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CH/100 - Healthcare and Medical Equipment

Committee standards activity

In Progress (6)
Reference Standards description
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The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.

PD ISO/TS 12121 Traditional Chinese medicine — Guide to language usage in terminology work

Categories: Unclassified documents

Drafting begins : 2025-11-12
Drafting
BS XXXX Pressure Vessels for Human Occupancy (PVHO). Mono-place pressure chambers

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules

Proposal begins : 2026-06-26
Proposal
BS ISO 24996 Traditional Chinese medicine — General requirements and recommendations for the basic safety and essential performance of the transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulators

Categories: Medical equipment.Therapy

Approval begins : 2026-08-11
Approval
BS ISO 19617 Traditional Chinese medicine — General requirements for the manufacturing process of natural products

Categories: Medicaments

Comment resolution begins : 2025-08-04
Comment resolution
BS ISO 17217-1 Traditional Chinese medicine — Ginseng seeds and seedlings —. Part 1: Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer

Categories: Medicaments

Public comment begins : 2026-06-03
Public comment
BS 8599:1 Healthcare and Medical Equipment

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | Healthcare | Medical equipment | Medical equipment. General

Proposal begins : 2023-04-20
Proposal
Published (10)
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PD CEN/TR 16824:2015 Early care services for babies born with cleft lip and/or palate

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Published standard begins : 2015-03-23
Published standard
PD CEN/TR 15592:2007 Health services. Quality management systems. Guide for the use of EN ISO 9004:2000 in health services for performance improvement

Categories: | Quality management and quality assurance |

Published standard begins : 2017-02-16
Published standard
BS ISO 17218:2014 Sterile acupuncture needles for single use

Categories: Syringes, needles and catheters

Published standard begins : 2014-05-20
Published standard
BS EN 16872:2016 Services of Medical Doctors with additional qualification in Homeopathy (MDQH). Requirements for health care provision by Medical Doctors with additional qualification in Homeopathy

Categories: Services. Other | Management. Human resources | Medical sciences and health care facilities. General

Published standard begins : 2016-11-07
Published standard
BS EN 16736:2015 Health risk assessment of chemicals. Requirements for the provision of training

Categories: Management. Human resources | Chemical industry products. General

Published standard begins : 2015-10-15
Published standard
BS EN 16081:2011+A1:2013 Hyperbaric chambers. Specific requirements for fire extinguishing systems. Performance, installation and testing

Categories: Medical equipment.Therapy | Fire protection equipment

Published standard begins : 2013-10-01
Published standard
BS EN 14931:2006 Pressure vessels for human occupancy (PVHO). Multi-place pressure chambers for hyperbaric therapy. Performance, safety requirements and testing

Categories: Medical equipment.Therapy

Published standard begins : 2008-08-01
Published standard
BS 8599-1:2019+A1:2026 Workplace first aid kits – Part 1: Contents of first aid kits and provision of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) in the workplace – Specification

Categories: First aid | Occupational safety. Industrial hygiene

Published standard begins : 2026-04-24
Published standard
BS 70000:2017 Medical physics, clinical engineering and associated scientific services in healthcare. Requirements for quality, safety and competence

Categories: Medical sciences and health care facilities. General

Published standard begins : 2017-01-30
Published standard
BS 5726:2005 Microbiological safety cabinets. Information to be supplied by the purchaser to the vendor and to the installer, and siting and use of cabinets. Recommendations and guidance

Categories: Hospital equipment | Ventilation and air-conditioning

Published standard begins : 2005-03-17
Published standard
Withdrawn (6)
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The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.

PD ISO/TR 23021:2018 Traditional Chinese medicine. Controlled vocabulary on Japanese Kampo crude drugs

Categories: Medicaments

Withdrawn begins : 2023-01-17
Withdrawn
PD ISO/TR 20498-5:2019 Traditional Chinese medicine. Computerized tongue image analysis system. Method of acquisition and expression of tongue colour and tongue coating colour

Categories: Medical equipment. Other

Withdrawn begins : 2020-01-20
Withdrawn
BS ISO 28077:2006 Photocarcinogenesis action spectrum (non-melanoma skin cancers)

Categories: Radiation protection | Measurement. Light

Withdrawn begins : 2016-10-13
Withdrawn
BS EN 16081:2011 Hyperbaric chambers. Specific requirements for fire extinguishing systems. Performance, installation and testing

Categories: Medical equipment.Therapy | Fire protection equipment

Withdrawn begins : 2013-10-01
Withdrawn
BS EN 15224:2012 Health care services. Quality management systems. Requirements based on EN ISO 9001:2008

Categories: | Quality management and quality assurance |

Withdrawn begins : 2017-02-28
Withdrawn
BS 8599-1:2019 Workplace first aid kits. Specification for the contents of workplace first aid kits

Categories: First aid | Occupational safety. Industrial hygiene

Withdrawn begins : 2026-04-24
Withdrawn