AS/NZS 4187:2003

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.

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.