IEEE Std 602, commonly known as theIEEE White Book(TM),is published by the Instituteof Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) to provide a recommended practice for thedesign and operation of electric systems in health care facilities. It has been prepared on avoluntary basis by design engineers and health care end users as well as electrical andmedical manufacturers functioning as the White Book Working Group within the PowerSystems Design Subcommittee of the Power Systems Engineering Subcommittee.This recommended practice will probably be of greatest value to the power orientedengineer with limited health care experience. It can also be an aid to all engineersresponsible for the electrical design of health care facilities. However, it is not intended asa replacement for the many excellent engineering texts and handbooks commonly in use,nor is it detailed enough to be a design manual. It should be considered a guide and ageneral reference on electrical design for health care facilities.
Purpose
Update existing text which serves as a reference book for electrical design engineers, contractors, hospital operating personnel, hospital architects, and hospital equipment manufacturers and service providers.
Abstract
Revision Standard - Active.A recommended practice for the design and operation of electric systems in health care facilities is provided. The term health care facility as used here encompasses buildings or parts of buildings that contain hospitals, nursing homes, residential custodial care facilities, clinics, ambulatory health care centers, and medical and dental offices. Buildings or parts of buildings within an industrial or commercial complex, used as medical facilities, logically fall within the scope of this recommended practice. Remarks: Revision of IEEE Std 602-1996
