This European Standard specifies a method of test simulating practical conditions for establishing whether a product for hygienic handrub reduces the release of transient flora according to the
requirements when rubbed onto the artificially contaminated hands of volunteers. This European Standard applies to products for hygienic handrub for use in areas and situations where disinfection is medically indicated. Such indications occur in patient care. for example: in hospitals, in community medical facilities and in dental institutions; in clinics of schools, of kindergartens and of nursing homes and may occur in the workplace and in the home. It may also include services such as laundries and kitchens supplying products directly for the patient.
Diese Norm beschreibt ein Prüfverfahren, das praktische Bedingungen simuliert und festlegt, ob ein zu prüfendes Produkt für die hygienische Händedesinfektion die Abgabe der transienten Flora entsprechend den Anforderungen verringert, wenn es auf den künstlich kontaminierten Händen von freiwilligen Probanden verrieben wird.