Electrical medical equipment
Medical equipment is a specialised type of electrical equipment. There is testing that should be followed beyond those tests required by the Electrical Safety Regulation 2002 (PDF, 1 MB).
Stricter tests required
There are Australian Standards that have stringent testing of electrical medical equipment to heighten safety aspects of this equipment.
The following are recommended by AS/NZS 3551 Technical management programs for medical devices (non-Queensland Government link):
- protective earth test
- insulation resistance test
- earth leakage current test
- applied part leakage current test
- mains contact current test.
Also refer to:
- AS/NZS 4513 Medical electrical equipment – fundamental aspects for safety (non-Queensland Government link)
- AS 3200.1 Approval and test specification for medical electrical equipment – general requirements for safety (non-Queensland Government link).
Some aspects of workplace health and safety legislation also need to be considered to ensure patient safety.
Only a person deemed competent under the Electrical Safety Regulation 2002 (PDF, 1 MB) may perform this testing.
A competent person is a person who has acquired, through training, qualification, experience or a combination of these, the knowledge and skill enabling that person to inspect and test medical equipment.
Last updated July 18, 2005
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