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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare to find and repair faults
   • Work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements and workplace procedures for relevant work area are identified, obtained and applied
2. Risk control measures are applied in accordance with workplace procedures prior to commencing work
3. Risks/hazards are identified, assessed and reported to relevant person/s, and control measures implemented
4. Extent of faults is determined from reports, other relevant documentation and discussions with relevant person/s
5. Relevant person/s is consulted to ensure the work is coordinated effectively with others
6. Tools, equipment and testing devices required to diagnose faults are obtained in accordance with workplace procedures and checked for correct operation and safety
7. Find and repair faults
   • Workplace risk control measures and workplace procedures are applied
8. Need to test and measure live work is determined in accordance with WHS/OHS requirements and workplace procedures
9. Circuits/machines/plant are isolated, as necessary, in accordance with WHS/OHS requirements and workplace procedures
10. Logical diagnostic methods are applied to diagnose electronic medical equipment faults employing measurements and estimations of system operating parameters referenced to system operational requirements
11. Suspected fault scenarios are tested as being the source of system problems
12. Source of the fault is identified and appropriately qualified person/s engaged to rectify the fault where it is outside the scope of capability in accordance with workplace procedures
13. Faults in electronic components are rectified to raise electronic medical equipment to its operation standard
14. System is tested to verify that it operates as intended and to specified requirements
15. Decisions for dealing with unexpected situations are made based on job specifications, work requirements and discussions with relevant person/s
16. Methods for dealing with unplanned situations are selected on the basis of safety and specified work outcomes
17. Diagnosis and rectification activities are carried out efficiently without waste of materials, damage to apparatus, the surrounding environment or services applying sustainable energy practices
18. Complete and report fault-finding and repair activities
    • Workplace risk control measures and workplace procedures are applied
19. Worksite is made safe in accordance with workplace procedures
20. Rectification of faults is reported in accordance with workplace procedures
21. Relevant person/s is notified that the system faults have been rectified in accordance with workplace procedures

Range Statement

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

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Performance Evidence

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.

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Knowledge Evidence

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.

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