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When you have a hospital of any age it is likely that you probably have outlets manufactured by more than one company. When this happens you may get outlet repair parts mixed up especially in the case of Amico and Beacon (Series B) style outlets. If you’ve ever rebuilt the latch valve of one of […]
When patients and doctors are dependent upon medical gas equipment for their safety, nothing becomes more important than ensuring said equipment is functioning perfectly. EMGS, Inc. offers risk assessment services and consulting to your hospital personnel. We can carefully craft a user-friendly report to provide to your staff displaying the potential hazards and failures of […]
As part of the ASSE 6010 Medical Gas Installer Course, proper brazing procedures are taught. It is rare that an individual will braze a successful horizontal and vertical coupon on the first try. Reasons for failure include: -Improper sequence of feeding the rod into the coupling – Improper amount of heat to cause the melted […]
The 2012 edition of NFPA 99 has added a new paragraph section for medical gas maintenance programs (Para. 5.1.14.2.2). Schedules for these maintenance programs are to be established by the individuals responsible for risk assessment in the facilities, in conjunction with the equipment manufacturer’s recommendations. Inspection procedures should be in place for each facility to […]
Effective Immediately EMGS, Inc. offers ASSE 6000 Series training courses through a third party testing organization called National Inspection Testing Certification (NITC). NITC credentials are recognized in every state. NITC recently revised their candidate bulletins. The most notable changes are the minimum passing scores for an ASSE 6010 Installer, which has increased from a 75% […]