Competency information
Details
Apply engineering principles to the management of risk in designing and delivering maintenance programmes
Considerations
- Risk management standards to inform any maintenance regimens modified by risk analysis
- Data sources available to access engineering information and evidence to support medical device maintenance activities
- The role of quality management systems in the device maintenance process
- Calibration standards and test equipment requirements to support medical engineering workshop activities
- The need, from both a legal and contractual perspective to ensure all maintenance activity is effectively captured on the organisation’s medical device information system
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 1 | Outcome Manage the key components of the planned maintenance and repair process |
| # 2 | Outcome Develop of policies and procedures, eg device cleaning and decontamination |