Pacific Medical Technology

Electrical Safety Testing

ELECTRICAL SAFETY TEST AND TAG

Under the Work Health and Safety Act, a person conducting a business or undertaking at a workplace must ensure that electrical equipment is regularly inspected and tested by a competent person in accordance with guidance provided in AS/NZS 3760:2010 In-service safety inspection and testing of electrical equipment.

Pacific Medical Technilogy provides very special service to ensure your equipment is expertly inspected in accordance with AS/NZS:3760 and AS/NZS:3551.

The electrical testing is intended to ensure that electrical hazards arising from the use of mains operated medical equipment are maintain at acceptable levels during the useful life of-

  • Medical electrical equipment
  • Medical electrical systems; and
  • Non-medical electrical equipment used in the patient environment

The electrical testing is intended to ensure that electrical hazards arising from the use of mains operated medical equipment are maintain at acceptable levels during the useful life of-

  • Medical electrical equipment
  • Medical electrical systems; and
  • Non-medical electrical equipment used in the patient environment

Acceptable levels during the useful life of the equipment. AS/NZS 3551:2012 specifies what parameters should be tested and these include (where appropriate):

  • Visual inspection of external mains supply components
  • Protective earthing resistance
  • Insulation resistance
  • Touch current
  • Earth leakage current
  • Patient leakage current
  • Mains contact current