UL 61010-2-040 PDF

1 Scope and object

This clause of Part 1 is applicable except as follows:

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:

a) STERILIZERS and disinfectors using steam and/or hot water as the sterilant;

b) STERILIZERS and disinfectors using toxic gas, toxic aerosol or toxic vapour as the sterilant;

c) STERILIZERS and disinfectors using hot air or hot inert gas as the sterilant; and

d) WASHER-DISINFECTORS.

Summary of Topics

This reaffirmation of ANSI/UL IEC 61010-2-040 dated May 21, 2025 is being issued to update the title page to reflect the most recent designation as a Reaffirmed American National Standard (ANS). No technical changes have been made.

This Third Edition UL IEC 61010-2-040 is an adoption of IEC 61010-2-040, Safety Requirements for Electrical Equipment for Measurement, Control, and Laboratory Use – Part 2-040: Particular Requirements for Sterilizers and Washer-Disinfectors Used to Treat Medical Materials, (third edition, issued by IEC May 2020) as a new IEC-based UL standard, UL IEC 61010-2-040 with No US Differences.