Qualified Medical Gas Service Technician Training
Based on CSA Z7396.1:22, Medical gas pipeline systems - Part 1
Product Details
Course Overview
Qualified Medical Gas Technician Training is intended for persons who perform maintenance on Medical Gas related components. If you work on or supervise people who work on medical gas systems or the many parts of these systems, this course will help develop your skill in planning, troubleshooting, servicing and testing these critical systems. You will learn about the hazards of the work to stay safe and keep your patients safe as well. You’ll see how the CSA standards help to properly plan, perform, test and document med gas maintenance and service work so you have the skill to go beyond the basics and do the job right.
Learning Objectives
After taking this course, you will be able to:
- Identify components of a medical gas pipeline system
- Identify the processes, people, and resources involved to service a medical gas pipeline system
- Discuss preventative maintenance tasks
- Describe troubleshooting, servicing, and testing requirements
- Explain the importance of quality management processes
- Examine real world incidents of medical gas service technician work
Target Audience
- Service technicians
- Installers
- Hospital staff who may work on medical gas equipment
What is Included
- Participant Guide
- CSA Z7396.1:22, Medical gas pipeline systems - Part 1: Pipelines for medical gases, medical vacuum, medical support gases, and anesthetic gas scavenging systems standard
Course Outline
- Review of the basics
- Supply systems
- Pipelines
- Notification and alarms
- Process and quality management
- Operations
Mark Allen
He has been involved in the medical gas industry since 1978. He started out of university with one of the earliest certification firms when “certification” of medical gas systems was a concept yet to be widely accepted.
Since 1985, he has been involved in virtually all aspects of medical gas work, including testing and verification, regulatory, advocacy, product development, marketing, and education.
He is an active member of CSA Group’s Technical Committee on Medical Gas and Vacuum Systems standards and represents Canada as secretary of the ISO TC121 / SC6 /WG4 committee. He is also an active member of the NFPA’s Technical Committee on Medical Gas and Vacuum Systems standards in the U.S. He has been honored by the MGPHO Verifier’s organization as a special expert.
Mr. Allen is involved in many activities related to better medical gas systems, including Standards development and Instruction to ASSE 6020 (Inspector), 6040 (Maintainer) and now 6060 (Designer) courses.
He is also the author of numerous journal articles, design guides and other technical aids for the engineering of medical gases.
Prerequisites
None.
Recommended Readings
CSA Z7396.1:22, Medical gas pipeline systems — Part 1: Pipelines for medical gases, medical vacuum, medical support gases, and anaesthetic gas scavenging systems
Each Attendee participates in the live, instructor-led sessions via a dedicated desktop or laptop. Chromebooks, Tablets and Mobiles are not compatible to the CSA Group’s Webex Training sessions.
Operating Systems/Browser Recommendations:
Windows
• Windows – Version 8 or higher
• Edge browser 42 and later
• Mozilla Firefox 52 and later
• Chrome 65 and later (32-bit/64-bit)
Mac OS X:
• MAC – Version 10.13 or higher
• Firefox 52 and later
• Safari 11 and later
• Chrome 65 and later (32-bit/64-bit)
Accessories:
• Headset, headphones with microphone, or computer/device with speakers/microphone (required for audio)
• Video camera (optional)
Ensure:
• JavaScript and cookies are enabled
• Java 6 and Java 7 (for web browsers that support Java) are enabled
• Cisco WebEx plug-ins is enabled for Chrome 32 and later
• Plug-ins are enabled in Safari
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