Safety factor.
Safety is another important factor, both for the equipment operators/ technicians and maintenance personnel. This would mean providing exact power supplies, perfect grounding/ earthing at every electrical point, proper location of equipment, avoiding high voltage/ frequency areas and facilities. Very often hospital planners and project engineers overlook these factors with the result that subsequent modifications and rectification have to be carried out, adding to costs and disturbing other preconceived designs. Hence it is important to involve maintenance personnel in the project right at the planning stage.
The maintenance engineers should continue their involvement through the project execution stage, as they can select and ensure the usage of right quality materials as also monitor the workmanship. Whilst the project engineers have the initial responsibility, the presence of the maintenance engineers will keep them abreast of every stage of the project so that when they take over the hospital eventually, they are aware of all details for future upkeep and maintenance.
