1 Scope and object
This clause of Part 1 is applicable except as follows:
1.1.1 Equipment included in scope
Replacement:
Replace the existing text with the following:
This part of IEC 61010 specifies safety requirements for electrical equipment intended for sterilization, washing, and disinfection of medical materials in the medical, veterinary, pharmaceutical and laboratory fields, when used under the environmental conditions of 1.4.
Examples of such equipment include the following:
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a) sterilizers and disinfectors using steam and/or hot water as the sterilant;
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b) sterilizers and disinfectors using toxic gas, toxic aerosol or toxic vapour as the sterilant;
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c) sterilizers and disinfectors using hot air or hot inert gas as the sterilant; and
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d) washer-disinfectors.