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  • BS 5724-1:1979

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    Medical electrical equipment Specification for general safety requirements

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  29-09-1989

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  30-03-1979

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Requirements for general safety, transport, storage, installation and maintenance of medical electrical equipment.

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    Committee CH/62/1
    Development Note Supersedes 76/30925 DC (08/2005)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By

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    BS 5724-2.7(1987) : 1987 MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - SPECIFICATION FOR HIGH-VOLTAGE GENERATORS OF DIAGNOSTIC X-RAY GENERATORS
    BS 5724-2.4:1985 Medical electrical equipment. Particular requirements for safety Specification for cardiac defibrillators and cardiac defibrillator-monitors
    BS 5724-2.27(1989) : 1989 MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR SAFETY - SPECIFICATION FOR OXYGEN ANALYZERS FOR MONITORING PATIENT BREATHING MIXTURES
    BS 5724-2.6:1985 Medical electrical equipment. Particular requirements for safety Specification for microwave therapy equipment
    BS 5724-2.2(1983) : 1983 MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR SAFETY - SPECIFICATION FOR HIGH FREQUENCY SURGICAL EQUIPMENT
    BS 4272-3:1989 Anaesthetic and analgesic machines Specification for continuous flow anaesthetic machines
    BS 5724-2.5:1985 Medical electrical equipment. Particular requirements for safety Specification for safety of ultrasonic therapy equipment
    BS 5724-2.9(1988) : 1988 MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - SPECIFICATION FOR DOSIMETERS USED IN RADIOTHERAPY WITH ELECTRICALLY-CONNECTED RADIATION DETECTORS
    BS 5724-2.10(1988) : 88 AMD 13086 MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR SAFETY - SPECIFICATION FOR NERVE AND MUSCLE STIMULATORS
    BS 5724-2.3(1983) : 1983 MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR SAFETY - SPECIFICATION FOR SHORT WAVE THERAPY EQUIPMENT
    BS 5724-2.25(1988) : 1988 MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR SAFETY - SPECIFICATION FOR SERVO-CONTROLLED INFANT RADIANT WARMERS
    BS 5724-2.24(1989) : 1989 MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR SAFETY - SPECIFICATION FOR HUMIDIFIERS
    BS 6301:1989 Specification for electrical safety requirements for apparatus for connection to telecommunication networks
    BS 4533-102.55:1986 Luminaires. Particular requirements Specification for luminaires for hospitals and health care buildings
    BS 7139:1989 Guide to graphical symbols for use on medical electrical equipment
    BS 5724-2.11:SUPP1(1989) : AMD 6805 MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR SAFETY - SPECIFICATION FOR GAMMA BEAM THERAPY EQUIPMENT - SUPPLEMENT 1
    BS 5724-2.17(1990) : 1990 AMD 9281 MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR SAFETY - SPECIFICATION FOR REMOTE CONTROLLED AUTOMATICALLY DRIVEN GAMMA RAY AFTERLOADING EQUIPMENT
    BS 5724-2.23(1986) : LATEST MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR SAFETY - SPECIFICATION FOR OXYGEN CONCENTRATORS FOR HOSPITAL AND DOMICILIARY USE
    BS 5724-2.22(1987) : 1987 MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - SPECIFICATION FOR GENERAL OPERATING TABLES
    BS 5724-2.8(1987) : 1987 MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - SPECIFICATION FOR THERAPEUTIC X-RAY GENERATORS
    BS 6834:1987 Specification for active anaesthetic gas scavenging systems
    BS 5966:1980 Specification for audiometers
    BS 5724-3.1(1990) : 1990 AMD 10622 MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR PERFORMANCE - METHODS OF DECLARING FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS OF MEDICAL ELECTRON ACCELERATORS IN THE RANGE 1 MNEV TO 50 MEV
    BS 5724-2.11(1989) : 1989 MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR SAFETY - SPECIFICATION FOR GAMMA BEAM THERAPY EQUIPMENT

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    BS 3456-101:1978 Specification for safety of household and similar electrical appliances General requirements
    BS 4999-51:1973 Specification for general requirements for rotating electrical machines Noise levels
    BS 3861-1:1965 Electrical safety of office machines. General requirements and tests for earthed equipment
    IEC 60407:1973 Radiation protection in medical X-ray equipment 10 kV to 400 kV.
    BS 4683-3:1972 Specification for electrical apparatus for explosive atmospheres Type of protection N
    BS 2011-2.1B:1977 Environmental testing. Tests Tests B. Dry Heat
    BS 4743:1979 Specification for safety requirements for electronic measuring apparatus
    BS 4491:1969 Specification for appliance couplers for household and similar general purposes
    BS 5267:1976 Specification. Capacitors for single phase a.c. motors
    BS 2754(1976) : 1976 MEMORANDUM - CONSTRUCTION OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT FOR PROTECTION AGAINST ELECTRIC SHOCK
    BS 2757(1956) : LATEST DETERMINING THE THERMAL CLASSIFICATION OF ELECTRICAL INSULATION
    BS 3955-3:1979 Specification for electrical controls for household and similar general purposes. General and specific requirements
    IEC TR 60513:1994 Fundamental aspects of safety standards for medical electrical equipment
    BS 4343:1968 Specification for industrial plugs, socket-outlets and couplers for a.c. and d.c. supplies
    BS 1319C:1976 Colours for the identification of the contents of medical gas cylinders
    BS 5559:1978 Specification for identification of apparatus terminals and general rules for a uniform system of terminal marking, using an alphanumeric notation
    IEC 60447:2004 Basic and safety principles for man-machine interface, marking and identification - Actuating principles
    BS 5458:1977 Specification for safety requirements for indicating and recording electrical measuring instruments and their accessories
    BS 4683-1:1971 Specification for electrical apparatus for explosive atmospheres Classification of maximum surface temperatures
    IEC 60309-3:1994 Plugs, socket-outlets and couplers for industrial purposes - Part 3: Particular requirements for plugs, socket-outlets, connectors and appliance inlets for use in explosive gas atmospheres
    BS 4683-2:1971 Specification for electrical apparatus for explosive atmospheres The construction and testing of flameproof enclosures of electrical apparatus
    BS 3861-2:1968 Electrical safety of office machines. Requirements and tests for machines presenting special hazards
    IEC 60309-1:1999+AMD1:2005+AMD2:2012 CSV Plugs, socket-outlets and couplers for industrial purposes - Part 1: General requirements
    IEC 60309-2:1999+AMD1:2005+AMD2:2012 CSV Plugs, socket-outlets and couplers for industrial purposes - Part 2: Dimensional interchangeability requirements for pin and contact-tube accessories
    BS 3861-3:1970 Electrical safety of office machines. General requirements and tests for double insulated and all-insulated equipment
    BS 1319:1976 Specification for medical gas cylinders, valves and yoke connections
    BS 2135:1966 Specification for capacitors for radio interference suppression
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