Biomedical

Servicing Laboratory Equipment | SLE

Who will benefit?
All staff involved in the maintenance and servicing of laboratory equipment who wish to achieve the Engineering Maintenance Level 3 S/NVQ via the Servicing Medical Equipment Pathway.

Aim
To provide the underpinning knowledge required in order to safely and competently carry out servicing activities on a range of laboratory equipment and to provide practical experience of direct relevance to the Servicing Laboratory Equipment S/NVQ (unit number 68).

Course Content

• Ion Selective Analysers
• Centrifuges
• Roller Beds
• Coulter Counters
• Blood Gas Analysers
• Flame photometers
• Chloride meters
• Colorimeters
• Particle counters
• pH meters
• Spectrophotometers

Objectives
Delegates will acquire the skills and knowledge to:

• Identify the requirements for the safe engineering management of laboratory equipment.
• Perform tests on laboratory equipment to verify safety.
• Describe the principles of operation and applications of a range of laboratory equipment.
• Apply appropriate techniques for functional testing, calibration, fault finding and scheduled servicing of a range of laboratory Equipment

Accreditation
This course has been specifically designed to provide underpinning knowledge and practical experience required for the National Occupational Standard in Servicing Cardiovascular Equipment (unit 68). Candidates will also gain knowledge understanding and experience to help them meet the requirements of the core and pathway specific mandatory units for the Engineering Maintenance S/NVQ.

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