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AS/NZS 4187:2003

Superseded

Superseded

A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

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Cleaning, disinfecting and sterilizing reusable medical and surgical instruments and equipment, and maintenance of associated environments in health care facilities

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF 1 User , PDF 3 Users , PDF 5 Users , PDF 9 Users

Language(s)

English

Published date

28-01-2003

Superseded date

29-05-2024

Superseded by

AS/NZS 4187:2014

$222.04
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Summarise this standard

Sets out procedures and process development which can be validated for the cleaning, disinfection and sterilization of reusable medical and surgical instruments and equipment, and maintenance of associated environments in health care facilities. May be suitable for application to the instruments and equipment used exclusively on animals in veterinary practice.

Committee
HE-023
DocumentType
Standard
ISBN
0 7337 5024 9
Pages
120
PublisherName
Standards Australia
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes
UnderRevision

This Standard sets out procedures and process development which may be validated for the cleaning,disinfection and sterilization of reusable medical and surgical instruments and equipment,and maintenance of associated environments in health care facilities.The Standard may be suitable for application to the instruments and equipment used exclusively on animals in veterinary practice.The Standard does not apply to items intended by the manufacturer for single use only,nor to items that may be contaminated with unconventional infective agents,e.g.Creutzfeldt-Jakob,nor to goods such as dressings and bandages which should be obtained sterile from commercial sources,ready for use.NOTE: Reference should be made to current national guidelines relating to Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and other transmissible spongiform encephalopathies.

First published as AS 4187-1994.
Second edition 1998.
Jointly revised and designated AS/NZS 4187:2003.

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