Infection control
Infection control measures practiced by healthcare personnel in healthcare facilities to decrease transmission and acquisition of infectious agents (e.g., proper hand hygiene, scrupulous work...
View ArticleLOLER
Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998. These regulations came into effect in December 1998. If you provide lifting equipment at work, then the LOLER regulations apply. You must...
View ArticleMedical Device Electrical Safety Testing
BS EN 60601 (IEC 60601). This is essentially a design standard for manufacturers to ensure that equipment designed and produced for medical use are built and tested to a specific standard to ultimately...
View ArticleOEM
Original Equipment Manufacturer. This is the original manufacturer of the equipment or its UK based subsidiary. The OEM is not the same as distributor or even the supplier in certain cases.
View ArticlePAT Testing
Portable Appliance Testing. The “IEE Code of Practice for In-service Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment” gives guidance on the various equipment types. The requirements for testing come...
View ArticlePortable Electrical Appliance
Unfortunately there are many European standards and guidance notes but no real definition of a portable electrical appliance. But there seems to be a general agreement and a consensus that it is either...
View ArticlePPM
Planned preventative Maintenance. This service level will meet manufacturers recommendations, or where these are not available good practice standards, for both frequency and content. This shall...
View ArticleSterilisation vs disinfection
These terms can often be confused with each other. Disinfection is a process which aims to reduce the total number of viable microorganisms present, whilst sterilisation is the process by which all...
View ArticleTechnical Audits
BCAS Biomed can offer various levels of financial and technical audits. They range from the most basic asset inventory check to a full technical and financial audit to integrate with a device lifecycle...
View ArticleWEEE
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE Directive) came into force in January 2007. The WEE Directive aims to both reduce the amount of electrical and electronic equipment being...
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