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BS EN 793:1998

Superseded

Superseded

A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

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Particular requirements for safety of medical supply units

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

31-01-2005

Language(s)

English

Published date

15-05-1998

£198.00
Excluding VAT

Foreword
Introduction
Section one - General
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 General requirements and requirements for tests
5 Classification
6 Identification, marking and documents
7 Power input
Section two - Environmental conditions
8 Basic safety categories
9 Removable protection means
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 hazard
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, 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 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 layout
58 Protective earthing - terminals and connections
59 Construction and layout
Annex AA (normative) Special national conditions
Annex BB (informative) Bibliography
Annex CC (informative) Rationale
Annex ZA (informative) Clauses of this European Standard
addressing essential requirements or other provisions of
EU Directives

Applicable to medical supply units

Committee
CH/121/6
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 92/57251 DC. (03/2007)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
26
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
I.S. EN 793:1998 Identical
EN 793 : 1997 Identical
NEN EN 793 : 1998 Identical
UNI EN 793 : 1999 Identical
DIN EN 793 : 1998 Identical
SN EN 793 : 1999 Identical
UNE-EN 793:1998 Identical
NS EN 793 : 1ED 1998 Identical
NF EN 793 : 1998 Identical
NBN EN 793 : 1998 Identical

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EN 739:1998/A1:2002 LOW-PRESSURE HOSE ASSEMBLIES FOR USE WITH MEDICAL GASES
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