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Vocational Training Courses

Medical Gas Safety; Porters

Duration -  Half / Full Day

 (GS02) 

Up to 15 attendees per session
Delegates require retraining annually

Audience

Designed for staff providing the service of storage and transportation of medical gas cylinders and the replacement of cylinders on manifolds. This course is also relevant to some estates maintenance staff with limited responsibility for medical gases.

Objective

Increase the knowledge and competence of staff in the safe storage and handling of medical gases, replacement of medical gas cylinders on manifolds and connection of equipment.

Course Overview

A certified 2.5 hour training course includes tuition, course workbook, practical demonstration and assessment.

Learning Outcomes

  • Principles of Medical Gases

  • Cylinder Identification

  • Cylinder Valves

  • Hazards & Control Measures

  • Equipment Identification & Connection

  • Storage & Transportation

  • Faulty Cylinders

  • Manifolds

  • Central Alarms

  • Cylinder Replacement (Manifolds / Equipment)

  • Usage Calculations

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