I have read so much regarding ME electrical safety testing and listened to many experts and there appears little consensus of opinion regarding electrical maintenance testing of Medical Equipment.
Why can’t a simple PAT be applied to ME items? A PAT includes a visual check (most important in my opinion) and an electrical result for each device. Does this not satisfy both HSE and Electricity at Work Act? It seems to me that the only people worrying about IEC 60601, 62353 standards etc, etc are EBME technicians (and the manufacturers of the test equipment) because unless I am very much mistaken no-one else gives a damn.
