MEDICAL GAS SYSTEMS
used for commissioning are insufficient. Your testing team should be well versed in using equipment such as digital gauges and metered leaks.
l The test should conclude with a full report that outlines the maximum flow capacities and weaknesses in your system and recommended actions you can take to address them.
Conclusion COVID-19 will never go away completely, so system resilience will now permanently become a greater consideration. Yet while one size does not fit all, the design of both new and existing oxygen pipeline systems will likely be forever altered to reduce the likelihood of them being at risk of becoming overwhelmed again. Yet regardless of design, the only way
Key considerations For trusts considering how to approach testing their own system, there are four key considerations when testing whether your oxygen flow is sustainable at peak usage. l It bears repeating that you need to make sure your oxygen flow test is run simultaneously across your entire site.
l It is important to have your CAD drawings up to date. These are a critical part of understanding the layout of the medical gas pipeline system and identifying key test points to measure the stress across your system.
l Your test should be conducted only by experienced engineers using the right equipment. Analogue testing guns
to ensure the hospital can meet the unprecedented level of demand is by simulating its impact in the most realistic way possible.
Reference 1 NHS. The COVID-19 Pandemic and actions necessary to mitigate its effect on the performance of Healthcare Cryogenic Liquid Oxygen Systems, August 2020 [
https://www.sps.nhs.uk/wp-content/ uploads/2021/01/COVID_Working_Group_ Oxygen_Document_Final_270820_1.pdf].
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