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As 1079.1-1993 Packaging of Items (Sterile) For Patient Care Selection of Packaging Materials For Goods Under
As 1079.1-1993 Packaging of Items (Sterile) For Patient Care Selection of Packaging Materials For Goods Under
1—1993
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PREFACE
This Standard was prepared by the Standards Australia Committee on Packaging of Sterile
Goods under the direction of the Joint Multitechnics Standards Policy Board to supersede
AS 1079.1—1981, Packaging of items (sterile) for patient care, Part 1: Guide to selection
of packaging materials for goods undergoing sterilization .
This Standard is one of the AS 1079 series, which deals with packaging of items (sterile)
for patient care. The other Standards in the series are as follows:
Part 2: Non-reusable papers—For the wrapping of goods undergoing sterilization in
health care facilities
Part 3: Paper bags—For single use in health care facilities
Part 4: Flexible packaging systems—For single-use in hospitals
Non-reusable, non-woven wrapping materials—For goods undergoing
sterilization in health care facilities.*
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* In course of preparation
CONTENTS
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1 SCOPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3 DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
4 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PACKAGING MATERIAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
5 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PACKAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
6 REQUIREMENTS FOR PACKAGING MATERIALS AND PACKAGES FOR
SPECIFIC STERILIZATION PROCESSES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
7 REFERENCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
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