Power Strips

Q. In a patient room does the power strip need to be hospital rated? In the electrical code handbook the only thing I seen after the receptacle was that connectors in a non hazard anesthesized room requires connectors to also be hospital rated.

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RPTs, Posted: 01-Nov-2005 - Q. Have you published any articles or clarification on the RPT issue? We have several large hospitals in Michigan that are struggling with compliance on this. One particular problem is on a. . .

Power Strip Confusion, Posted: 01-Jun-2005 - Power Strip Confusion? It appears that UL is not to happy with some manufacturers regarding the use of power strips in. . .

Re-Locatable Power Taps (RPT), Posted: 23-Feb-2005 - Q. Recently we received a code authority publication that . . .