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Electrical Safety Test 4

The document outlines a procedure for testing equipment chassis leakage to ground to ensure safety against electric shock. It specifies the necessary equipment, the steps to perform the test, and the acceptable leakage limits for different environments. Devices that do not meet the requirements must be tagged and removed from service for corrective action.

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Electrical Safety Test 4

The document outlines a procedure for testing equipment chassis leakage to ground to ensure safety against electric shock. It specifies the necessary equipment, the steps to perform the test, and the acceptable leakage limits for different environments. Devices that do not meet the requirements must be tagged and removed from service for corrective action.

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ELECTRICAL SAFETY TEST #4

MEASUREMENT OF EQUIPMENT CHASSIS LEAKAGE TO GROUND

PURPOSE: To verify that, in the event the equipment should be improperly


grounded, the level of electrical energy coupled to the exter-
nally accessible surfaces (capacitively or otherwise is so low
that a person touching that surface and a grounded surface
simultaneously cannot receive an electric shock.

WARNING: Do not perform this test on medical equipment while it is


attached to a patient.

EQUIPMENT NEEDED: Microammeter capable of accurate readings over a


range
of 10-500 microamps and a standard 1,000 test load or a
special-purpose leakage current measuring instrument.

PERFORMED BY: Biomedical equipment technician

PROCEDURE: Place the device under test on an insulating surface.


Connect the instrument to the device, as indicated.

With the ground line switch (S3) open, observe the reading
on the microammeter indicating the level of leakage current
passing through the standard 1,000 test load. The leakage
levels in the "on" and "off" position depend on the way the
power switch is wired.

NOTE: The ground shall not be opened on medical equipment


while it is attached to a patient, including electric beds.

Energize the device under test and repeat the observations


for both normal and reversed polarity (switch S2). The
leakage levels in normal and reversed polarity are usually
quite different, and depend on the physical layout of the
equipment and the way in which the power transformer is
wound.

NOTE: The acceptable limit for portable cord-connected


equipment in patient care areas is 100 microamperes (rms);
for equipment in nonpatient care areas the limit is 500
microamperes (rms). If the device has several operating modes, repeat
readings
in all modes and record the worst-case readings. Make a
note of which mode provides the worst-case reading.

Allow the device to warm up, and observe any changes in the
worst-case readings.

ACTION: Devices failing to meet the test requirements should be tagged


and removed from service. A service request for corrective
action should be submitted to the engineering department.

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