ISO 9022 Parts 12, 14 and 17 have just been updated. There’s three new Parts: ISO 9022-12 2nd Edition, “Optics and photonics – Environmental test methods – Part 12: Contamination,” ISO 9022-14 2nd Edition, “Optics and photonics – Environmental test methods – Part 14: Dew, hoarfrost, ice,” and ISO 9022-17 2nd Edition, “Optics and photonics – Environmental test methods – Part 17: Combined contamination, solar radiation.” They are available now from Document Center Inc. You may purchase authorized copies in paper format, for pdf download or as part of our multi-user Standards Online subscription service. The ISO 9022 series provides environmental tests used for optical and photonic instruments, equipment whose function is mainly based on optical phenomena.
The ISO 9022-12 2015 is a minor revision of the 1st Edition from 1994. However, it does cancel and replace the earlier edition, so if you’re using the document you will need a copy of the update. It relates specifically to tests for the ability of the instrument to resist contact with corrosive chemical substances (the contamination referred to in the title). Because these tests involve taking samples of material or surface coatings and exposing them to these test agents, most of the time you will not be testing complete instruments. The tests will thus help you to investigate the resistance of an optical instrument’s surfaces, coatings, and synthetic materials to short exposures. This is useful during the design phase when you are selecting the materials and components, rather than as part of production control. There is no guidance from the committee on exactly where the changes have occurred.
ISO 9022-14, on the other hand, does have a redline edition available for the new 2nd Edition. Again, the committee alerts you to the fact that this is a minor revision. However, because you have a comparison document available you can see what modifications to this edition have been made. Here we can find that changes have been made in the following sections of the standard:
- The foreword
- The introduction
- Clause 1, Scope
- Clause 2, Normative references (referenced documents)
- Clause 4, Conditioning
- Subclause 5.1, General (FYI Clause 5 deals with the procedure)
- Subclause 5.3, Test sequence
- Clause 6, Environmental test code
- Annex A, Explanatory notes
For the ISO 9022-17 2nd Edition, this too is labelled a minor revision, replacing the 1st Edition which is now obsolete. In this case, the tests are for evaluating the effect of corrosive substances (hand sweat, fuels, cosmetic substances, and so on) on test samples when exposed to solar radiation.
FYI: The ISO 9022 series has been undergoing a number of changes lately. Here’s the complete list of current editions for the parts that remain in force:
- ISO 9022-1, 2nd Edition, Optics and photonics – Environmental test methods – Part 1: Definitions, extent of testing
- ISO 9022-2, 3rd Edition, Optics and photonics – Environmental test methods – Part 2: Cold, heat and humidity
- ISO 9022-3, 3rd Edition, Optics and photonics – Environmental test methods – Part 3: Mechanical stress
- ISO 9022-4, 3rd Edition, Optics and photonics – Environmental test methods – Part 4: Salt mist
- ISO 9022-6, 2nd Edition, Optics and photonics – Environmental test methods – Part 6: Dust
- ISO 9022-7, 3rd Edition, Optics and photonics – Environmental test methods – Part 7: Resistance to drip or rain
- ISO 9022-8, 2nd Edition, Optics and photonics – Environmental test methods – Part 8: High internal pressure, low internal pressure, immersion
- ISO 9022-9, 1st Edition, Optics and optical instruments — Environmental test methods — Part 9: Solar radiation (a new edition is in the works…)
- ISO 9022-11, 1st Edition, Optics and optical instruments — Environmental test methods — Part 11: Mould growth (a new edition is planned)
- ISO 9022-12, 2nd Edition, Optics and photonics – Environmental test methods – Part 12: Contamination
- ISO 9022-14, 2nd Edition, Optics and photonics – Environmental test methods – Part 14: Dew, hoarfrost, ice
- ISO 9022-17, 2nd Edition, Optics and photonics – Environmental test methods – Part 17: Combined contamination, solar radiation
- ISO 9022-20, 2nd Edition, Optics and photonics – Environmental test methods – Part 20: Humid atmosphere containing sulfur dioxide or hydrogen sulfide
- ISO 9022-22, 1st Edition, Optics and photonics – Environmental test methods – Part 22: Combined cold, dry heat or temperature change with bump or random vibration
- ISO 9022-23, 1st Edition, Optics and photonics – Environmental test methods – Part 23: Low pressure combined with cold, ambient temperature and dry and damp heat
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