BS 5226:1991

This standard BS 5226:1991 Code of practice for equipment and procedures for the cleaning and disinfecting of milking machine installations is classified in these ICS categories:

• 65.040.10 Livestock buildings, installations and equipment

This British Standard gives recommendations for the equipment and procedures concerned in the in-place cleaning and disinfecting of milking machine installations and farm bulk milk tanks.

General recommendations are given in section 1. Section 2 gives recommendations for design and materials of certain ancillary components of milking machine installations that specifically influence in-place cleaning and disinfecting. Section 3 gives guidance on the main factors that will determine the choice of water heater. Section 4 gives details of recommended methods of in-place cleaning and disinfecting.

Appendix A gives recommendations for the design, construction, installation and operation of electric water storage heaters, and Appendix B describes a procedure for acceptance tests for acidified boiling water (ABW) cleaning and disinfecting systems.

NOTE The titles of the publications referred to in this standard are listed on the inside back cover.

Applies to in-place cleaning and disinfection including farm bulk milk tanks.