NFPA 99: Standard for Health Care Facilities, 1999 Edition

Updated with new facts to provide better protection against hazards in health care facilities!

NFPA 99: Standard for Health Care Facilities is your best source for data regarding the fire and electrical hazards of equipment, systems, and practices in health care facilities. Important changes covering gas and vacuum systems include...

• New requirements for isolation valves for dryers, filters, and regulators used in medical air compressor supply systems
• Clarified text on gas shutoff valves, distribution systems, and other key components and issues
• Specified minimum requirements for oxygen labels
• And much more.

NFPA 99 provides critical facts on hyperbaric facilities including internal deluge fire suppression systems...ventilation requirements for Class B (monoplace chambers)...and minimum air quality standards for hyperbaric chambers. For contractors, designers, AHJs, and medical facility administrators and engineers, NFPA 99 is an essential tool! (Softbound, 235 pp., 1999)