OSHA Electrical Safety in Healthcare

The average outlet has enough amps to cause death.

• True

• False

Who should typically open the electrical panel in workplaces?

• Patients with electrical training

• Qualified personnel

• Supervisors

• Healthcare workers

If you’re operating a medical device and receive a small “tingle” or shock, you should:

• Continue operating if the sensation stops

• Stop using the device, disconnect from power, and report to your supervisor

• Continue the procedure if the patient doesn’t complain

• Consult a coworker

Electrical shocks are unlikely to be caused by:

• Ground fault circuit interrupters

• Frayed wires

• Improperly grounded equipment

• Faulty equipment

Conductors of electrical current are

• Materials that electricity doesn’t flow through easily

• Materials that are hard

• Materials that electricity can flow through easily

• Materials that are flexible

Some power outlets at Hospitals are red because:

• We love Christmas

• They match the room decoration

• We ran out of white ones

• They are connected to backup power source