Guidelines for medical gas storage a newly updated nfpa white paper medical gas cylinder storage identifies the requirements of the 2018 edition of.
Medical gas storage room requirements.
Nfpa 99 1999 has very specific requirements for storage of nonflammable medical gases exceeding 3 000 cu.
Chapter 11 includes requirements for all other storage and handling of medical gas cylinders.
3 a cylinder and container management storage and reserve requirements.
With the exception of medical air compressors no motor driven equipment is allowed in the same room with medical gas storage.
An aggregate total of compressed medical gases e g oxygen nitrogen nitrous oxide up to 300 cubic feet may be stored per smoke compartment in any room or alcove without special requirements for that room.
More recently many states have adopted and enforced the fgi guidelines.
Compressed gas cylinders must be secured in racks or by chains.
E systems having nonstandard operating pressures except as addressed in this chapter.
Carbon dioxide medical air nitrogen nitrous oxide helium argon and xenon.
This includes labeling of piping alarms and valves.
Unlike the no motor driven equipment requirement in the medical gas storage room labeling requirements are retroactive.
Nfpa 99 does not prohibit various medical gas cylinders from being stored in the same room as long as flammable and non flammable gasses are not comingled.
Nfpa 99 health care facilities code provides guidance to keep patients staff and the public safe in facilities with these types of cylinders.
While requirements were occasionally written into state administrative codes designers often relied on aia guideline recommendations when there was no clear direction.
Up to 20 000 cu.
There are no specific requirements for ventilation of the room.
Medical gas cylinder storage one of the most common hazards in a health care facility is the storing and handling of medical gas cylinders.
Ft including providing 1 hour fire rated room construction ventilation and explosion proof electrical fixtures such as motors and lights.
It is not uncommon to find motor driven equipment in the same room as medical gas storage in existing facilities but this is one example where the requirements for new facilities do not apply to existing facilities.
This document identifies the requirements.
Storage temperatures must not exceed 130 degrees fahrenheit.
Typical medical gases whose storage can be comingled with oxygen include.
Meaning you should review yours now if you haven t already.
No flammable liquids or gases may be stored within the room.
C electrical connections and requirements.
Flammable and combustible materials must be a minimum 5 feet from cylinder storage 20 feet if the room is not protected by automatic sprinklers.
Minimum requirements for medical gas services and outlets have for a long time been confusing to plumbing designers.
F waste anesthetic gas disposal wagd systems.
D motor requirements and controls.
Requirements for cylinder storage locations that have large volumes of stored gas.
