Older existing facilities can be complex in the way they have expanded over the years — piping systems exceeding their limits, adding valves for bypass abilities, replacing and updating equipment. The list goes on.

Consider using them for other than bulk oxygen emergency supply connections.

Facility personnel must monitor and understand the capacity of the oxygen and medical air systems to ensure increased loads can be supported.

As the pandemic spreads, we have learned multiple do’s and don’ts of design processes and out-of-the-box thinking.

Make sure to review manufacturers’ testing reports before attempting verification on-site as they will shed light on potential failed final tests.

OK, so your facility is getting older and your source equipment is nearing the end of its life expectancy. What are you to do?

On the third Wednesday of July, the Piping Industry Progress & Education Fund (PIPE) and our local Phoenix ASPE chapter members met for our monthly meeting to discuss all things under the sun medical gas-related. 

Being involved with a project and seeing it go to the extreme lowest bidder causes many to pause a moment and consider a few things.

When involved in a collaborative, international health care project, it is best to set aside what you know and open your mind to how other parts of the world treat their drinking water. Take what you have learned and evaluate it to see if the processes can be applied elsewhere.