Preventive Maintenance
Chapter 6: General Procedures
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Series Stretcher Service Manual (man115re)
Preventive Maintenance
The TranStar® Series Stretcher must have an effective maintenance program.
We recommend that you perform preventive maintenance and testing for Joint
Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
semiannually. This not only meets JCAHO requirements, but will help to
ensure a long and productive life for the TranStar® Series Stretcher. This will
help minimize downtime due to excessive wear failures.
The preventive maintenance schedule that follows is intended to guide the
technician through a normal preventive maintenance procedure on the
TranStar® Series Stretcher (see table 6-2 on page 6-9). Check each item on the
schedule, and make any necessary adjustments during the preventive
maintenance process.
The preventive maintenance schedule is intended to be used in conjunction
with the preventive maintenance checklist following it (see table 6-3 on page
6-12). This checklist is designed to keep a running history of maintenance and
subsequent repair costs for one individual TranStar® Series Stretcher.
However, the facility can modify this checklist or invent another to fit their
needs. Keeping close records and maintaining the TranStar® Series Stretcher
and its accessories are two effective ways to reduce downtime and ensure that
the patient remains comfortable.