Safety checklist

It is recommended that your site develop a safety check list based on your local, regional and country regulations.

This can be used before system acceptance ( site readiness) after installation and should be considered for periodic review. A check list includes reviewing the following suggested topics:

• Safety Areas
  • Exclusion Zone
  • Security Zone
• Screen patients and personnel
• Emergencies: Equipment
• Emergencies
• Clothing screening of anyone who enters the magnet room
• Equipment screening that enters the magnet room
• Cleaning supplies for the MR room, equipment, and accessories
• Check cryogen levels on a system with a helium level meter
• Spatial magnetic field data
• Gradient magnetic fields
• Electromagnetic fields

A suggested list of reviewers of the safety check list includes the following:

• MR staff
• Physicians
• Nursing staff
• Administrative staff
• Service staff
• Support staff
• Cleaning staff
• Fire department
• Police department