ELECTRICAL SAFETY
managed the entire Asian Pacific Regional Market, fostering a relationship that includes collaborative development efforts, and acquiring valuable insights into the healthcare landscape in the Asia region. At the onset of our collaboration, the Malaysian government launched a robust initiative to prioritise high- quality healthcare and enhance the accessibility of health services. 2024 marks a significant milestone as BEC Engineering
Sdn Bhd gains entry to the public sector with an extra view of the Central Monitoring IPS System via cloud feature. Initially, only private hospitals procured medical IPS systems with particular functions for monitoring. This shift towards their inclusion in public healthcare facilities signifies a huge step forward in ensuring regional comprehensive electrical safety.
n The UK and Ireland In the UK and Ireland, electrical safety in operating theatres continues to improve, but there are still hospitals with old, non-compliant infrastructure. New-build private and NHS hospitals, and refurbishments, will likely always strive to be compliant and will invest in monitoring. We received an overview from Gary Mcilvain
from KVA Power Installations, which specialises in uninterruptible power supply standby generators, and has over 20 years’ experience of working in UK hospitals. Remarkably, our experiences with partners across different regions have mirrored this pattern. Upon installing advanced medical IT systems in hospitals, stakeholders invariably appreciate the profound significance of these solutions. They begin to grasp the importance of receiving early warnings before potentially hazardous situations arise.
n An example from India We received the Indian overview from our partner, Ranjit D Deshmukh, from M/s HonorAi Pvt., an experienced system integrator in Pune, Maharashtra. The COVID-19 pandemic put significant pressure on the Indian healthcare system, particularly in Group 2 locations. Infrastructure faced severe strain, and many facilities failed, resulting in casualties due to hazards such as equipment failures and fires, mainly caused by short circuits. These occur because old cables have lost their insulating ability and are overloaded due to the increasing number of devices. Many questions have been raised by the public and media in India about the failure of critical infrastructure in hospitals. The Indian government set out to implement improvements to the level of healthcare, introducing various healthcare-related legislation and regulations. A regulatory update in September 2021 (IS 17512:2021) provided for adopting insulation monitoring systems (IMS) according to IEC 61557-8 in Indian hospitals in the private and public sectors. However, despite these reforms, it remains key to educate hospital building consultants, contractors, and the hospital engineering sector in general in India. A few hospitals use a conventional insulation monitoring system with a medical isolation transformer.
n Critical issues in India Training staff is critical in preventing hazards. Safety training programmes are primarily organised by large corporations, major government hospitals, and Trusts, often in collaboration with external consultants. Unfortunately, many others do not show the same level of commitment to safety measures. Other important issues include a lack of both preventative and scheduled maintenance, and interest from management. In addition, many other critical
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