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UEEEC0030
Fault find and repair electronic medical equipment

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Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024


This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to fault find and repair electronic medical equipment.

It includes preparing to find and repair faults, finding and repairing faults, and completing and reporting on fault-finding and repair activities.

Permits may be required for some work environments, such as confined spaces, working aloft, near live electrical apparatus and site rehabilitation.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

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Evidence Required

List the assessment methods to be used and the context and resources required for assessment. Copy and paste the relevant sections from the evidence guide below and then re-write these in plain English.

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements, performance criteria and range of conditions on at least one occasion and include:

applying logical diagnostic methods

using fault scenarios to test the source of system faults

identifying faults and competency needed to rectify them

rectifying faults in system electronics

verifying that the system operates correctly

documenting fault rectification

dealing with unplanned events

applying relevant risk identification, assessment, reporting and control requirements

applying relevant work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements, including the use of risk control measures

applying sustainable energy principles and practices

coordinating work with relevant person/s

determining live testing/measurement requirements

determining scope of work

identifying and accessing materials, tools, apparatus and testing devices

isolating circuits/machines/systems.

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements, performance criteria and range of conditions and include knowledge of:

electronic medical equipment fault finding and repair, safe working practices and relevant standards, codes and regulations, including:

medical equipment principles:

equipment categories, types, functions and operation

hazards and safety procedures

causes of failure

safety testing requirements and methods

categories and examples of medical equipment, including:

cardiovascular systems: blood warmers, cardiac catheterisation systems and defibrillators

electrocardiogram (ECG) machines, ECG monitors, heart-lung machines and infusion

pumps, intra-aortic balloon pumps, pacemakers, syringe pump and cardiac output measurement equipment

respiratory systems: anaesthetic delivery and monitoring units, medical gases, oxygen concentrator, pulse oximeter, respiratory humidifier, respiratory support units and ventilators

neurological systems: electroencephalograph (EEG) recorder, electromyograph (EMG) recorder and intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring

renal systems: haemodialysis machine, continuous veno-venous hemofiltration (CVVH) machine and peritoneal dialysis

medical imaging: x-ray equipment, computerised axial tomography (CAT scan), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), nuclear medicine and diagnostic ultrasound equipment

physiological equipment: blood pressure monitors, foetal cardiotocograph, infant care systems, multiparameter systems, thermometry, telemetry, networking and patient warmers

miscellaneous equipment: electrosurgery, electric stimulators, and endoscopy and laparoscopy systems, laser, operating microscopes, therapeutic diathermy and ultrasound

medical equipment, anatomy and physiology and infection control:

nature of infection

control of microbial growth

infection control strategies

body systems

medical equipment safe working practices:

risk management and assessment of risk encompassing:

principle and purpose of risk management, and

processes for conducting a risk assessment

hazards associated with medical equipment, encompassing:

infections

toxic materials

electrical components

radiation

risks and control measures associated with working with medical equipment

fault finding and repair:

typical faults, their symptoms and cause

fault diagnosis procedures and testing

component replacement

equipment adjustments

relevant manufacturer specifications

relevant WHS/OHS legislated requirements

relevant workplace documentation

relevant workplace policies and procedures.

Assessors must hold credentials specified within the Standards for Registered Training Organisations current at the time of assessment.

Assessment must satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence and all regulatory requirements included within the Standards for Registered Training Organisations current at the time of assessment

Assessment must occur in suitable workplace operational situations where it is appropriate to do so; where this is not appropriate, assessment must occur in suitable simulated workplace operational situations that replicate workplace conditions.

Assessment processes and techniques must be appropriate to the language, literacy and numeracy requirements of the work being performed and the needs of the candidate.

Resources for assessment must include access to:

a range of relevant exercises, case studies and/or simulations

relevant and appropriate materials, tools, equipment and personal protective equipment (PPE) currently used in industry

resources that assessment should reflect current industry practices in relation to diagnosing and rectifying faults in electronic medical equipment

applicable documentation, including workplace procedures, equipment specifications, regulations, codes of practice and operation manuals.

Submission Requirements

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Assessment task 1: [title]      Due date:

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Assessment Tasks

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Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment.

Non-essential conditions may be found in the UEE Electrotechnology Training Package Companion Volume Implementation Guide.

Fault finding and repairing faults in electronic medical equipment must include at least the following:

two system faults in two different types of electronic medical equipment

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements, performance criteria and range of conditions on at least one occasion and include:

applying logical diagnostic methods

using fault scenarios to test the source of system faults

identifying faults and competency needed to rectify them

rectifying faults in system electronics

verifying that the system operates correctly

documenting fault rectification

dealing with unplanned events

applying relevant risk identification, assessment, reporting and control requirements

applying relevant work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements, including the use of risk control measures

applying sustainable energy principles and practices

coordinating work with relevant person/s

determining live testing/measurement requirements

determining scope of work

identifying and accessing materials, tools, apparatus and testing devices

isolating circuits/machines/systems.

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements, performance criteria and range of conditions and include knowledge of:

electronic medical equipment fault finding and repair, safe working practices and relevant standards, codes and regulations, including:

medical equipment principles:

equipment categories, types, functions and operation

hazards and safety procedures

causes of failure

safety testing requirements and methods

categories and examples of medical equipment, including:

cardiovascular systems: blood warmers, cardiac catheterisation systems and defibrillators

electrocardiogram (ECG) machines, ECG monitors, heart-lung machines and infusion

pumps, intra-aortic balloon pumps, pacemakers, syringe pump and cardiac output measurement equipment

respiratory systems: anaesthetic delivery and monitoring units, medical gases, oxygen concentrator, pulse oximeter, respiratory humidifier, respiratory support units and ventilators

neurological systems: electroencephalograph (EEG) recorder, electromyograph (EMG) recorder and intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring

renal systems: haemodialysis machine, continuous veno-venous hemofiltration (CVVH) machine and peritoneal dialysis

medical imaging: x-ray equipment, computerised axial tomography (CAT scan), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), nuclear medicine and diagnostic ultrasound equipment

physiological equipment: blood pressure monitors, foetal cardiotocograph, infant care systems, multiparameter systems, thermometry, telemetry, networking and patient warmers

miscellaneous equipment: electrosurgery, electric stimulators, and endoscopy and laparoscopy systems, laser, operating microscopes, therapeutic diathermy and ultrasound

medical equipment, anatomy and physiology and infection control:

nature of infection

control of microbial growth

infection control strategies

body systems

medical equipment safe working practices:

risk management and assessment of risk encompassing:

principle and purpose of risk management, and

processes for conducting a risk assessment

hazards associated with medical equipment, encompassing:

infections

toxic materials

electrical components

radiation

risks and control measures associated with working with medical equipment

fault finding and repair:

typical faults, their symptoms and cause

fault diagnosis procedures and testing

component replacement

equipment adjustments

relevant manufacturer specifications

relevant WHS/OHS legislated requirements

relevant workplace documentation

relevant workplace policies and procedures.

Assessors must hold credentials specified within the Standards for Registered Training Organisations current at the time of assessment.

Assessment must satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence and all regulatory requirements included within the Standards for Registered Training Organisations current at the time of assessment

Assessment must occur in suitable workplace operational situations where it is appropriate to do so; where this is not appropriate, assessment must occur in suitable simulated workplace operational situations that replicate workplace conditions.

Assessment processes and techniques must be appropriate to the language, literacy and numeracy requirements of the work being performed and the needs of the candidate.

Resources for assessment must include access to:

a range of relevant exercises, case studies and/or simulations

relevant and appropriate materials, tools, equipment and personal protective equipment (PPE) currently used in industry

resources that assessment should reflect current industry practices in relation to diagnosing and rectifying faults in electronic medical equipment

applicable documentation, including workplace procedures, equipment specifications, regulations, codes of practice and operation manuals.

Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

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Work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements and workplace procedures for relevant work area are identified, obtained and applied 
 
 
 
 
 
Workplace risk control measures and workplace procedures are applied 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Workplace risk control measures and workplace procedures are applied 
 
 
 

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