# Medical Equipment Repairers > Test, adjust, or repair biomedical or electromedical equipment. - Code: 49-9062.00 (O*NET-SOC; SOC 2018 49-9062) - Family: [Installation, Maintenance & Repair](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations#family-49), one of its 52 occupations - Tasks: 20 tasks (16 core and 4 supplemental) - Page: https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/49-9062.00 - JSON: https://foundation.org.ai/data/tasks/49-9062.00.json ## What the work is made of 1. Test or calibrate components or equipment, following manufacturers' manuals and troubleshooting techniques, using hand tools, power tools, or measuring devices. Core task · Task 3066 · Rated by 73 people who do the job, August 2023 2. Perform preventive maintenance or service, such as cleaning, lubricating, or adjusting equipment. Core task · Task 3065 · Rated by 72 people who do the job, August 2023 3. Inspect, test, or troubleshoot malfunctioning medical or related equipment, following manufacturers' specifications and using test and analysis instruments. Core task · Task 23980 · Rated by 72 people who do the job, August 2023 4. Keep records of maintenance, repair, and required updates of equipment. Core task · Task 3064 · Rated by 73 people who do the job, August 2023 5. Disassemble malfunctioning equipment and remove, repair, or replace defective parts, such as motors, clutches, or transformers. Core task · Task 3063 · Rated by 71 people who do the job, August 2023 6. Examine medical equipment or facility's structural environment and check for proper use of equipment to protect patients and staff from electrical or mechanical hazards and to ensure compliance with safety regulations. Core task · Task 3062 · Rated by 71 people who do the job, August 2023 7. Install medical equipment. Core task · Task 23981 · Rated by 72 people who do the job, August 2023 8. Test, evaluate, and classify excess or in-use medical equipment and determine serviceability, condition, and disposition, in accordance with regulations. Core task · Task 3071 · Rated by 72 people who do the job, August 2023 9. Plan and carry out work assignments, using blueprints, schematic drawings, technical manuals, wiring diagrams, or liquid or air flow sheets, following prescribed regulations, directives, or other instructions as required. Core task · Task 3069 · Rated by 73 people who do the job, August 2023 10. Study technical manuals or attend training sessions provided by equipment manufacturers to maintain current knowledge. Core task · Task 3068 · Rated by 72 people who do the job, August 2023 11. Explain or demonstrate correct operation or preventive maintenance of medical equipment to personnel. Core task · Task 3067 · Rated by 72 people who do the job, August 2023 12. Research catalogs or repair part lists to locate sources for repair parts, requisitioning parts and recording their receipt. Core task · Task 3072 · Rated by 72 people who do the job, August 2023 13. Repair shop equipment, metal furniture, or hospital equipment, including welding broken parts or replacing missing parts, or bring item into local shop for major repairs. Core task · Task 3077 · Rated by 72 people who do the job, August 2023 14. Solder loose connections, using soldering iron. Core task · Task 3070 · Rated by 72 people who do the job, August 2023 15. Compute power and space requirements for installing medical, dental, or related equipment and install units to manufacturers' specifications. Core task · Task 3075 · Rated by 72 people who do the job, August 2023 16. Evaluate technical specifications to identify equipment or systems best suited for intended use and possible purchase, based on specifications, user needs, or technical requirements. Core task · Task 3073 · Rated by 72 people who do the job, August 2023 17. Contribute expertise to develop medical maintenance standard operating procedures. Supplemental task · Task 3074 · Rated by 73 people who do the job, August 2023 18. Fabricate, dress down, or substitute parts or major new items to modify equipment to meet unique operational or research needs, working from job orders, sketches, modification orders, samples, or discussions with operating officials. Supplemental task · Task 3079 · Rated by 71 people who do the job, August 2023 19. Supervise or advise subordinate personnel. Supplemental task · Task 3076 · Rated by 72 people who do the job, August 2023 20. Make computations relating to load requirements of wiring or equipment, using algebraic expressions and standard formulas. 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