Chasing compliance testing and calibration due dates one piece of equipment at a time is how things get missed — a Planned Preventive Maintenance (PPM) contract puts your whole equipment schedule on one calendar, managed for you. Nova Biomedical has run PPM contracts for hospitals, GP practices, and aged care providers across Queensland, New South Wales and Western Australia for over 25 years, and we’re ISO9001:2015 certified for the quality systems behind that work.
What’s Included in a PPM Contract
- A consolidated maintenance schedule covering all your biomedical equipment, so nothing falls due unnoticed between visits.
- Bundled testing and calibration visits, combining electrical safety testing, calibration, and validation into fewer site visits.
- Proactive due-date reminders, so servicing is booked ahead of time rather than chased after the fact.
- Centralised compliance records, ready to produce for an accreditation assessor at any point in the cycle, not just before an audit.
Who Needs This Service
Any facility managing a range of biomedical equipment across multiple compliance cycles — hospitals, GP and specialist practices, aged care providers, and multi-site health services. A PPM contract is particularly valuable for services already coordinating electrical safety testing alongside other equipment servicing, bringing it all under one plan.
Common Issues We Find
- Equipment serviced reactively, only after something fails or a compliance gap is flagged during an audit.
- Multiple contractors managing overlapping equipment, with no single view of what’s due when.
- Records scattered across paper files, spreadsheets, and email, making audit preparation a scramble every time.
FAQ
What equipment can be included in a PPM contract?
Most biomedical and medical equipment requiring regular testing, calibration, or servicing — we scope the contract around your specific equipment list.
Can visits be bundled to reduce disruption?
Yes, that’s one of the main benefits — we coordinate testing and calibration due dates so multiple compliance requirements are handled in fewer visits.
Do you provide documentation for accreditation audits?
Yes, centralised, up-to-date compliance records are a core part of a PPM contract, ready whenever you need them.
Can a PPM contract be tailored to our facility’s size?
Yes, contracts are scoped to your equipment list and site, whether that’s a single practice or a multi-site health service.
Need medical gas system testing too? We can bundle AS 2896/AS 2568 medical gas testing into your PPM schedule alongside electrical safety testing, so it’s on the same calendar rather than a separate booking.
Who We Provide This Service To
PPM contracts keep equipment testing on schedule for hospitals, aged care providers, and mine sites, across single or multi-site operations.
What a PPM Contract Covers
A PPM (Planned Preventive Maintenance) contract with Nova Biomedical bundles all your facility’s annual biomedical testing and maintenance into a single scheduled program — one contract, one point of contact, all compliance documentation in one place.
- AS/NZS 3551 electrical safety testing — annual test and tag for all mains-powered medical devices
- Autoclave and steriliser validation — quarterly or six-monthly external validation plus annual comprehensive testing
- Vaccine fridge calibration — annual temperature mapping and calibration
- AED servicing — pad and battery checks, functional testing, compliance records
- Patient monitor calibration — ECG, SpO2, and NIBP accuracy verification
- Asset register maintenance — keeping your equipment register current throughout the year
- Priority breakdown response — defined response times for unscheduled faults between scheduled visits
Multi-Site PPM Contracts
For GP groups, aged care operators, hospital networks, and multi-site organisations, a single PPM contract can cover all locations under one coordinated program. We align testing schedules across sites to minimise disruption, maintain consistent documentation standards, and provide a single compliance overview across your entire portfolio. Multi-site contracts are available across Queensland, New South Wales, Western Australia, and beyond.
Further Reading
Learn more about what a PPM contract covers and the cost of not having one: PPM Contracts for Healthcare Facilities: What They Cover and Why You Need One.
Set Up Your PPM Contract
Put your equipment compliance on autopilot. Contact Nova Biomedical for a quote.
