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BS 5724-1(1989) : 1989 AMD 6715

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MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SAFETY

Superseded date

15-12-1990

Superseded by

BS EN 60601-1 : 2006

Published date

23-11-2012

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National foreword
Committees responsible
Section one - General
1 Scope and object
2 Terminology and definitions
3 General requirements
4 General requirements for tests
5 Classification
6 Identification, marking and documents
7 Power input
Section two - Environmental conditions
8 Not used
9 Not used
10 Environmental conditions
11 Not used
12 Not used
Section three - Protection against electric shock
                hazards
13 General
14 Requirements related to classification
15 Limitation of voltage and/or energy
16 ENCLOSURES and PROTECTIVE COVERS
17 Separation
18 Protective earthing, functional earthing and
    potential equalization
19 Continuous LEAKAGE CURRENTS and PATIENT AUXILIARY
    CURRENTS
20 Dielectric strength
Section four - Protection against mechanical hazards
21 Mechanical strength
22 Moving parts
23 Surfaces, corners and edges
24 Stability in NORMAL USE
25 Expelled parts
26 Vibration and noise
27 Pneumatic and hydraulic power
28 Suspended masses
Section five - Protection against hazards from
                unwanted or excessive radiation
29 X-radiation
30 Alpha, beta, gamma, neutron radiation and other
    particle radiation
31 Microwave radiation
32 Light radiation (including lasers)
33 Infra-red radiation
34 Ultraviolet radiation
35 Acoustical energy (including ultrasonics)
36 Electromagnetic compatibility
Section six - Protection against hazards of ignition
                of flammable anaesthetic mixtures
37 Locations and basic requirements
38 Marking and ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTS
39 Common requirements for CATEGORY AP and CATEGORY APG
    EQUIPMENT
40 Requirements and tests for CATEGORY AP EQUIPMENT,
    parts and components thereof
41 Requirements and tests for CATEGORY APG EQUIPMENT,
    parts and components thereof
Section seven - Protection against excessive
                temperatures and other safety hazards
42 Excessive temperatures
43 Fire prevention
44 Overflow, spillage, leakage, humidity, ingress of
    liquids, cleaning, sterilization and disinfection
45 Pressure vessels and parts subject to PRESSURE
46 Human errors
47 Electrostatic charges
48 Material in APPLIED PARTS in contact with the body
    of the PATIENT
49 Interruption of the power supply
Section eight - Accuracy of operating data and
                and protection against hazardous output
50 Accuracy of operating data
51 Protection against hazardous output
Section nine - Abnormal operation and fault conditions;
                environmental tests
52 Abnormal operation and fault conditions
53 Environmental tests
Section ten - Constructional requirements
54 General
55 ENCLOSURES and covers
56 Components and general assembly
57 MAINS PARTS, components and layouts
58 Protective earthing - Terminals and connections
59 Construction and layout
Tables
I Specified atmospheric conditions
II Marking on the outside of EQUIPMENT
III Recommended colours of indicator lights and their
       meaning for EQUIPMENT
IV Allowable values of continuous LEAKAGE and
       PATIENT AUXILIARY CURRENTS, in milliamperes
V Test voltages
VI Not used
VII Not used
VIII Drop height
IX Gas-tightness of cord inlets
Xa Allowable maximum temperatures
Xb Allowable maximum temperatures
XI Maximum temperatures under fault conditions
XII Temperature limits of motor windings in deg C
XIII Test torques for rotating controls
XIV Not used
XV NOMINAL cross-sectional area of POWER SUPPLY
       CORDS
XVI CREEPAGE DISTANCES and AIR CLEARANCES in
       millimetres
XVII Not used. See note in Table XVI
XVIII Testing of cord anchorages
XIX Maximum allowable temperatures at 25 deg C
       ambient temperature of mains supply transformer
       windings under overload and short-circuit
       conditions
XX Test current for mains supply tranformers
NUMEROUS FIGURES
Appendices
A General guidance and rationale
B Testing during manufacture and/or installation
C Sequence of testing
D Symbols on marking
E Survey of insulation paths and test circuits
F Test apparatus for flammable mixtures
G Impact-test apparatus
H Screwed terminal connections
J Mains supply transformers
K Examples of the connection of the APPLIED PART for
    measurement of the PATIENT LEAKAGE CURRENT
L References - Publications mentioned in the standard
INDEX of defined terms
National appendix
A Index

Applies to the safety of MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT. Although primarily concerned with safety, this standard contains some requirements regarding operation where it is connected with safety. Excludes SAFETY HAZARDS resulting from the intended physiological function of EQUIPMENT. Appendices are only mandatory when made so by an explicit statement in the main test. Includes sections on environmental conditions, protection against electric shock, mechanical hazards, radiation, ignition of flammable anaesthetic mixtures, excess temperatures and other safety hazards, accuracy of operating data and protection against hazardous output, abnormal operation and fault conditions, environmental tests and constructional requirements. AMD 3 RENUMBERS THIS STANDARD

Committee
HCC/64
DevelopmentNote
Renumbered and superseded by BS EN 60601-1. Supersedes BS 5724-1(1979). Supersedes 85/51682 DC. (11/2005)
DocumentType
Standard
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

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