IS 19314 : 2025 Non-Chlorinated Plastic Biomedical Waste Bag
1 SCOPE
1.1 This standard specifies the requirements for non-chlorinated plastic bags meant for storing and transporting bio-medical waste (as defined in Bio- Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016 as amended from time to time).
1.2 This standard applies to single use bags that are non-autoclavable and autoclavable (for the purpose of deactivating pathogens before disposal and not for reuse).
1.3 This standard does not cover the requirements of biodegradable or compostable bags for handling Biomedical wastes.
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 edition of these standards.
| IS No. | Title |
| IS 2500 (Part 1) : 2000/ISO 2859-1 : 1999 | Sampling procedures for inspection by attributes: Part 1 Sampling schemes indexed by acceptance quality limit (AQL) for lot-by-lot inspection (third revision) |
| IS 7019 : 1998 | Glossary of terms in plastics and flexible packaging, excluding paper (second revision) |
| IS 12395 : 1988 | Specification for disposable trash bags of plastics |
| IS 13360 | Plastics - Method of testing: |
| (Part 5) | Mechanical properties, |
| (Sec 3) : 2022/ISO 527-3 : 2018 | Determination of tensile properties - Test conditions for films and sheets (second revision) |
| (Sec 10) : 2018/ISO 6383-1 : 2015 | Determination of tear resistance of plastics films and sheeting - Trouser tear method (first revision) |
| IS 14534 : 2016 | Plastics - Guidelines for the recovery and recycling of plastics waste (first revision) |
| IS 16459 : 2016/ISO 17557 : 2003 | Plastics - Film and sheeting - Cast polypropylene (PP) films |
| IS 17216 : 2019 | Polyethylene mulch films for agriculture and horticulture - Specification |