Essential Healthcare Equipment (HTM06-01)
Our Control, Operation and Maintenance Agreements (COMA), can ensure that your are fully compliant with HTM06-01. You can have the assurance that equipment is safe and reliable with regular inspections and maintenance work to prevent possible failures.
Let Electricity North East (Construction & Maintenance) be your essential healthcare partner.
Our guidance* sets out the requirements, design applications, operation and maintenance of the electrical infrastructure within healthcare premises.
Guidance is for:
There are five basic elements to support operational and maintenance of electrical services at healthcare facilities
Low Voltage Switchgear
and Protection
• Visual six monthly inspections
• Thermal imaging
• Fuse switches and isolators inspected and operated manually
• Power factor and harmonics annual inspections
• Routine maintenance on air circuit breakers (ACBs) and moulded case circuit breakers (MCCBs)
Transformers and
Their Enclosures
• Transformer maintenance
• Response to failure
• Annual inspection
• Oil sampling
High Voltage Switchgear
and Protection
• Visual three monthly inspections
• Partial discharge testing
• Routine maintenance
• Secondary injection testing
• Response to failures
Grading and protection
• High Voltage grading studies
• Site loading studies
• Protection setting
• Earthing studies
(To be reviewed when an appropriate opportunity arises or within a five-year period)
*Based on recommendations found in section 17 of the HTM 06-01 document
You can view the full Healthcare Technical Memorandum document here.