By type of practice
Do physio and allied health rooms need body protection?
Many allied health rooms aren’t patient areas. But a physio room using mains-powered electrotherapy or therapeutic ultrasound on the patient, or a podiatry room doing nail surgery with electrosurgery, can be.
Usually patient areas
- Physio rooms using electrotherapy or therapeutic ultrasound on patients
- Podiatry rooms using electrosurgery
Usually not
- –Gym and exercise areas
- –Rooms with only battery-powered or non-electrical treatment
Each room’s classification is the practice’s decision, based on how it will be used, with input from clinicians, equipment suppliers and the electrician.
Plan before the walls close
- List every mains-powered device used on patients, room by room
- If in doubt, decide before the fit-out, when it’s cheap to change
Sign-off depends on your state
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