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Guide to Electrical Installations in Medical Locations: (Electrical Regulations)


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This guide provides definitive guidance on electrical installations in medical locations, including earthing and bonding arrangements. It expands the information in Guidance Note 7: Special Locations. This guide is aimed at consultants and designers of medical installations, manufacturers and suppliers of related medical equipment, medical electrical equipment service technicians and electrical contractors working in healthcare.

Table of Contents:
Section 1: Introduction Section 2: Related reading Section 3: Assessment of medical locations Section 4: Risk assessment Section 5: Review of existing locations Section 6: Risks to patients: shock Section 7: Patient environment Section 8: Risks to patients: lack of resilience Section 9: Fire survival Section 10: Comparison of the BS 7671 approach with HTM methodology Section 11: Safety integration level (SIL) rating Section 12: Theatre operating lights Section 13: Generator supplies Section 14: Equipotential bonding: medical locations Section 15: Medical location lighting Section 16: Defining a medical location Section 17: Group 0 design considerations Section 18: Group 1 design considerations Section 19: Other types of medical care Section 20: Group 2 design considerations Section 21: Inspection and testing Section 22: Imaging and diagnostics Section 23: Mobile medical locations Appendix 1: Information supporting medical location assessment Appendix 2: Common myths about medical locations Appendix 3: Generator fault levels Appendix 4: Supplementary information Appendix 5: Example risk assessment Appendix 6: Typical medical IT system loads Appendix 7: Thermal effects on circuit-breakers Appendix 8: Effects of inrush current Appendix 9: Group 2 handover checklist Appendix 10: Medical location supplementary test sheet Appendix 11: Recommended frequencies for inspection and testing

About the Author :
Paul Harris is a Chartered Electrical Engineer who has worked in the electrical industry since 1978. Paul worked in the NHS as a design engineer moving on to become Head of Estates at a 1200 Bed City Centre hospital until he took up a position within an international design consultancy working on healthcare projects in 1999. Paul has worked in healthcare design on various types of projects and procurement methods for different clients for both private and NHS projects. As a serving member of Panel D and JPEL 64 representing IHEEM and healthcare design matters, he is intrinsically involved in the development of Section 710 medical Locations.


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  • ISBN-13: 9781849197670
  • Publisher: Institution of Engineering and Technology
  • Publisher Imprint: Institution of Engineering and Technology
  • Height: 297 mm
  • Series Title: Electrical Regulations
  • ISBN-10: 1849197679
  • Publisher Date: /03/2014
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Width: 210 mm


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