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Waste anesthetic gas disposal is used in healthcare facilities to evacuate rogue anesthesia gases during procedures on patient undergoing anesthesia. This protects both the staff and patient from a potentially dangerous build of these gases in a space like an operating room. NFPA 99 defines it in Chapter 3 (2018 edition ref. 3.3.181) as: “The […]
Failure of critical medical gas and vacuum systems definitely leads to a stressful situation. For this reason medical gas and vacuum equipment must be is redundant to prevent a catastrophic failure to the patient care environment. However, there are always situations where the redundancy may not be sufficient. Recently, we had a situation where a […]
Our 2013 Medical Gas Expo & Educational Seminar was a huge success! It was held at the AmericasMart in Atlanta, GA on March 21st. Over 40 hospital personnel, engineers, and other medical industry professionals were in attendance. President and CEO of EMGS, Tot Darden presented on the 2012 edition NFPA 99 code changes. Guest speaker […]
The 2012 edition of NFPA 99 has been published. EMGS, Inc. has developed an online two-hour course and exam to cover the changes made from the 2005 to the 2012 edition. If you are interested in purchasing the book or registering for the course, please contact Caroline Darden at 770-459-5920.