ISO 9687:2015 歯科 — 歯科用機器のグラフィックシンボル | ページ 2

Foreword

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The committee responsible for this document is ISO/TC 106, Dentistry, Subcommittee SC 6, Dental equipment.

This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO 9687:1993), which has been technically revised with the following changes:

• addition of ISO/IEC registration number;
• addition of Table 2: symbols for cleaning, disinfection and sterilization;
• addition of Table 3: symbols for disinfectants used for hygienic purposes;
• addition of Table 4: symbols for miscellaneous.

Introduction

Graphical symbols are used in many areas of daily life. They give necessary and useful information of many kinds in a visual way. They are used as signals (warning or alarm signals), for general information, as means of control, for the correct application of machines, instruments, etc. and in many other ways of communication.

Their content of information is very often superior to verbal explanations because their information is visually acknowledged instantly and is often kept in memory easier and longer than terms or phonetic explanations.

Graphical symbols are internationally understandable without sometimes difficult, possibly misleading and costly translations.

Each ISO technical committee is responsible for the selection or creation of graphical symbols within its own field of interest. Graphical symbols can form the main subject of an International Standard, or a single symbol or several symbols might appear as part of a standard covering wider aspects of the subject to which the symbol(s) refer(s).

The ISO Technical Management Board has assigned overall responsibility for standardization in the field of graphical symbols to ISO/TC 145, Graphical symbols, and to ISO/TC 10/SC 10, Technical product documentation (tpd) symbols.

ISO/TC 210 who is responsible for the development of ISO 15233, prepared an international guide to the development and registration of symbols for use in the labelling of medical devices. This guideline recommends that the proliferation of graphical symbols without international harmonization is undesirable and contrary to these objectives.

There is a need for simple, internationally accepted graphical symbols labelling that provides general and specific information to the user in a manner that overcomes the limitations of languages. It is in the best interest of safety and health of patients, dentists, dental technicians, and other persons, to reduce the confusion inherent in the use of multiple language labelling. Both of these objectives can be met by the use of standardized symbols agreed by consensus on an international basis.

The task of determining technical requirements to allow the use of specific symbols is best taken up by bodies expert in the relevant areas. ISO/TC 106/SC 6/WG 2, Dental patient chair and dental unit, has taken up this responsibility by developing this International Standard.

This International Standard has been prepared to reduce the need for multiple translations of words into national languages, to simplify labelling wherever possible and to prevent separate development of different symbols to convey the same information.

This International Standard contains a series of symbols (pictograms) for use in dentistry. Their application should be considered in literature for the labelling and packaging of devices used in dentistry, on items of dental equipment and instruments. Their use is unlimited and a most helpful means of communication within dentistry.

1 Scope

This International Standard specifies graphical symbols for dental equipment. It is intended that the symbols are to be used on the appropriate piece of dental equipment and in documents pertaining to dental equipment, for example in instructions for use, marking, labelling, and technical product documentation.

The symbols are selected specifically for all kinds of dental equipment. The majority of the symbols are taken from relevant ISO, IEC, or other international documents. Several new symbols presented by manufacturers or users have been added.

2 Normative references

The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.

3 Terms and definitions

For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in ISO 1942, ISO 15223-1 and ISO 17724 apply.

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