2012 edition of NFPA 99 changes how you handle medical gases and vacuums in your facility
Healthcare Life Safety Compliance, February 1, 2018
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In a Q&A taken from the 2017 ASHE webinar, “NFPA 99 2012 Update: Medical Gas and Vacuum Systems.” James K. Lathrop discusses the newly adopted NFPA 99 2012 and how the risk assessment requirements of the new Chapter 4 affect the Medical Gas and Vacuum Systems requirements of Chapter 5.
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