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Safety Standards Guide

Safety Standards Guide

Safety Standards Guide

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Overview: This document serves as a guide for electrical safety standards and testing requirements for various products. It outlines the necessary tests and criteria for compliance with specific standards, providing solutions with recommended testing instruments.
Key Sections:
  • Safety Standards: The guide covers multiple safety standards including IEC/UL 60601-1, UL 1598/CSA C22.2, BS EN 60204-1, IEC/UL 60335-1, IEC 60598-1, IEC/UL 60950-1, and IEC/UL 61010-1. Each standard has specific testing requirements and criteria for compliance.
  • Testing Procedures: The document details various electrical safety tests such as Ground Bond Test, Leakage Current Test, Insulation Resistance Test, and Hipot Test. Each test includes specific requirement pass criteria, such as test current, voltage, time, and acceptable limits for leakage current and insulation resistance.
  • Recommended Solutions: For each test, the document suggests specific instruments from Associated Research, such as HYAMP®, LINECHEK® II, HypotULTRA®, and OMNIA® II series, to perform the required tests effectively.
  • Production Line Testing: While production line testing is not defined in the standards, it is the manufacturer's responsibility. The document emphasizes the importance of performing leakage current tests as part of production line testing, especially for medical devices.
  • Interactive Features: The guide is an interactive PDF with quick links to product pages for more information on the testing instruments.
Critical Information: The document is intended for reference purposes only and is not a substitute for the actual safety standards. It highlights the importance of matching testing requirements with appropriate instruments to ensure compliance and safety.
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Safety Standards Guide-1

Safety StandardsElectrical Safety Compliance iiiiriii HypotULTRA' Series How To Use This Guide FIND the safety standard that applies to your product. Each page of this document details the electrical safety tests for various safety standards. REVIEW the electrical safety testing requirements for the standard and determine which tests you need to perform. MATCH these requirements with the Associated Research instrument that will fit your testing needs. If you need to perform multiple tests, look for a complete solution in the OMNIA® II Series or HypotULTRA® 7804/54 instruments. This document is meant for reference purposes only. It is not a replacement for the necessary safety standards. NOTE: This is an interactive PDF, please use our quick links to be brought to that Series web page to learn more about the instrument. 13860W.Laurel Drive, Lake Forest, IL 60045 USA Call +1-847-367-4077 Visit Us Online arisafety.com V2.3

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Safety Standards Guide-2

YOUR COMPLETE SOLUTION 18.2.2 Test 1 Verification of the Continuity of the Protective Bonding Circuit (Ground Bond Test) REQUIREMENT PASS CRITERIA SOLUTION: HYAMP® 3240 18.3 Insulation Resistance Tests (IR Test) REQUIREMENT PASS CRITERIA Test voltage = 500 V DC IR value measured between power circuit conductors and grounding circuit Minimum insulation resistance ≥ 1 MΩ Exception - a value of 50 kΩ or more is allowed for certain parts of electrical equipment. See 18.3 for details. SOLUTION: HypotULTRA® 7850 or Hypot® 3870 18.4 Voltage Tests (Hipot Test) REQUIREMENT PASS CRITERIA Test voltage...

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Safety Standards Guide-4

YOUR COMPLETE SOLUTION IEC 60598-1 7th Edition 7.2.3 Provisions for Earthing (Ground Bond Test) 10.2.1 Insulation Resistance (IR Test) 10.2.2 Electric Strength Test (Hipot Test) 10.3 Touch Current and Protective Conductor Current (Leakage Current Test)

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YOUR COMPLETE SOLUTION IEC/UL 60950-1 2nd Edition 6-in-1 Instrument Visit Us Online arisafety.com

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YOUR COMPLETE SOLUTION 5.6.3 Limit Values for Accessible Parts (Leakage Current Test) REQUIREMENT PASS CRITERIA Tested in Normal Conditions (NC) and Single Fault Conditions (SFC) Leakage Current (NC) ≤ 0.5 mA R.M.S. OR ≤ 0.7 mA Peak OR ≤ 2 mA DC Leakage Current (SFC) ≤ 3.5 mA R.M.S. OR 5 mA Peak OR 15 mA DC NOTE: AR Instruments contain leakage network A.1. Other networks must be manually built into our External MD. SOLUTION: LINECHEK® II 620L 6.5.2.4 Impedance of Protective Bonding of Plug Connected Equipment (Ground Bond Test) REQUIREMENT PASS CRITERIA Current = 25 A AC or DC or 2 * highest...

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*Section 8.7 consists of a number of various leakage tests. Further details are given in the below diagram Visit Us Online arisafety.com

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Earth Leakage Current: Figure 13, Section 8.7.4.5 Touch Current (Enclosure Leakage): Figure 14, Section 8.7.4.6 Patient Leakage General: Section 8.7.4.7 Patient Auxiliary (Patient Lead to Lead): Fig. 19, Section 8.7.4.8 Patient Lead to Earth: Fig. 15, Section 8.7.4.7a Mains on Applied Part (for F-Type Patient Leads): Fig. 16, Section 8.7.4.7b Mains on Signal I/O Ports: Fig. 17, Section 8.7.4.7c Mains on Non-Protectively Earthed Chassis Point: Fig. 18, Section 8.7.4.7d Production line testing is defined in Annex L for dielectric withstand testing . Other production line testing requirements are...

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YOUR COMPLETE SOLUTION 17.2 Bonding Circuit Impedance (Ground Bond Test) 17.5 Insulation Resistance Test (IR Test - Mexico Only) 18 Factory Production Tests Visit Us Online arisafety.com

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