This International Standard specifies limits for electrical resistance for certain antistatic and conductive products for hospital use.
These limits are generally appropriate for the products listed but, when an International Standard has been issued for an individual product, the limits and the test method specified therein shall be used in place of the limits and test method specified in this International Standard.
It applies neither to articles the relevant surfaces of which are composed of mixtures of insulating and conducting areas nor to articles with a substantial surface area of insulating material.
The tests are carried out on the finished product using a defined system of electrodes, by a system suited to factory inspection or service testing.