 2646-1

Autoclaves for sterilization in laboratories Part 1: Design, construction, safety and performance - Specification

active, Most Current
Organization: BSI
Publication Date: 30 April 2021
Status: active
Page Count: 48
ICS Code (Chemical laboratories. Laboratory equipment): 71.040.10
ICS Code (Sterilizing equipment): 11.080.10

Document History

BS 2646-1
April 30, 2021
Autoclaves for sterilization in laboratories Part 1: Design, construction, safety and performance - Specification
A description is not available for this item.
BS 2646-1
March 15, 1993
Autoclaves for Sterilization in Laboratories - Part 1: Specification for Design, Construction, Safety and Performance
Specifies requirements for the design, construction and performance of autoclaves operating with saturated steam at temperatures up to 138°C and pressure not exceeding 2.4 bar nominal and for...
BS 2646-1
August 31, 1988
Autoclaves for Sterilization in Laboratories Part 1: Specification for Design and Construction
Requirements for laboratory autoclaves operating with saturated steam produced either externally by an electrically heated integral boiler capable of isolation, by an electrically heated integral...

References

This document references:
BS 2646-3 - Autoclaves for sterilization in laboratories Part 3: Safe use and operation – Code of practice
Published by BSI on November 30, 2023
A description is not available for this item.
This document references:
BS 2646-3 - Autoclaves for sterilization in laboratories Part 3: Safe use and operation – Code of practice
Published by BSI on November 30, 2023
A description is not available for this item.
This document references:
BS 2646-4 - Autoclaves for Sterilization in Laboratories - Part 4: Guide to Maintenance
Published by BSI on March 29, 1991
Factors for devising a schedule for maintenance of autoclaves complying with Part 1 of BS 2646.
This document references:
BS 3970-2 - Sterilizing and Disinfecting Equipment for Medical Products - Part 2: Specification for Steam Sterilizers for Aqueous Fluids in Sealed Rigid Containers
Published by BSI on September 30, 1991
Requirements, additional to those in Part 1, for sterilizers in which heat transfer is effected by saturated steam under phase-boundary conditions.
This document references:
BS EN 12347 - Biotechnology - Performance Criteria for Steam Sterilizers and Autoclaves
Published by BSI on August 15, 1998
A description is not available for this item.
This document is referenced by:
BS 2588-1 - Portable Sanitary Pans for Use in Healthcare Establishments - Part 1: Specification for Reusable Bed Pans
Published by BSI on February 28, 1992
Specifies materials, construction and performance requirements for use by adults (type 1) and small children (type 2). Type 3 pans are intended for use with supine patients. Grade A pans are designed...
This document is referenced by:
BS 2588-2 - Portable Sanitary Pans for Use in Healthcare Establishments - Part 2: Specification for Reusable Pans for Commode Chairs
Published by BSI on February 28, 1992
Specifies materials, construction and performance requirements for Grade A pans designed to withstand sterilization at 134°C; Grade B disinfection at 100°C.
This document is referenced by:
BS 5763-5 - Methods for Microbiological Examination of Food and Animal Feeding Stuffs Part 5: Enumeration of Micro-Organisms-Colony Count at 30 Degrees Celsius (Suface Plate Technique)
Published by BSI on December 31, 1981
General technique for growing micro-organisms on the surface of an agar plate and calculating the result by a method giving good precision.
This document is referenced by:
BS 2646-2 - Autoclaves for sterilization in laboratories - Part 2: Guide to planning and installation
Published by BSI on October 31, 1990
Guidance in relation to autoclaves for the sterilization of material and equipment, including make-safe loads, which may be contaminated with organisms categorized as Hazard Groups 1, 2 or 3.
This document supersedes:
BS 2646-5 - Autoclaves for Sterilization in Laboratories - Part 5: Methods of Test for Function and Performance
Published by BSI on March 15, 1993
Describes methods of test used to verify compliance with the requirements for design, construction, safety and performance specified in BS 2646-1:1992.
This document supersedes:
BS 2646-5 - Autoclaves for Sterilization in Laboratories - Part 5: Methods of Test for Function and Performance
Published by BSI on March 15, 1993
Describes methods of test used to verify compliance with the requirements for design, construction, safety and performance specified in BS 2646-1:1992.
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