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15480-H: Medical Gas Systems Guideline For Umhhc Facilities: Related Sections

This document provides guidelines for medical gas systems at University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers facilities. It outlines requirements for piping, wall outlets, medical air compressors, medical vacuum pumps, alarm panels, zone valves, and testing/certification of oxygen, nitrogen, nitrous oxide, medical air, vacuum, and other medical gas systems. Key requirements include using copper piping per NFPA 99C, installing alarms to monitor gas pressure, providing redundant power sources, and certifying systems according to NFPA 99C standards.

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15480-H: Medical Gas Systems Guideline For Umhhc Facilities: Related Sections

This document provides guidelines for medical gas systems at University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers facilities. It outlines requirements for piping, wall outlets, medical air compressors, medical vacuum pumps, alarm panels, zone valves, and testing/certification of oxygen, nitrogen, nitrous oxide, medical air, vacuum, and other medical gas systems. Key requirements include using copper piping per NFPA 99C, installing alarms to monitor gas pressure, providing redundant power sources, and certifying systems according to NFPA 99C standards.

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University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers Facilities Planning and Development 2101 Commonwealth Blvd, Suite B Ann

Arbor, MI 48105

15480-H: MEDICAL GAS SYSTEMS GUIDELINE FOR UMHHC FACILITIES


Related Sections
Basis Guideline: NA For an explanation of the use of these guidelines, see SID-A-H Design Guidelines for UMHHC Facilities Included as part of this UMHHC guideline section are the details described within the following UM Master Specification sections: MS15482 - Medical Gas Certification UMH Standard Details: D15480H-1 EVAC Outlet Diagram

General
The most commonly used gases (noted w/ UMHHC abbreviations) are: Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Dental Air (DA) Dental Vacuum (DVAC) Laboratory Compressed Air (LCA) Laboratory Vacuum (LVAC) Medical Air (MA) Medical Vacuum (MVAC) Nitrogen (N) Nitrous Oxide (N2O) Oxygen (OX) Waste Anesthetic Gas Disposal/ Evacuation (WAGD/ EVAC) Note: For purposes of differentiation, UMH uses the terms EVAC to refer to a dedicated, ducted suction system and WAGD to refer to hard-piped vacuum inter-connected with the MVAC system. The University Hospital facility is the only UMH facility that utilizes an EVAC system. Given the age and capacity limitations of the EVAC system, the A/E shall make every effort to convert existing EVAC outlets into WAGD outlets interconnected with the MVAC system. Prior to doing so, the AE shall confirm that MVAC capacity exists, both in the front-end vacuum pumps as well as the MVAC piping system. Where applicable, in separate, adjacent facilities with dedicated medical gas systems, the A/E shall provide valved cross-connected medical gas piping between facilities to provide a means of redundancy.

Piping
Nitrogen, Nitrous Oxide, Oxygen, Dental Air, Laboratory Compressed Air, Laboratory Vacuum, Medical Air, Medical Vacuum, Dental Vacuum and Waste Anesthetic Gas Disposal Piping All materials, installation and testing shall conform to NFPA 99C. It is worth highlighting the following NFPA 99C/ UMHHC requirements: Minimum medical vacuum and dental vacuum piping into each room shall be 1 with a minimum 3/4 branch to the respective outlet. Plugged tee fittings shall be installed in all changes of directions (elbows are not allowed) in dental vacuum and laboratory vacuum piping. Medical vacuum is a dry system and should not utilize plugged tee fittings due to the increased possibility of leaks. The exception to this is on medical vacuum systems where a plugged tee
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fitting shall be used for the first change in direction off of the medical vacuum outlet, located in an accessible area. The remainder of the system shall NOT use plugged tees. Piping shall be hard-drawn, seamless, ASTM B819 copper tube, type L, marked OXY or MED. All installers of medical gas and vacuum systems shall be ANSI 6010 certificated.

All medical gas system piping shall be purged with nitrogen during brazing and shall be purged in accordance with NFPA-99C before returning to use.

Wall Outlets
Wall outlets and devices shall match existing. When multiple outlets are installed, there must be sufficient spacing between outlets to permit the simultaneous use of adjacent outlets with any of the various types of equipment that may be required. All medical vacuum outlets shall have an equipment vacuum slide bracket (VSL) adjacent to each medical vacuum outlet on a one-for-one basis in all installations. All EVAC outlets connected to the dedicated, ducted EVAC suction system in UH shall utilize a fieldmodified Chemtron outlet; see D15480H-1 EVAC Outlet Diagram standard detail. In Operating Rooms utilizing a boom delivery system for medical gases, provide the following on the wall at the head end of the table: (2) MVAC (1) OX (1) MA

Medical Air Compressors


Medical air compressors should consist of a redundant duplex or triplex compressors and a single tank as sized by the A/E. Package shall be completely wired and piped with controls, safety devices, air inlet, discharge and inlet filters, relief valves, dryer pressure gauge, and free standing vertical stainless steel tank on vibration pad, and flex connections, pressure switches, filter-silencer, pressure regulating valve, solenoid valve, check valve, etc. The AE shall consider the need for additional dryer-filters as necessary for breathing air. Air compressors shall be air cooled and oil-free designed for a 115F ambient operating temperature. Air compressors shall be sized for maximum 7 starts per hour and maximum running time of 3 minutes. Mechanical equipment provided to offset the heat dissipation of the medical air system shall be sized so that a single failure of the HVAC system does not leave the medical air system without proper cooling. Room temperature (with high temperature alarm) and a general alarm of the medical air system and air dryer shall be connected to the building management system (BMS) located in the UH Systems Monitoring Room. Source of power shall be provided from the equipment branch of the emergency power system and shall function to automatically restart upon interruption of primary power. Each packaged medical air compressor system shall be fed from (2) distinct emergency power distribution sources with a local automatic transfer switch installed at the load, whereby each power source is capable of supporting the entire medical air compressor system. Coordinate with UMHHC electrical engineer. See UMH Design Guideline 16000-H Electrical General Requirements.

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Medical Vacuum Pumps


Packaged medical vacuum pumps shall consist of redundant duplex or triplex vacuum pumps with a free standing vertical stainless steel tank. Medical vacuum pump shall be air cooled and oil-free and shall be designed for a 115F ambient operating temperature. Mechanical equipment provided to offset the heat dissipation of the medical vacuum system shall be sized so that a single failure of the HVAC system does not leave the medical vacuum system without proper cooling. Room temperature (with high temperature alarm) and a general alarm of the medical vacuum system shall be connected to the building management system (BMS) located in the UH Systems Monitoring Room. Each vacuum pump shall be sized for maximum 7 starts per hour and maximum running time of 3 minutes. Source of power shall be provided from the equipment branch of the emergency power system and shall function to automatically restart upon interruption of primary power. Each packaged medical vacuum system shall be fed from (2) distinct emergency power distribution sources with a local automatic transfer switch installed at the load, whereby each power source is capable of supporting the entire medical vacuum system. Coordinate with UMHHC electrical engineer. See UMH Design Guideline 16000-H Electrical General Requirements.

Medical Gas Local Alarm Panels


Local alarm panels shall be installed in locations required by NFPA 99C. Alarm sensors shall be piped to monitor gas pressure on the patient side of the medical gas zone valves, regardless if the outlet location is in a room intended for anesthetizing gas delivery or not. All alarm/ gauge connection points shall utilize a gas-specific demand check fitting, as required by NFPA 99C. All level 1 wiring systems from switches or sensors shall be supervised or protected per NFPA 70. Source of power shall be provided from the critical equipment branch of the emergency power system.

Medical Gas Master Alarm Panels


New master alarm panels shall be located in UH Systems Monitoring Room and the Building Maintenance Office. All level 1 wiring systems from switches or sensors shall be supervised or protected per NFPA 70. Source of power shall be provided from the critical equipment branch of the emergency power system.

Medical Gas Zone Valves


Zone valves shall be located in the same clinical area as the rooms served by the respective zone valve. The path of travel from furthest medical gas outlet to zone valve shall NOT require staff to travel between clinical areas or past other zone valves serving other rooms. The zone valve box serving surgical procedure rooms shall be located next to the patient door on the same side of the corridor.

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Testing and Certification


Medical gas systems shall be tested and certified by an independent certification company in contract directly with UM, in accordance with NFPA 99C. Certifiers to be ASSE 6030 qualified and shall be supervised by an ASSE 6020 certified inspector .

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