Patient Hoist Maintenance
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Who Should Attend:
Medical engineers and those maintaining patient hoists in the healthcare sector.
Pre-requisites:
Have prior experience and competence in electrical safety testing of medical devices. Minimum age for entry onto the course is 18 years old.
Course Aim:
This course provides medical engineers and those maintaining patient hoists with the essential knowledge and practical skills to develop their understanding and practice the processes needed to inspect, service, and repair patient hoists safely. Covering LOLER regulations, MHRA guidance, IEC standards, and manufacturer’s information, the course includes theory and hands-on activities, such as visual inspections, performance verification, load tests, and safety checks. Delegates gain practical experience with patient hoists aligning with the Approved Code of Practice (ACOP) for servicing patient transfer devices. Ideal for medical engineering staff, this course ensures compliance and confidence in maintaining a variety of patient hoists effectively.
Course Objectives:
On conclusion of the course the learners will be able to:
- To equip learners with a comprehensive understanding of the engineering principles of patient hoists.
- Enable learners to perform inspection, testing, fault diagnosis, and servicing of patient hoists in compliance with relevant legislation, standards, and manufacturers’ guidelines, including the approved code of practice.
- To understand the qualifications, knowledge, skills, and experience necessary to be recognised as a ‘Competent Person’ under the LOLER regulations.
What Next?
Learners should consider enrolling on one of our 3-day equipment specific programmes to provide further focus on particular medical equipment.
