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fixed Wire Testing Healthcare UPS / IPS

Paddy J

Morning all, currently starting managing fix wire testing in the hospital that I work at – tester has explained they are not testing any UPS / IPS circuits supplied from the UPS / IPS (blue socket outlets etc. ) , he’s saying they never have to test these ( he confirms he wouldn’t know how). This leads me to ask what tests and how would these be carried out reference live functional testing  (earth loops etc.).BS 7671 says very little about this.

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      To answer the original post question, first that BS 7671 doesn't really say very little about it ... well, it's there if you look [or, perhaps, know what you're looking for] in Chapters 41 and 63, and Section 710.

    Guidance Note 3 Inspection and testing supports the advice of  , that specific competences are necessary for the healthcare environment in general, and medical locations in particular. There are different (and more importantly shorter) time periods for certain aspects of inspection and testing in medical locations of Group 1 and 2, which is briefly covered in Table 3.2 (the information has been updated in the 9th Edition, 2022). For further guidance on inspection and testing for medical locations, GN3 points to the IET Guide to Electrical Installations in Medical Locations and IET Guidance Note 7 Special Locations along with relevant English, Scottish and Welsh Health Technical Memoranda, which I can confirm does contain guidance that is aimed at practitioners (designers, installers, maintainers) in healthcare electrical systems.

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      To answer the original post question, first that BS 7671 doesn't really say very little about it ... well, it's there if you look [or, perhaps, know what you're looking for] in Chapters 41 and 63, and Section 710.

    Guidance Note 3 Inspection and testing supports the advice of  , that specific competences are necessary for the healthcare environment in general, and medical locations in particular. There are different (and more importantly shorter) time periods for certain aspects of inspection and testing in medical locations of Group 1 and 2, which is briefly covered in Table 3.2 (the information has been updated in the 9th Edition, 2022). For further guidance on inspection and testing for medical locations, GN3 points to the IET Guide to Electrical Installations in Medical Locations and IET Guidance Note 7 Special Locations along with relevant English, Scottish and Welsh Health Technical Memoranda, which I can confirm does contain guidance that is aimed at practitioners (designers, installers, maintainers) in healthcare electrical systems.

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