METHOD STATEMENT

FOR
INSTALLATION, TESTING AND COMMISIONING OF NURSE
CALL SYSTEM

Refurbishment Project for Sheikh Zayed Hospital - Vushtrri

/Kosovo
Emirates Link Maltauro

Project:
Contractor:
MEP
subcontractor
Document No.
Document
Status:

FAVORING
ELV- NCS-001
Rev.01

CONTENTS:
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.0

PURPOSE
RESPONSIBLE PERSONEL ON SITE
STORAGE OF MATERIALS
INSTALLATION
TESTING AND COMMISIONING
REFERENCE
MATERIAL CHECKLIST AND TEST REPORTS
TESTING AND COMMISIONING CHECKLIST

1.0

PURPOSE

The purpose of this method statement is to provide guidelines and steps for the
NURSE CALL system installation by describing the work to be executed, how it is to
be executed and making references to other technical standards and relevant
international standards and Quality Aspects of the work to be undertaken.
The objective of this Method Statement is also to provide testing and commissioning
procedures in order to verify proper functioning of the equipments and the system
after installation, and to ensure the performance of the installed systems meets the
specified design intent through a series of tests and adjustments.
This MS shall also specify responsible personnel and all project documentation
(technical specifications, approved materials and approved drawings) that will be used
during all work procedures, installation, testing and commissioning phases of the NCS
system.
2.0

RESPONSIBLE PERSONNEL AND INSTALLATION/TESTING TEAM IN

SITE

Contractor will be responsible to provide in site an electrical engineer, Quality Control

engineer and qualified technical team with proper installation and testing tools.
Electrical engineer will be based on site and will ensure that proper tools and
manpower are available for the timely completion of the work in a quality manner.
Electrical site engineers also will coordinate, and follow up all installation works done
by technical team and check installation works if works are done in proper sequence
and in coordination with other project activities.
Electrical Engineer shall ensure that all works are carried out according to approved
shop drawings, approved material submittal and approved method statement. Ensure
all safety equipments proper tools are available at site. Aware of all procedures, work
method (instruction, quality requirements for the timely completion of the job and
explains to the task force for execution of the job applicable code of practice and
approved shop drawings.
Quality engineer shall ensure that the work is carried out ensuring that the
requirement for quality control is followed. He shall ensure that all Check List
requirements are met. QC Engineer shall ensure that all necessary requests for
inspection and installation are processed and ensure all inspections conducted as per

contract specifications, approved materials and shop drawings and standards. He

shall be responsible for the total quality records related to work are completed as per
quality requirements.
Qualified technical team shall be comprised from 2 technicians for installation of NCS
room/patient components and accessories and 1 qualified specialist for installation
and configuration of NCS Server, system software and Nurse monitoring hardwares.

3.0

STORAGE

All packages for the complete NCS system reaching to site shall be identified

as per package list.

All materials received at site shall be inspected and ensured that the material is
as per approved material submittal, shop drawings and NCS schematic
diagram.
Site engineer has to ensure that material used at site are of free from any

damages or deformity of any kind of damage material sent be back to the

supplier;
Materials will be stored in a room of the hospital building and will be protected

from dust and humidity.

4.0

INSTALLATION PROCEDURES

All materials for NCS system installation will be as per Material Submittal no: MTELEC-011 Rev.0.
All installation shall be carried out as per approved shop drawings, specification and
as per manufacturer recommendation.
Prior to start the installation, the installation team shall ensure that:
-

Materials, equipments and tools that will be necessary during installation and

execution are prepared;

Area where the items to be installed is ready for site installation. It means that

architectural works and finishing are complete and area is free from dust.
The approved shop/schematic/coordination drawings are current and available
with installation team.

4.1 Procedure for Installation of Room Control Units

The installation team shall follow procedures for Installation of Room Control
Units (RCU):
- Exact location of the RCU shall be as per approved NCS installation layout
plan as well and to be coordinated with Medical Equipment and Medical Gas
-

at site to ensure access for maintenance in future.

Select a location in the wall to install the RCU and prepare the mounting kit;
Check the power cable and main data cable are available and correctly placed

in the same location where the RCU shall be installed;

Check the other data cables for Patient Bed Head and Over door Lamp units

are available and correctly located;

Install the RCU with power cable and data cables according to manufacturer
instructions..

4.2 Procedure for Installation of Patient Bed Head, Patient Hand Set and
Over door Lamp units
-

Exact location of the Patient Bed Head, Patient Hand Set and Over door
Lamps shall be as per approved NCS installation layout plan as well and to be

coordinated with Medical Equipment and Medical Gas at site.

Select location in Bed Head Unit where the Socket and Patient Hand set has to
be mounted and install cables (data cable) according to manufacturer

instructions;
Select location in corridors ( in over door of Patient rooms) to prepare mounting
kit and install over door corridor lamp according to manufacturer instructions;
4.3 Procedures for Installation and Configuration of Nurse Control Panels
and NCS server

Nurse Control Panels shall be placed/mounted in locations as per approved

shop drawings and installed with power and data cables according to

manufacturer instructions;
Operating System ( Linux based) shall be installed and configured in all Nurse

Control Panels according to manufacturer instructions;

NCS Server shall be placed and installed with power and data cables

according to approved shop drawings and manufacturer instructions;

Operating system ( Linux Based ) shall be installed and configured according to
system design and manufacture instructions.

5.0 TESTING AND COMMISIONING

Testing and Commissioning shall be performed to assess the overall functionality of
the NURSE CALL system ( IP based) as per the standards and design
specifications. Each data cable ( from RCU and Nurse Call Panels) shall be

individually tested to ensure that it transmits the correct signal or data to the
operator workstation( NCS switches and NCS server).
All tests & commissioning shall be performed after ensuring that all installation
works are complete according to this method statement and approved materials, IT
data network is ready and commissioned and all cables/wires for NCS system has
been tested for continuity.
The following tests shall be performed for each Room Control Unit (RCU)
-

Test that the RCU is in work operation mode and RCU is connected to power

supply cable and data cables;

Test/verify that communication between Nurse call console and call buttons in

patient rooms is established;

Verify that the RCU touch screen is fully operational;
Verify that the RCU software is installed correctly;
Verify that the RCU allows to assist all patient call/alert units in a single patient

room;
Verify that the RCU Card Reader is working properly;

The following tests shall be performed at Patient Bed Head, Patient Hand Set
and over door Lamp unit
-

Test that the call button in patient bed head and handset unit is working
properly. Press the call button to make an emergency call and verify that the

call appears in the Nurse Console (Nurse Control Panels).

Test the button for cancel of call is working properly. The test shall be done

simultaneously- making a call and cancelling the same call.

Verify that room lamp button is working properly. Verify that by pressing the
room lamp button, the verify that warning appears to the lamp in different

colors.
Verify warning colors in over door lamp in case of any call.

The following tests shall be performed at the NURSE CALL PANELS

-

Verify that access of users in NCP is configured with proper user names and

passwords;
Verify that touch screen of NCP is working properly in operation mode;
Verify that NCP is logically organized according to system design;
Verify that all patient beds/units are displayed in the monitor with icons;
Verify that in case in any type of call, the signal appears on the location and

icon on the monitor;

Verify that all type of calls can be tracked on the panel and remote access.

The following tests shall be performed at the MAIN NCS STATION

Verify that Main station is connected correctly to power supply cable and data

cable from Access Switches;

Verify that operating system is installed correctly and starts without system

errors;
Verify that NCS management software is installed correctly and configured with

user names and passwords;

Verify that through NCS management software, all NCS units are identified in

network and can be configured;

Verify that all control functions can be set in Nurse Call Panels and Room
Control Units.

NOTE: All equipment test certificates for NCS shall be attached and submitted with the
installation and testing reports.

6.0 REFERENCES
Following documents and drawings shall be used during all installation, testing and
commissioning phases:
-

Material Submittal MT -ELEC-011

Shop Drawing SHD-ELE-007 ( BF, GF & FF)
TELECOM SCHEMATIC DRAWING
NCS Schematic Drawing
Manufacturer Installation instructions, User manuals and configuration utility.

7.0 Installation CHECKLIST and Testing report

Project:

Refurbishment Project for Sheikh Zayed Hospital Vushtrri /Kosovo

Contractor:

Emirates Link Maltauro

MEP
subcontractor
Document No.
Document
Status:

FAVORING
ELV-NCS-001
Rev.01

Date:

ITEMS
Room Control Units with Patient Bed, Hand
N
o

and Room lamp units

Ite
m

Locatio
Type

No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17

RCU01
RCU02
RCU03
RCU04
RCU05
RCU06
RCU07
RCU08
RCU09
RCU10
RCU11
RCU12
RCU13
RCU14
RCU15
RCU16
RCU17

n of
RCU

ZKRUNCIPRMCN
100
ZKRUNCIPRMCN
100
ZKRUNCIPRMCN
100
ZKRUNCIPRMCN
100
ZKRUNCIPRMCN
100
ZKRUNCIPRMCN
100
ZKRUNCIPRMCN
100
ZKRUNCIPRMCN
100
ZKRUNCIPRMCN
100
ZKRUNCIPRMCN
100
ZKRUNCIPRMCN
100
ZKRUNCIPRMCN
100
ZKRUNCIPRMCN
100
ZKRUNCIPRMCN
100
ZKRUNCIPRMCN
100
ZKRUNCIPRMCN
100
ZKRUNCIPRMCN
100

B1/IM-05
B1/IM-06
GF-ED-10
GF-ED-16
GF-ED-19
GF-ER-08
GF-ER-07
GF-ER-06
GF-ER-05
GF-ER-09
GF-ER-10
GF-ER-13
GF-ER-03
01-OT-01
01-OT-02
01-OT-04
01-OT-07

Installation /
operational
compliance

Loc.of
cable
terminati
on
AD-07-R21H-15
AD-07-R21H-16
AD-07-R21H-03
AD-07-R21H-04
AD-07-R21H-05
AD-07-R21H-06
AD-07-R21H-07
AD-07-R21H-08
AD-07-R21H-09
AD-07-R21H-10
AD-07-R21H-11
AD-07-R21H-12
AD-07-R21H-14
OT-07-R31G-01
OT-07-R31G-02
OT-07-R31G-03
OT-07-R31G-05

YES

NO

N/A

18
19
20
21
22
23

RCU18
RCU19
RCU20
RCU21
RCU22
RCU23

ZKRUNCIPRMCN
100
ZKRUNCIPRMCN
100
ZKRUNCIPRMCN
100
ZKRUNCIPRMCN
100
ZKRUNCIPRMCN
100
ZKRUNCIPRMCN
100

01-OT-08
01-OT-09
01-OT-10
01-OT-11
01-OT-22
01-OT-24

OT-07-R31G-06
OT-07-R31G-07
OT-07-R31G-08
OT-07-R31G-09
OT-07-R31G-10
OT-07-R31G-11
Installation /
operational
Compliance

Nurse Control Panel(NCP) and NCS Server

26

Component/Mat
erial

27

NCP-01

28

NCP-02

39

NCP-03

30

NCS-SERVER

Type

Location

ZKRUNCIPNP17
100
ZKRUNCIPNP17
100
ZKRUNCIPNP17
100
Dell
Optiplex7020

GF-ED-07/AD07-R2-1H-02
GF-ER-15/ AD07-R2-1H-13
01-OT-14/ OT07-R3-1G-04
GF-AD-05/AD07-R2-1H-02

Contractor QC engineer: _________________

Consultant:
_________________

Yes

No

N/A

Cable Test Report for NCS components

Cable
Type

Continuity
Start of cable

Test

End of cable
Pass

CAT6A

GF/AD-07-R2-1H-15

RCU/B1/IM-05

CAT6A

GF/AD-07-R2-1H-16

RCU/B1/IM-06

CAT6A

GF/AD-07-R2-1H-03

RCU/GF-ED-10

CAT6A

GF/AD-07-R2-1H-04

RCU/GF-ED-16

CAT6A

GF/AD-07-R2-1H-05

RCU/GF-ED-19

CAT6A

GF/AD-07-R2-1H-06

RCU/GF-ER-08

CAT6A

GF/AD-07-R2-1H-07

RCU/GF-ER-07

CAT6A

GF/AD-07-R2-1H-08

RCU/GF-ER-06

CAT6A

GF/AD-07-R2-1H-09

RCU/GF-ER-05

CAT6A

GF/AD-07-R2-1H-10

RCU/GF-ER-09

CAT6A

GF/AD-07-R2-1H-11

RCU/GF-ER-10

CAT6A

GF/AD-07-R2-1H-12

RCU/GF-ER-13

CAT6A

GF/AD-07-R2-1H-14

RCU/GF-ER-03

CAT6A

FF/OT-07-R3-1G-01

RCU/01-OT-01

CAT6A

FF/OT-07-R3-1G-02

RCU/01-OT-02

CAT6A

FF/OT-07-R3-1G-03

RCU/01- OT-04

CAT6A

FF/OT-07-R3-1G-05

RCU/01-OT-07

CAT6A

FF/OT-07-R3-1G-06

RCU/01-OT-08

CAT6A

FF/OT-07-R3-1G-07

RCU/01-OT-09

CAT6A

FF/OT-07-R3-1G-08

RCU/01-OT-10

CAT6A

FF/OT-07-R3-1G-09

RCU/01-OT-11

CAT6A

FF/OT-07-R3-1G-10

RCU/01-OT-22

CAT6A

FF/OT-07-R3-1G-11

RCU/01-OT-24

CAT6A

From each RCU

Room Lamps

CAT6A

From each RCU

Bed Head Units

Contractor QC engineer: _________________

Consultant:
_________________

Fail

8.0 TESTING and COMMISIONING CHECKLIST

Project:
Contractor:
MEP
subcontractor
Document No.
Document
Status:
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Refurbishment Project for Sheikh Zayed Hospital Vushtrri /Kosovo

Emirates Link Maltauro
FAVORING
ELV-NCS-001
Rev.01

TESTING and COMMISIONING ITEMS

All materials installed are as per specification and
approved material and shop drawings
All RCU, Patient Bed Units, Patient Hand Sets and
NCP are installed correctly in locations as per
approved shop drawings and according to
manufacturer instructions
All RCU and NCP are connected to NCS switches
through CAT6A data cable
All softwares (in RCU, NCP and NCS server) are
installed and configured correctly according to shop
drawings and manufacturer instructions
Labeling and identification of all RCU and call
accessories is done correctly
All communication between Nurse call console/NCP
and call buttons in patient rooms is established and
working properly
All NCS units ( RCUs, Patient call units, Room Lamps
and NCP) are discovered in the network through IP
addresses

All RCU are accessible through Card Readers

All Touch screens of RCUs are fully operational

10
11
12

All NCP are logically organized according to system

design and configured with proper user names and
passwords;
For any type of call the signal appears on the
location and icon on the monitor of NCP
NCS management software is installed in main
Nurse Station and provides configuration
possibilities for all NCS components/units
Contractor QC engineer: _________________
Consultant:
_________________

Date:
YES

COMPLIANCE
NO
N/A