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EN 12460:1998

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Biotechnology - Large-scale process and production - Guidance on equipment selection and installation in accordance with the biological risk

Published date

18-02-1998

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Foreword
1 Scope
2 Definitions
3 Procedure for selection of equipment
4 Verification of performance in practice
5 Control
6 Documentation
Annex A (informative) Examples for a risk analysis
Annex B (informative) Bibliography

This European Standard gives guidance on the selection and risk analysis of biotechnological equipment and the subsequent assembly of these into a plant in order to attain the appropriate biosafety containment levels. This includes verification of installation, operation and maintenance. It also applies when a new process or significant changes are introduced into an existing plant.

Committee
CEN/TC 233
DocumentType
Standard
PublisherName
Comite Europeen de Normalisation
Status
Current

Standards Relationship
NBN EN 12460 : 1998 Identical
NEN EN 12460 : 1998 Identical
SN EN 12460 : 1998 Identical
I.S. EN 12460:1998 Identical
UNI EN 12460 : 2000 Identical
NS EN 12460 : 1ED 1999 Identical
BS EN 12460:1998 Identical
UNE-EN 12460:1998 Identical
NF EN 12460 : 1998 Identical
PN EN 12460 : 2002 Identical
DIN EN 12460:1998-04 Identical

BS EN 13311-5:2001 Biotechnology. Performance criteria for vessels Kill tanks
BS EN 13091:2000 Biotechnology. Performance criteria for filter elements and filtration assemblies
EN 13311-4:2001 Biotechnology - Performance criteria for vessels - Part 4: Bioreactors
EN 13311-1:2001 Biotechnology - Performance criteria for vessels - Part 1: General performance criteria
EN 12884:1999 Biotechnology - Performance criteria for centrifuges
EN 13311-5:2001 Biotechnology - Performance criteria for vessels - Part 5: Kill tanks
EN 13312-1:2001 Biotechnology - Performance criteria for piping and instrumentation - Part 1: General performance criteria
EN 12690:1999 Biotechnology - Performance criteria for shaft seals
BS EN 12884:1999 Biotechnology. Performance criteria for centrifuges
BS EN 12885:1999 Biotechnology. Performance criteria for cell disrupters
BS EN 13311-1:2001 Biotechnology. Performance criteria for vessels General performance criteria
BS EN 13311-4:2001 Biotechnology. Performance criteria for vessels Bioreactors
BS EN 13095:2000 Biotechnology. Performance criteria for off-gas systems
BS EN 12690:1999 Biotechnology. Performance criteria for shaft seals
EN 13092:1999 Biotechnology - Equipment - Guidance on sampling and inoculation procedures
EN 13095:1999 Biotechnology - Performance criteria for off-gas systems

EN 12297:1998 Biotechnology - Equipment - Guidance on testing procedures for sterilizability
EN 12298:1998 Biotechnology - Equipment - Guidance on testing procedures for leaktightness
EN 1050 : 1996 SAFETY OF MACHINERY - PRINCIPLES FOR RISK ASSESSMENT
EN 1620:1996 Biotechnology - Large-scale process and production - Plant building according to the degree of hazard
EN 1619:1996 Biotechnology - Large-scale process and production - General requirements for management and organization for strain conservation procedures
EN 12296:1998 Biotechnology - Equipment - Guidance on testing procedures for cleanability

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