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Medical Gas Maintenance Personnel Certification Course

Description: This course is for individuals with responsibility for maintenance of medical gas and vacuum systems in health care facilities and laboratories.  This is a 32-hour training course including a written examination. The fee for this course is $350.00. 

Initial Class Schedule

Course areas of study will be:

• General Knowledge: Identify and show knowledge of applicable laws, rules, codes, listing agencies, and federal and state regulations.
• Product Performance: Identify the major components of medical gas and vacuum systems, and operating principals.
• Product Maintenance Knowledge: Identify and describe proper maintenance requirements for medical gas and vacuum systems.
• System and System Component Testing: Test procedures for system components.
• Documenting and Recording: Identify location of equipment and report on status.
• Administration: Record Keeping

Prerequisites: Individuals must be employed by a health care facility or laboratory with a minimum of one (1) year of medical gas and vacuum piping experience.

Course Objectives:

• To provide minimum performance criteria for medical gas and vacuum system maintenance personnel, to assure compliance with industry standards, federal and state regulations.
  
  

Materials:
      - NFPA 99-2012 Edition Health Care Facilities Code (included in course cost)
      -  ASSE Series 6000 Professional Qualifications Standard for Medical Gas             System Personnel
  

Certification:

• After the applicant has successfully completed the 32 hour course and written examination, he/she will be issued an "Active" P.I.P.E. Medical Gas Maintenance Personnel Certification, and ID card.