ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 21530 First edition 2004-06-15 Dentistry - Materials used for dental equipment surfaces Determination of resistance to chemical disinfectants ArtdentaireMateriauxutilisespourlessurfacesdumateriel dentaire - Détermination de la résistance aux deésinfectants chimiques Reference number ISO 21530:2004(E) ISO @ISO 2004 ISO 21530:2004(E) PDF disclaimer This PDF file may contain embedded typefaces. In accordance with Adobe's licensing policy, this file may be printed or viewed but shall not be edited unless the typefaces which are embedded are licensed to and instailed on the computer performing the editing. In accepts no liability in this area. Adobe is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. parameters were optimized for printing. Every care has been taken to ensure that the file is suitable for use by IsO member bodies. In the unlikely event that a problem relating to it is found, please inform the Central Secretariat at the address given below. @ISO2004 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from either ISO at the address below or ISO's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56 · CH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel. + 41 22 749 01 11 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail [email protected] Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland @ ISO 2004 - All rights reserved ISO21530:2004(E) Contents Page 1 Scope 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions 4 Sampling 5 Test methods 2 5.1 General 2 5.2 Preconditioning of test specimens 2 5.3 Preparation of test agent 2 5.4 Immersion test 2 5.5 Spray test 5 5.6 Contact test , 7 6 Inspection and evaluation criteria 9 6.1 General 9 6.2 Visual inspection .... 9 6.3 Tactile inspection 9 7 Test report ..... 9 Annex A (informative) Overview of chemical disinfectant solutions 11 Bibliography 12 anizationforStand ili ISO 21530:2004(E) Foreword IsO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has been Electrotechnical Commission (lEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization. International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/lEC Directives, Part 2. The main task of technical committees is to prepare International Standards. Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. IsO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. ISO 21530 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 106, Dentistry, Subcommittee SC 6, Dental equipment. @ ISO 2004 - All rights reserved ISO 21530:2004(E) Introduction All materials used for external and touchable surfaces of dental equipment which can be contaminated by aerosols, splatters and droplets in normal use should be capable of undergoing disinfection without the dental equipment. Canvriaht International Oranization far Standardizalion'ghts reserved V Copvriaht International Oraanization for Standardizatior ISO 21530:2004(E) INTERNATIONAL STANDARD Dentistry Materials used for dental equipment surfaces - Determination of resistance to chemical disinfectants 1 Scope This International Standard specifies test methods for determining the resistance to chemical disinfectants of all materials used for external surfaces of dental equipment intended for such disinfection. to be used is left to the discretion of the party conducting the testing. This International Standard does not address the bactericidal, virucidal and fungic