AS 2896-2021

Description

AS 2896 – 2021 Edition – Medical gas systems – Installation and testing of non-flammable medical gas pipeline systems

AS 2896 sets out requirements for the safety aspects, construction, testing and certification,operation and maintenance of non-flammable medical gas pipeline systems (MGPS) used for patient care, operating surgical tools, and therapeutic and diagnostic purposes. Non-flammable medical gas pipeline systems include suction pipeline systems used for human patient care.

The supply of oxygen from pressure swing absorption, oxygen concentrators and similar techniques is not covered in this Standard. The supply of synthetic air from proportioning units is not covered in this Standard.

AS 2896 does not apply to suction systems for laboratories and dental suction.

Some requirements are provided for the source of supply for the pipeline system as well as requirements for the pipeline system itself, terminal units and related warning systems.

The Standard also contains requirements for operating room services modules at which terminal units for medical gases are situated.

NOTE Patient care encompasses both medical and dental applications.

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