This specification covers dimensional, constructional, and safety requirements for high-pressure down-draught automatic steam sterilizers (autoclaves) of the horizontal rectangular or cylindrical type for the sterilization of unwrapped instruments and utensils in hospitals and other institutions.
NOTE
a) The manufacture of the sterilizing chamber of all pressure-type sterilizers is governed by regulations covering pressure vessels framed under the factories, Machinery and Building Work Act, 1941 (Act Ho. 22 of 1941)?
The specification does not purport to supersede or overrule any of the requirements laid down in the Act.
b) Sterilizers made to this specification should not be installed in zones of risk associated with the use of flammable anaesthetics unless special precautions are taken in respect of the explosion-proofness of electrical equipment, which shall comply with the requirements of SABS 051.
c) The titles of standards referred to by number in the specification are given in Appendix A.
d) Requirements that must be specified by the purchaser and those that must be agreed upon between supplier and purchaser are listed in Appendix B.