Testing of medical electrical and hospital laboratory equipment: DHSS recognition of the BSI Test House, Hemel Hempstead

Abstract

A new product must meet an ever-increasing number of requirements to be acceptable for the consumer, whether the product is to be marketed within the country of manufacture or exported. The requirements often vary between the consumers and between countries. The paper discusses the formalised requirements for medical electrical and hospital laboratory equipment. The British Standards Institution's Test House has recently been formally recognised by the Department of Health & Social Security for testing such equipment to HTM8 and ESCHLE.