D International ISO Standard ISO15883-1 Second edition Washer-disinfectors - 2024-10 Part 1: General requirements, terms and definitions and tests Laveurs desinfecteurs Partie1:Exigencesgénerales, termes etdefinitions et essais Referencenumber ISO 15883-1:2024(en) ISO2024 COPYRIGHTPROTECTEDDOCUMENT @IS02024 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, or required in the context of its implementation, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized otherwise in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, or posting on the internet or an intranet, without prior written permission. Permission can be requested from either Iso at the address below or IsO's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office CP 401 · Ch. de Blandonnet 8 CH-1214 Vernier, Geneva Phone: +41 22 749 0111 Email:[email protected] Website: www.iso.org Published in Switzerland IS0 2024-All rights reserved ii Contents Page Foreword ..vi Introduction .vii 1 Scope. .1 2 Normative references .1 3 Terms and definitions .2 4 Performance requirements 10 .10 4.1 General 4.2 Cleaning. .14 4.2.1 General .14 4.2.2 Pre-wash flushing stage .14 4.2.3 Washing stage .14 4.2.4 Rinsing stage. 15 4.3 Disinfection. 15 4.3.1 Thermal disinfection 15 4.3.2 Chemical disinfection. 15 4.4 Final rinsing .16 4.5 Drying. .17 4.6 Process chemicals. .17 4.7 Self-disinfection. .17 5 Mechanical and process requirements. 18 5.1 Materials, design and manufacture/construction .18 5.1.1 Materials .18 5.1.2 Design and manufacture/construction .19 5.1.3 Load carrier(s) 20 5.2 Safety 20 5.3 Tanks 21 5.4 Loading and unloading doors and their controls 22 5.4.1 General 22 5.4.2 Control of manuallyoperated doors 23 5.4.3 Control of doors of a double-ended WD 23 5.4.4 Internal doors and access ports. 23 5.4.5 Continuousprocessmachinewithout doors 23 5.5 Pipework and fittings. 24 5.6 Spray systems. 24 5.7 Dosing systems. 24 5.8 25 Loadtemperatureprotection. Process temperature control limits. 25 5.9 5.10 Switches,gauges and indicating devices. 26 5.11 .27 Process verification... 5.12 Instrumentation and controls. 28 5.13 Temperature indicating systems 29 5.14 Pressure indicating systems. 30 5.15 Volume/flow indicating devices .30 5.16 Timing equipment 31 5.17 Operating cycle indicating equipment 31 5.18 Recording systems (if fitted) 31 5.18.1 Cycle control recorders. 31 Process verification system .31 5.18.2 5.19 Control systems 33 34 5.20 Override of automatic control 5.21 Microprocessorcontrol systems 34 5.22 35 Faultindication systems. 5.23 Water supply 35 IS0 2024-All rights reserved iii