ELECTRICAL SAFETY INSPECTIONS PROTECT PATIENTS AND STAFF

WHO REQUIRES ANNUAL ELECTRICAL SAFETY INSPECTIONS?

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T o p r o t e c t t h e p a t i e n t o r s t a f f f r o m l e a k a g e c u r r e n t w h i l e i n t h e v i c i n i t y

o r c o m i n g i n c o n t a c t w i t h a d e v i c e o r e q u i p m e n t u s i n g e l e c t r i c c u r r e n t .

Risk of fire from electrical faults

Imprecise or incorrect diagnostic output

Expensive equipment replacement

High costs of emergency repairs

With regular electrical safety inspections, our technicians can reduce the chances of or

prevent the following issues:

State Inspections may also be applicable. Even if annual electrical safety inspections are

not required by a certification or inspection body within your specialty or practice, patient

and staff safety should be of the highest priority.

Why have an

completed on your

equipment?

ELECTRICAL

SAFETY

INSPECTION

Certification/Inspection organizations that require annual electrical safety inspections

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Item Type

Maximum Current

Intracardiac Connector (EKG Lead)

10 μA

Device using power in patient care vicinity*

500 μA

Equipment not in patient care vicinity, but staff usage*

3,500 µA

Why have an

ELECTRICAL SAFETY INSPECTION

completed on your equipment?

These limits are designed to ensure that leakage current from such devices will not harm

individuals who come into contact with them, even in the event of a grounding failure or

other reasonably likely failure. The leakage current limits are established in the primary

standards that apply to equipment used in healthcare facilities by the National Fire

Protection Association’s NFPA 99 and the International Electrotechnical Commission’s IEC

60601-1.

*with ground open

The term leakage current refers to currents, not intended to be applied to the patient, that

flow from exposed conductive portions of a device to ground (earth). These currents

normally flow harmlessly through the power cord grounding conductor. This is the reason

for a “hospital grade power cord” with a grounding peg and green dot on the plug end. If

there is a break in the grounding path or some other failure, these currents can flow

through a person in contact with the device, possibly causing injury.

T o p r o t e c t t h e p a t i e n t o r s t a f f f r o m l e a k a g e c u r r e n t w h i l e i n t h e v i c i n i t y

o r c o m i n g i n c o n t a c t w i t h a d e v i c e o r e q u i p m e n t u s i n g e l e c t r i c c u r r e n t .

WHAT IS LEAKAGE CURRENT?

LEAKAGE CURRENT LIMITS

AAMI, NFPA RECOMMENDED ALLOWABLE LEAKAGE CURRENTS