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BS EN ISO 7396-1 – Medical gas pipeline systems-Pipeline systems for compressed medical gases and vacuum

This part of ISO 7396 specifies the requirements for the design, installation, function, performance, testing, commissioning, and documentation of medical gas pipeline systems used in healthcare facilities.

1. Covered Medical Gases and Systems

This standard applies to pipeline systems supplying the following gases and vacuum systems:

Oxygen
Nitrous oxide
Medical air
Carbon dioxide
Oxygen/nitrous oxide mixtures (see Note 1)
Helium/oxygen mixtures
Oxygen 93
Other gases and gas mixtures used as medical devices or for medical purposes not specifically listed above
Air for driving surgical tools
Nitrogen for driving surgical tools
Vacuum systems

2. Systems Included

This part of ISO 7396 includes requirements for:

Gas supply systems
Pipeline distribution systems
Control systems
Monitoring and alarm systems
Measures to prevent interchangeability between different gas or vacuum systems

3. Safety Requirements

The standard specifies safety requirements for medical gas pipeline systems used in both public and private healthcare facilities.

It applies to all healthcare facilities regardless of their:

type
size
location
scope of services

4. Applicable Healthcare Facilities

This includes, but is not limited to:

Acute care healthcare facilities
Internal patient continuing care facilities
Long-term care facilities
Community-based healthcare providers
Ambulatory and outpatient clinics (e.g., day surgery centers, endoscopy clinics, and doctors’ offices)

Notes

Note 1: Regional or national regulations may prohibit the distribution of oxygen/nitrous oxide mixtures in medical gas pipeline systems.
Note 2: Anaesthetic gas scavenging disposal systems are covered in ISO 7396-2.