ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 11143 Second edition 2008-07-01 Dentistry Amalgam separators Art dentaire Séparateurs d'amalgame Reference number ISO 11143:2008(E) @ISO2008 by IHS under lic ted without license from IHS Not for Resale ISO 11143:2008(E) PDF disclaimer This PDF file may contain embedded typefaces. In accordance with Adobe's licensing policy, this file may be printed or viewed but shall not be edited unless the typefaces which are embedded are licensed to and installed on the computer performing the editing. In downloading this file, parties accept therein the responsibility of not infringing Adobe's licensing policy. The IsO Central Secretariat accepts no liability in this area. Adobe is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Details of the software products used to create this PDF file can be found in the General Info relative to the file; the PDF-creation parameters were optimized for printing. Every care has been taken to ensure that the file is suitable for use by IsO member bodies. In the unlikely event that a problem relating to it is found, please inform the Central Secretariat at the address given below. COPYRIGHT PROTECTED DOCUMENT @ ISO2008 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, IsO's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56 . CH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel. + 41 22 749 01 11 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail [email protected] Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland @ IS0 2008 - All rights reserved py IHS unde I without license from IHS Not for Resale ISO 11143:2008(E) Contents Page Foreword. Introduction vi 1 Scope 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions. 4 Classification. 5 Requirements. 5.1 Efficiency.... 5.2 Warning system for collecting container.. 5.3 Alarm system for collecting container ..... 5.4 Alarm system for malfunction of amalgam separator . 5.5 Removal of removable filled collecting container.... 5.6 Maximum fillable volume of the removable collecting container 5.7 Electrical safety... 6 Sampling.... 7 Test apparatus ... 7.1 Set-up of test apparatus... 7.2 Installation of amalgam separator ....... 8 Test sample. 8.1 Preparation of test sample. 8.2 Particle fraction sizes..... 8.3 Mass of dry test sample. 8.4 Particlefractionsizedistribution. 8.5 8.5.1 Reagents... 8.5.2 Apparatus .. 8.5.3 Procedure.... 9 Test method 10 9.1 General..... 10 9.2 Preconditioning... 10 9.3 Efficiency test. 10 9.4 Number of tests.... 13 9.5 Calculation of efficiency . 13 9.6 Determination of efficiency.... 14 9.7 Test of warning system for removable collecting container. 14 9.8 Test of aiarm system for removabie coiiecting container... 9.9 Test of alarm system for malfunction of amalgam separator... 14 9.10 Removal of filled collecting container ... 14 9.11 Maximum fillable volume of the removable collecting container 14 9.12 Electrical safety..... 14 10 Test report. 15 11 Manufacturer's instructions for installation, use, maintenance and service 12 Marking . 12.1 General, 16 12.2 Marking of amalgam separator.. 17 12.3 Marking of liquid inlet and outlet of the amalgam separator ..... 17 Copyrght International Organizaionforstandardizalon ghts reserved ili ut license from IHS Not for Resale