IS 18552 : 2024 Guidelines for Processing of Multiple-Use Healthcare Textiles

ICS 11.020.10; 59.080.01

TXD 36

1 SCOPE

1.1 This standard provides the general guidelines for processing of multiple-use (reusable) healthcare textiles under hospital laundry whether in-house or outsourced laundry services. The processing guidelines are applicable to hospital laundry in the following areas:

a) Hospitals–private, public and any extended healthcare facilities;

b) Clinics;

c) Dental services;

d) Nursing homes;

e) Mental health institutions;

f) Diagnostics sector; and

g) General healthcare centres etc.

1.2 This standard generally covers reusable healthcare textiles for general ward linens and operating theatre textiles such as:

a) General purpose linen - Patient care like curtains, drapes, table clothes and similar items commonly used in all parts of the hospital;

b) Patient linen - Patient clothing such as pyjamas, shirts, gowns, coats etc. worn by patients;

c) Bed linen - Bed clothing such as bed sheets, pillow covers, blankets used by the patient; and

d) Operation theatre (OT), labour room, procedure room linen - Items such as pyjamas, kurtas, gowns, coats, shirts, surgical gowns, caps, masks etc. worn by healthcare personnel and also trolley covers, towels required in operation theatre, labour room and procedure room.

1.3 This standard does not cover the following:

a) Design, specification or construction criteria for machine and equipment used to processing of reusable healthcare textiles;

b) Criteria for staff qualification who handles the processing of healthcare textiles;

c) Role of infection control committee in healthcare facility and the application of any sterilization technology or sterility assurance practices;

d) Selection of reusable healthcare textiles;

e) Performance standards for reusable healthcare textiles;

f) Special laundry situations such as neonatal intensive, burn care, HIV, Hepatitis (B, C) etc; and

g) Other laundry service purpose like commercial, hotel, industrial and institutional laundry, etc.

2 REFERENCES

The standards listed in Annex A contain provisions, which through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this standard. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All standards are subject to revision and parties to agreements based on this standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of these standards.

IS No.	Title
IS 201 : 2022	Quality tolerances for water for textile industry (third revision)
IS 1390 : 2022/ISO 3071 : 2020	Textiles - Determination of pH of aqueous extract (third revision)
IS/ISO 10993-7 : 2008	Biological evaluation of medical devices: Part 7 Ethylene oxide sterilization residuals
IS/ISO 11135 : 2014	Sterilization of health-care products - Ethylene oxide - Requirements for the development, validation and routine control of a sterilization process for medical devices
IS/ISO 11137-1 : 2006	Sterilization of health care products - Radiation: Part 1 Requirements for development, validation and routine control of a sterilization process for medical devices
IS/ISO 11137-2 : 2013	Sterilization of health care products - Radiation: Part 2 Establishing the sterilization dose
IS/ISO 11607-1 : 2019	Packaging for terminally sterilized medical devices: Part 1 Requirements for materials, sterile barrier systems and packaging systems
IS/ISO 11607-2 : 2006	Packaging for terminally sterilized medical devices: Part 2 Validation requirements for forming, sealing and assembly processes (first revision)
ISO 11138-7 : 2019	Sterilization of health care products - Biological indicators - Part 7: Guidance for the selection, use and interpretation of results
ISO 11737-1 : 2018	Sterilization of health care products - Microbiological methods - Part 1: Determination of a population of microorganisms on products
ISO 17665-1 : 2006	Sterilization of health care products - Moist heat - Part 1: Requirements for the development, validation and routine control of a sterilization process for medical devices