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 is applicable to processes for which activity is claimed against the following groups of microorganisms:
Note2: BS EN 17272 does not cover processes for which the mode of action is based on immersing and/or circulation, flooding, spraying, wiping or other processes where the product is directly applied to the surfaces and not via air dispersion.
Note3: BS EN 17272 covers the disinfection of nonporous surfaces but not that of the air.
BS EN 17272 on airborne room disinfection is useful for:
The purpose of BS EN 17272 is to describe a test method for assessing the disinfectant activity of airborne surface disinfection processes under a specific experimental condition.
Every automated airborne disinfection cycle/application is unique, and the purpose of BS EN 17272 is to provide a defined challenge for the automated airborne disinfection system to successfully meet to be considered an efficacious process. BS EN 17272 method should therefore be regarded as a useful starting point and not as a validation for all intended treatments with a particular automated airborne disinfection system.
BS EN 17272 provides the test methods for the determination of bactericidal, mycobactericidal, sporicidal, fungicidal, yeasticidal, virucidal, and phagocidal activities that are designed to use in the medical area, veterinary area, food, industrial, domestic, and institutional areas using automated processes for distributing chemicals by air diffusion which helps you to disinfection and sterilization for ensuring that do not transmit infectious pathogens to people.
BS EN 17272 specifies the limitations and precautions for use of the process and ensures that the specified test conditions are representative of the recommended application, which is helpful for manufacturers.
The aim of BS EN 17272 is to simulate practical conditions of airborne disinfection in laboratory situations obligatory conditions are defined according to the test method defined in BS EN 17272.
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