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Medical Gas Systems Testing

             Inspections & Certification Services Ensure Compliance
"My CHT Rep. was very professional. He called ahead of time to let me know he was on his way, when he got there we did a walk thru and he explained some issues that need to be addressed and explained why and how to fix the problem. When we finished the walk thru, he got his test equipment and went to testing. When he finished he found me and discussed his findings and talked about how we needed to solve them. I am very satisfied with CHT."

Anthony Booth
Doctor's Memorial Hospital
Bonifay, FL
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Medical gas system testing and Certification Services include:
  • Impartial third-party documentation as required by NFPA 99
  • Verification of medical gas system installer performance testing
  • Recommendations for medical gas system corrective action(s)
 
Testing regimen (all tests are fully documented):
 
Patient terminals
Shutoff, Source, Main and Zone Valves
  • Cross-connection testing
  • Proper operation
  • Pressure and flow
  • Labeling
  • Leakage
  • Proper location
  • Proper gas content and pressure
  • Condition and function
  • Gauges
  • Area of control labeling
  • Leakage
Master, Area and Local Alarms
  • Alarm activation points
  • Alarm area of surveillance labeling
  • Alarm emergency instructions labeling
  • Audible and Visual signals
  • Proper location and condition
  • Proper alarm location
  • Proper gas content
  • Gauge accuracy
  • Source efficiency and output evaluation
  • Intake/exhaust verification and inspection
  • Configuration evaluation including all applicable components risk assessments
  • Source Equipment Evaluation
  • Immediate notification of item(s) that may delay or prevent verification.
Piping Purity Compliance Testing
  • Solid particulate
  • Temperature and dew point
  • Odor
  • Gas concentration
  • Carbon Monoxide
  • Nitrous Oxide
  • Carbon Dioxide
  • Condensed Hydrocarbons
  • Gaseous Hydrocarbons
  • Halogenated Hydrocarbons
   Testing & Certification Services Ensure Compliance
 
  • National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 99, 50, per latest edition
  • The Joint Commission (TJC) Environment of Care
  • Compressed Gas Association (CGA) Commodity Specifications, E-10 Maintenance of Medical Gas and Vacuum Systems in Healthcare Facilities
  • American Hospital Association (AHA) Hospital Engineering Handbook
  • ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code
  • Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), “Guidelines for Design and Construction of Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities”
  • United States Pharmacopeia
  • American National Standards Institute (ANSI)