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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Operate a vacuum blood collection system
   • Identify and follow start-up procedures
   • Operate vacuum recovery system and collect blood according to work instructions
   • Identify and comply with specific hygiene and sanitation requirements for blood collection
   • Identify and comply with specific workplace health and safety requirements for blood collection
   • Explain, identify and manage sources of contamination according to workplace requirements
   • Identify and meet regulatory requirements and customer specifications for blood collection
2. Clean, maintain and monitor a vacuum blood collection system
   • Undertake routine maintenance, cleaning and monitoring according to workplace requirements

Range Statement

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Performance Evidence

The candidate must operate a vacuum blood collection system.

The candidate must:

operate vacuum blood collection system in accordance with work instructions

explain, identify and manage sources of contamination according to workplace requirements

comply with workplace health and safety requirements

apply relevant workplace and regulatory requirements

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Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate a basic factual, technical and procedural knowledge of:

steps in blood collection

uses and markets for blood collected

consequences of contamination and resulting damage to blood

requirements related to blood collection:

hygiene and sanitation

workplace health and safety QA

regulatory

customer specifications

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