BS EN 17272:2020
Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics. Methods of airborne room disinfection by automated process. Determination of bactericidal, mycobactericidal, sporicidal, fungicidal, yeasticidal, virucidal and phagocidal activities
- Standard No.
- BS EN 17272:2020
- Release Date
- 2020
- Published By
- British Standards Institution (BSI)
- Latest
- BS EN 17272:2020
- Scope
- What is BS EN 17272 about? BS EN 17272 discusses Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics. BS EN 17272 described the test methods that are designed to determine the disinfectant activity of processes used in the 1) medical area, 2) veterinary area, 3) food industrial, domestic and institutional area using automated processes for distributing chemicals by air diffusion with no operator manually applying the disinfectant. The objective of the described processes is to disinfect the surfaces of the overall area including the external surfaces of the equipment contained in such rooms. Air handling and products or processes specifically designed for the disinfection of medical devices are excluded from the scope of BS EN 17272 . The test methods and volumes described provide a defined challenge. Note1:
BS EN 17272:2020 history
- 2020 BS EN 17272:2020 Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics. Methods of airborne room disinfection by automated process. Determination of bactericidal, mycobactericidal, sporicidal, fungicidal, yeasticidal, virucidal and phagocidal activities
