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Preventive Maintenance

Chapter 6: General Procedures

Preventive Maintenance

Only facility-authorized personnel should perform preventive maintenance
on the MedPlus TotalAlert® Alarm Network. Preventive maintenance per-
formed by unauthorized personnel could result in personal injury or equip-
ment damage.
The MedPlus TotalAlert® Alarm Network requires an effective maintenance pro-
gram. We recommend that you perform bi-annual preventive maintenance (PM)
and testing for Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
(JCAHO). PM and testing not only meet JCAHO requirements but will help
ensure a long, operative life for the MedPlus TotalAlert® Alarm Network. PM
will minimize downtime due to excessive wear.
The following PM schedule guides you through a normal PM procedure on the
MedPlus TotalAlert® Alarm Network. During this PM process, check each item
on the schedule, and make the necessary adjustments.
Two effective ways to reduce downtime are keeping close records and maintain-
ing the MedPlus TotalAlert® Alarm Network.
The MedPlus TotalAlert® Alarm Network is designed to operate reliably with a
minimum amount of scheduled maintenance. Components, such as the LEDs, and
the vacuum fluorescent display, are used to provide visual indication and have
been chosen for their extended service life. As a result, no replacement of com-
ponents is necessary unless a problem is identified during regularly scheduled
testing.
When the MedPlus TotalAlert® Alarm Network Conversion Kit—Area Alarms
have transducers inside the rough-in box, check the hoses on the transducer
assemblies annually for cracking, wear, or leakage.
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