Electrical Safety Test

Ensuring patient and operator safety with our portable test solutions

The main purpose of performing an electrical safety test on medical equipment is to ensure patient safety. It is important to test equipment for any electrical internal breakdowns and leakage currents, as well as damage to power cords, AC main feeds, fuses, and power bars. In order to approve a unit for use, it must meet the applicable codes and standards.

When to Test?

On newly acquired equipment prior to being accepted for use: It is important to do incoming inspections in order to establish that the device is working correctly rather than assume it is functioning. Any necessary repairs may be covered by warranty, potentially saving you money.

During routine planned preventative maintenance: It is important to test during a planned preventative maintenance program so that we can be sure the unit will continue to work until at least the next PM. If there is a problem, or upcoming foreseeable problem, the issue can be dealt with without causing harm or an unplanned interruption in service.

Electrical Safety during Preventative Maintenance
During the annual preventative maintenance testing, when Shubtec completes an electrical safety test on your devices, we put special care into checking for the following:

Physically damaged wires and cords: We visually inspect for any damaged components of the power supply.
Use of correct electrical cords, cord caps, and power bars (hospital grade): Hospital grade cords meet industry standards such as wire gauge, shielding, and reliable grounding source. All power cords that are identified for medical equipment use can be easily identified by a green dot located on the cord cap.
Leakage currents: Following a visual inspection, we test for leakage currents using a safety analyzer. A leakage current is caused by the deterioration of the protective material allowing the electric current to potentially transfer to another object (such as the unit or a patient).