Effective sterilization in health care facilities by the steam process
Scope
1.1
This Standard specifies essential elements in implementing a program for using steam to sterilize medical devices in health care facilities, with the object of achieving an adequate level of sterility assurance and minimizing the risk of injury to health care facility personnel and patients.
Notes:
(1) The term "health care facility" includes, but is not limited to, hospitals…
INSULATING POLES (INSULATING STICKS) AND UNIVERSAL TOOL ATTACHMENTS (FITTINGS) FOR LIVE WORKING
"This National Standard of Canada is applicable to insulating poles (insulating sticks) and tool attachments (fittings).
This Standard specifies the characteristics for insulating poles with permanently attached fittings and the tests (electrical and mechanical) which shall be satisfied by these tools; the required characteristics for parts which may be attached to and detached from the…
RIGID PROTECTIVE COVERS FOR LIVE WORKING ON A.C. INSTALLATIONS
International Standard IEC 61229 is applicable to rigid insulating covers for live working on
a.c. installations, including those described in IEC 60743.
The barriers, having dielectric withstand which depends on the positioning clearance, are
excluded from this standard.
1.1 Classes
Six classes of covers, differing in electrical characteristics, are provided and designated as
class 0, 1, 2, 3, 4…
LIVE WORKING - HAND TOOLS FOR USE UP TO 1 000 V A.C. AND 1 500 V D.C.
This National Standard of Canada is applicable to insulated and insulating hand tools used for working live or close to live parts at nominal voltages up to 1 000 V a.c. and1 500 V d.c.
INSULATING FOAMFILLED TUBES AND SOLID RODS FOR LIVE WORKING
"This National Standard of Canada is applicable to insulating foam-filled tubes and solid rods made of synthetic materials and intended for tools and equipment for live work on systems operating at voltages above 1 kV.
Separate special technical standards give details of tests for fittings and attachments to these poles and rods, adaptable tools and…
LIVE WORKING – TERMINOLOGY FOR TOOLS, EQUIPMENT AND DEVICES
"This National Standard of Canada applies to the terminology used to describe tools, equipment, devices and methods used in live working.
This Standard permits identification of the tools, equipment and devices and standardizes their names."
LIVE WORKING - PORTABLE EQUIPMENT FOR GROUNDING AND BONDING
This National Standard of Canada is applicable to portable equipment, with or without matching connection points, for temporary earthing or earthing and short-circuiting of electrically isolated or de-energized a.c. and d.c. installations, transmission and distribution networks, whether they are overhead or underground or of low or high voltage. This standard covers equipment comprising an…
SADDLES, POLE CLAMPS (STICK CLAMPS) AND ACCESSORIES FOR LIVE WORKING
"This National Standard of Canada is applicable to saddles and pole clamps (stick clamps) used for live working, and to their accessories.
This Standard specifies the dimensional and mechanical characteristics to be given by the manufacturer for each tool, the corresponding mechanical tests, and the other points to be checked (visual, functional, marking, etc.)"
Effective sterilization in health care facilities by the ethylene oxide process
Scope
1.1
This Standard specifies essential elements in implementing a program for using ethylene oxide to sterilize medical devices in health care facilities, with the object of achieving an adequate level of sterility assurance and minimizing the risk of injury to health care facility personnel and patients.
Notes:
(1) The term "health care facility" includes, but is not limited to,…
Installation, ventilation, and safe use of ethylene oxide sterilizers in health care facilities
Scope
1.1
This Standard provides information to assist health care facilities in devising work practices that will maximize employee safety when using ethylene oxide sterilizers and ancillary equipment.
1.2
This Standard specifies requirements for the following:
(a) the installation of ethylene oxide sterilization equipment;
(b) general area and local exhaust ventilation;
(c) staff…