Rule 3701-84-33 | Safety standards - adult cardiac catheterization service.
(A) Each adult cardiac catheterization service, or "service," will establish and maintain safety guidelines, and practices and policies in accordance with applicable United States nuclear regulatory commission regulations, applicable provisions of Chapter 3748. of the Revised Code, and the rules adopted pursuant to that chapter to assure a safe environment for patients, visitors, and personnel.
(B) Each service will establish, maintain and follow electrical safety policies that, at a minimum, include:
(1) A safe primary electrical wiring system;
(2) Electrical isolation of all equipment attached to a patient;
(3) Use of an equipotential hardwired grounding system for all equipment; and
(4) Periodic inspection of the electrical system and measurement of interequipment current leakage.
(C) Each service will periodically survey all of the equipment utilized by the service and perform preventive maintenance on a schedule that, at a minimum, conforms to manufacturers' recommendations. Results of surveillance and preventive maintenance activities will be internally documented.
Last updated May 15, 2023 at 12:45 AM
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