Medical gas
Medical gas piping for hospitals, surgery centers, dental and veterinary: brazed under nitrogen by our own ASSE 6010 installers, verified by a third-party 6020 verifier, documented for the Joint Commission.
Medical gas is a life-safety system, and the standard is written to be unforgiving. Every joint is brazed with a nitrogen purge so there is no oxide inside the pipe. Every installer carries a current ASSE 6010 card. Every system is tested at each stage, and the final verification is done by an independent ASSE 6020 verifier we schedule before the first joint is made.
We work in occupied hospitals more often than in new ones. That means interim life-safety measures, zone valve shutdowns coordinated with nursing, and work windows that start at 7pm. We have done it enough that the facility director does not have to explain it to us.
Source equipment
Manifolds, medical air compressors, vacuum pumps and alarm panels, installed and tied into the master alarm with the labeling NFPA 99 requires. We coordinate the source room with the electrical contractor and the controls contractor so alarms are tested end to end.
Documentation
The verifier's report, our installer certifications, the brazer qualifications and the pressure test log go into one binder. Facility directors have handed it to Joint Commission surveyors unchanged.
What happens, in order.
So you know what to expect from the first call to the last walk.
Submittals and credentials
Installer 6010 cards, brazer quals, material certs and the verifier scheduled, before mobilization.
Rough
Nitrogen-purged brazing, labeled at the required intervals, initial pressure test at each stage.
Zone valves and alarms
Zone valve boxes, area alarms, master alarm tie-in, coordinated with electrical and controls.
Verification and turnover
Independent 6020 verification, cross-connection and purity tests, binder delivered.
The numbers a buyer asks for.
| Systems | O2, N2O, MA, MV, WAGD, N2, instrument air |
| Standard | NFPA 99 current edition |
| Installers | 9 ASSE 6010 certified on staff |
| Verification | Independent ASSE 6020 verifier, every system |
| Brazing | BCuP, nitrogen purged, qualified brazers |
| Facilities | Hospital, ASC, dental, veterinary, lab |
Questions about medical gas.
Who does the verification?
An independent ASSE 6020 verifier, never our own staff. We schedule them before the work starts so the date is on the GC's schedule.
Can you work in an occupied hospital?
Most of our medical gas work is in occupied facilities. Shutdowns are planned with the facility and nursing, with ILSM in place.
Do you do dental and veterinary?
Yes. Smaller systems, same standard. Dental offices are usually a two-week job.
Need medical gas? Tell us about the job.
A project manager or Carol replies the same business day. Contract clients on the 24-hour line get a plumber, not a service.