WAC 51-56-1300   Chapter 13 -- Health care facilities and medical gas and vacuum systems.  


Part II Medical Gas and Vacuum Systems


1309.0 Scope.


1309.1 The provisions herein shall apply to the design, installation, testing, and verification of medical gas, medical vacuum systems, and related permanent equipment in hospitals, clinics, and other heath care facilities.


1309.2 The purpose of this chapter is to provide minimum requirements for the design, installation, testing and verification of medical gas, medical vacuum systems, and related permanent equipment, from the central supply system to the station outlets or inlets.


1313.3 Minimum Station Outlets/Inlets. Station outlets and inlets for medical gas and medical vacuum systems shall be provided as listed in chapter 246-320 WAC.


1328.0 System Verification.


1328.1 Prior to any medical gas system being placed in service, each and every system shall be verified as described in section 1328.2.


1328.1.1 Verification tests shall be performed only after all tests required in section 1327.0, Installer Performed Tests, have been completed.

     Testing shall be conducted by a party technically competent and experienced in the field of medical gas and vacuum pipeline testing and meeting the requirements of ANSI/ASSE Standard 6030, Medical Gas Verifiers Professional Qualifications Standard.

     Testing shall be performed by a party other than the installing contractor or material vendor.

     When systems have been installed by in-house personnel, testing shall be permitted by personnel of that organization who meet the requirements of this section.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 19.27.190, 19.27.020 and chapters 19.27 and 34.05 RCW. 07-01-094, § 51-56-1300, filed 12/19/06, effective 7/1/07. Statutory Authority: RCW 19.27.031 and 19.27.074. 04-01-110, § 51-56-1300, filed 12/17/03, effective 7/1/04; 02-01-114, § 51-56-1300, filed 12/18/01, effective 7/1/02.]