Medical Gas and Vacuum Systems Installation Handbook -- NFPA's new NFPA 99C solution*.

Contents

Preface

About the Editors

About the Contributors

PART ONE

Medical Gas and Vacuum System Installation Handbook

1 Administration

1.1 Scope

1.2 Purpose

1.3 Application

1.4 Equivalency

1.5 Units

1.6 Code Adoption Requirements

2 Referenced Publications

2.1 General

2.2 NFPA Publications

2.3 Other Publications

2.4 References for Extracts in Mandatory Sections

3 Definitions

3.1 General

3.2 NFPA Offi cial Defi nitions

3.3 General Defi nitions

4 Fundamentals

4.1 Building System Categories

4.2 Risk Assessment

4.3 Application

5 Gas and Vacuum Systems 81

5.1 Category 1 Piped Gas and Vacuum Systems

5.2 Category 2 Piped Gas and Vacuum Systems

5.3 Category 3 Piped Gas and Vacuum Systems

Annexes 387

A Explanatory Materials

B Additional Explanatory Notes

PART TWO

Supplements

1 Qualifications for Personnel Performing Medical Gas Work and General Brazing Procedures

2 Cleaning for Oxygen Service and Preparing a Joint for Brazing

3 Installation Testing and Documentation

Index