Table of Contents

1 Scope And General

1.1 Scope

1.2 Application

1.3 Referenced Documents

1.4 Definitions

2 General Requirements For Body-Protected And Cardiac-Protected Electrical Areas

2.1 General

2.2 Supply Of Electricity To Patient Areas – New Zealand Only

2.3 Low-Voltage A.C. Supplies

2.4 Low-Voltage D.C. Supplies

2.5 Access To Controls And Indicators

2.6 Low-Voltage Socket-Outlets

2.7 Residual Current Devices (RCDs)

2.8 Low-Voltage Isolated Supplies

2.9 Isolation Switches

2.10 Marking

2.11 Commissioning

2.12 Inspection And Documentation – New Zealand Only

3 Additional Requirements For Body-Protected Electrical Areas

3.1 General

3.2 Earthing

3.3 Home Dialysis Installations

4 Additional Requirements For Cardiac-Protected Electrical Areas

4.1 General

4.2 Extra-Low-Voltage Supplies

4.3 Disposition Of Points Controlled By RCDs

4.4 Earthing And Equipotential Bonding

Appendices

A Rationale For The Requirements Of This Standard (Informative)

B Planning Of Areas (Informative)

C Marking Of Patient Areas (Normative)

D Commissioning For Patient Areas (Informative)

E Sample Recording Forms (Informative)

F Measures For Avoiding Interference From Magnetic Fields (Informative)

G Method For Measuring Magnetic Fields (Informative)

H Instrument For Measuring Potential Differences In An Installation (Informative)

I Calculations For Equipotential Earthing (Informative)

J Alterations To Equipotential Earthing Systems In Existing Installations (Normative)