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 include: a) sterilizers and disinfectors using steam, and/or hot water as the sterilant, b) sterilizers and disinfectors using toxic gas, toxic aerosol or toxic vapour as the sterilant; c) sterilizers and disinfectors using hot air or hot inert gas as the sterilant, and d) washer disinfectors.