anesthesia ventilators, infusion pumps, and any other device designated as “critical” by the U.S.F.D.A.
Hospital grade wiring devices and leakage current may be ordered as options on many APC UPS systems, APC does not claim that units with this modification are certified or listed as Hospital Grade by APC or any other organization. Therefore these units do not meet the requirements for use in direct patient care.
ELECTRICAL SAFETY
nTo reduce the risk of fire, connect only to a circuit provided with a 30 Amp maximum branch circuit overcurrent protection in accordance with the National Electrical Code ANSI/NFPA or country specific electrical code.
nDo not work alone under hazardous conditions.
nCheck that the power cord(s), plug(s), and sockets are in good condition.
nTo reduce the risk of electric shock when grounding, disconnect the equipment from the AC power outlet before installing or connecting to other equipment. Reconnect the power cord only after all connections are made.
nUse one hand, whenever possible, to connect or disconnect signal cables to avoid a possible shock from touching two surfaces with different electrical grounds.
nConnect the equipment to a three wire AC outlet (two poles plus ground). The receptacle must be connected to appropriate branch circuit/mains protection (fuse or circuit breaker). Connection to any other type of receptacle may result in a shock hazard.
nIn order to maintain compliance with the EMC directive, output cords attached to the UPS should not exceed 10 meters in length.
DEENERGIZING SAFETY
nIf the equipment has an internal energy source (battery), the output may be energized when the unit is not connected to an AC power outlet.
nTo deenergize pluggable equipment, press the OFF button 
for more than one second to switch the equipment off. Disconnect the equipment from the AC power outlet. Unplug the bat- tery connector. Push the button labeled 
to deenergize the capacitors.
nPluggable equipment includes a protective earth conductor that carries the leakage current from the load devices (computer equipment). Total leakage current must not exceed 3.5 mA.
nTo deenergize permanently wired equipment: set the power switch to standby 
.
nSet the AC circuit breaker to standby 
, and then disconnect the batteries (including any expan- sion units). Finally, disconnect the AC power from the building power supply.
nUse of this equipment in life support applications where failure of this equipment can reasonably be expected to cause the failure of the life support equipment or to significantly affect its safety or effectiveness is not recommended.
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